Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-06-15


house He seemed to know her object,
and said:
"Be quick. I'll wait two minutes; not
more
In less time than that she was back,
and laid roll of bills on the stone, be-
tween the ratings. Then she withdrew
to the house. A week after this the
tramp was back again. This time he
came by night, and asked at the basement
door for the mistress. Again she had to
give him money. Then she refused to-
see him, and he hung around the spot
for three days, peering into the garden,
and even going close to the lower win
dows and putting his face to the glass to
gaze in. Then he suddenly vanished, and
the woman inside who had been in dread
50 many long weary hours, felt weight.
pass from her heart.
When her husband be it so for
this story-came home that evening he
was very grave. After dinner, he and
his wife-let her 60 at that for the pres
ent-had long and secret talk. Thus
was what he had totell her:
That afternoon, while in his store. a
wretched- blocking tramp came in and
forced his way up to the desk.
"You are Mr.. Dash, believe" said
the tramp, adding, without pause for a
an answer, "and I'm B"
~ don't see what that has to do with
me-" said Mr. Dash, not for the moment
mindful that B. was the name of the
woman whom he had married. -
"Well, not much," the tramp answered,
''only you married my wife,
Dash was thunderstruck The tramp
saw it, and enjoyed it.
"I'm not going to be troublesome, :"
the tramp said, "but I have my rights.
My wife is IN y wife still, for the divorce
she got was all sham, and she swore
to lie when she srore that she did
not know where was I have her let
| tiers, written to me within six months
of the time she says she got her di-
vorce."
The face Of the man to whom the
tramp WAS speaking was white. His
tongue was so dry that he could not
speak. His knees were shaking, and
his feet dancing up and down, up and
down, up to his brain and down again, a
thousand times in a second.
"Give me some money" said the tramp,
land I'll go away"
Mr.. Dash lifted his desk, grasped some
notes and handed them to the. tramp.
He put them into his pocket and sneaked
| past the clerks and customers into the
open air.
! When Mr.. Dash told his wife all this
she told him in return what had hap
pened to herself. Strange enough nc
| plan was agreed upon by which to curb
the wretched man, or get rid of the
cause of fear. Time and again the
tramp called at Mr.. Dash's Office, ano
| got money. He was the same filthy
sot, no matter how much money wen
into his hands. He never bought new
clothes, or took pains to make himself
look even clean. He was never with
out whisky except when he was with
out money, and he was never withou
money except when he was coming
out Of a long debauch. At length
however, even Mr.. Dash's grace failed
and he spurned the hateful drunkard
Then he haunted the house again up
town, but a big, strong man was place.
on guard with a club, and the tram
could only swear, and rave, and staml
at distance. He took to anothe
, way, uglier, and moro dramatic o.
Sunday night when Mrs. Dash wa
, quitting church he stepped up an
7 ask her for money, using threat t
show her up on the spot If she did nc
give him what he wished. Her tren1
bling hand sought her purse, which sh
+hr,1at ont at him Al tho 1oor of III
l concert-hall, the tramp watched for he1
}, and always with dreadful threat upo
:, his lips.
When the grand Methodist re-unio
: took place at the Academy of Music, nc
long ago, Mrs. Dash went thither IN he
carriage with her husband. AS sh
passed up the steps amid the piou
throng, man in a slouched hat and
shabby coat thrust his head along-sid
; hers and Missed out the threat, "Give m
g the diamond ring on your finger, or II
follow you and introduce you"
The affnghtened woman had nothing t
:, do but tear off the ring and pass it to tn
e footpad. And so this same dreaded per
: the unearthing of sham and fraud in
e divorce-haun.:s this woman at all time
t To this day the husband is around as
tramp, drawing money by threats, an
e Boosting in gin-mills Of his power to ha,
It a big man down and ruin his vii
e whenever he chooses. The victim hs
been told what to do to ease herself of til
e burden, but she is afraid to act, lest IL
e story now written should be told wit
n the real name put in.-Chicago Tritun