The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-07-20

Marian looked at me Grossly.
"This is quite too bad, Harold. VIVA
have you done with the box!"
J "Done with the box" exclaimed
,, what do you mean, Mariana
u won't stand this trifing any longer,
, replied my wife. ats shame to give IN
,, the responsibility of that money and thel
tease me like this"
"What on earth is the woman talking
aboat?" / cried, bewildered "Say wha
you mean in plain words, beg"
"The moneys not here! It's gone, DO.
and all" Marian replied, with white face
"Gone" I cried, "gone! Where's ]
gone, how's it gone, or who has taken it,
should like to know9 You must be ravlng
Let me come and look"
Marian moved aside, and I knelt down t.
the drawer. No sign of box was there
As my wife had said, the money wa
gone.
But how, when, or where9 The drawe
was locked, the dressing-case was locked
the purse was inside it, the keys in tn
dressing table drawer. These things m.
wife and Martha were sure OF. A mai
placed in SUCH position is bound to have
an idea on the subject and to assert il
SO suggested that Martha must be the cul
| prit.
"No, no, don't say that" cried my wife
excitedly. I'D as soon believe that | was
the thief as she. I've known her all my
life. No, no, it isn't Martha"
"You talk like a Child" replied, with
an air of superiority, for really women have
no reasoning powers-not even the best Of
them. Scan you suggest any one else who
by any possibility could have taken thu
money!"
''Indeed I can not" Marian replied. 81
could not be a housebreaker, for the lock-
were Just as | lett them; nothing has beer
touched apparently"
"You admit that it could not be any on
outside of the house, so it must be Martha
that is plain logic" said with as mucl
evenness of temper as l could command a
the moment.
"It isn't Martha, replied my wife stub
bornly;"I'll never believe it."
For my part, l felt sure it was Martha
And as it was quite impossible that sll
could have got rid of it yet, hoped
: should easily discover it.
But she denied the charge so emphatic
ally that it was with very anxious hear
/ betook myself to the bedside OF my pa
tient. The case was complicated AM
peculiar one and my mind soon became s
interested IN the progress of the variou
symptoms, that my own cares became a
things of naught. After paying one o
two minor visits, | returned home. Marth;
opened the door, and Immediately retired
into the kitchen, without word. Marian
was nowhere to be found. went up stair:
in search of her. She was not there, but &
little table in the corner covered witt
writing materials betrayed her recent pres
ence. An open letter in handwriting
knew and detested, attracted my attention
Husbands have certain prerogatives. as.
serted one at that moment and read the let
ter. If you care to do the same, here it is
| a. -.Os, zap
DEAR May If you don't eontrive tc
send me $50 before this day week it will be
ruination for me. Ifyou send it you will
enable me to retrive my former position,
and become credit to my family.
Yours affecuonately,
FRANZ"
THE young rascal what fresh mess has
he been getting into." | exclaimed,
angrily. THIS same Frank had been the
source of untold squabblcs between himself
and Marian holding fairly good position
in the city, for an unmarried
man, and yet always getting into
| debt.
Presently I heard Marian enter the house.
She turned first white, and then red, and
asked me what right gentleman had to
enter ladys private room and read her
correspondence.
I paid no attention to this high-hown
language, but replied by asking hel
whether she had been out to post a letter
She admitted she had.
ITO Frank" enquired
Il decline to say she replied haught
| lily.
Containing money! | asked.
THAT also decline to say was her re-
ply.
Here was pretty pass things had come
tc-my own wife openly refusing to an.
swer my questions! What was to think
think any one else in my place would
have come to the same conclusion as | did
namely, that the letter was to Frank
and that it contained money. A few in.
quiries at the post-otice confirmed my sup,
position. From the time of this discovery
cloud seemed to have settled over oul
usually happy household. Marian was sui
len and angry, and sat at the head Of the
table without speaking word. Between
meal-times | scarcely ever saw her. Martha
sided with her mistress, and always looked
at me responsibility.
In the meantime other cares were press
ing hard and fast upon me. In spite of a
rigid examination could discover no clue
to the lost money. Of course | had been
obliged TO make it good, and, in order to
do this, had drained myself Of every avail.
able tarthing.
These events happened at a time of
year when it was impossible to call in many
outstanding debts; SO that after while of
desperate struggle against our unfortunate
circumstances, | was compelled, sorely
against my will, to appeal to my father.