The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-11-12
A WIPE's FAITH.
What Detroit Drummer VIII Do to Pre-
serve II.

Detroit Tribune,
He babe his wiiea fearful goodbye
"My love, my only ousI The time will
soon be here when shall be in position
to snap my fingers at fate and set up a
my own boss, Then we shall have NJ
more Of these cruel partings,"
Sand you will be true to me2'
"As always am" he responded
You did not forget to put that photo yol
had especially taken for me In my grip
sack, !" did YOUR
"Oh, dear, NO. Are you sure you viii
look at II sometimes, lover"
You wicked doubter, you know that
should be wretChed without at least suCl
semblanCe Of my pet to look at daily ant
nightly"
Draw the veil Of charity over his grle
and the tIeachery Of the one in whom hi
had such unbounded confidence.
In brief she, his only love, his pet, hi
wife, he'd secretly planned to make hin
"wretChed," She had taken that photo
graph from his gripsaCk, and was gloatini
over his misery when he should discover
that only memory remained with him ftl
the time being oil his darling's hands.
"The dear fellow, how he will sCold me
for the trick" she thought; "but ! will
send him the photograph in the first let
ter I write to him."
Thus appeRsiDg her COINCIDENCE, she
waited for his frat letter.
II came from Chicago.
"My hearts delight" 1t began. SCOT
here 0. X, this a. IN. Have been wrest.
ling with the trade all day, and a tough
time I've had Of It,. Weary and tagged, |
have retired to my room, shut out the
glded atmosphere OF Din that envelopes
this terrible city, and taken from my
satchel your sweet picture. II Is before
me as ! write. shall kiEs 1t when l have
said my evening payers. 1t will rest un.
der my pillow, 1t is my one solace that
| hold yon, my sweet wife, in these faith
full aTlnB again."
Thus far she read, then she topplsd
over on the floor.
What Comfort abe found there 1t IL
hard to say, but great determination rose
with the stricken wife, who wont out an
hour later and sought q telegraph Office,
Her husband bad been saying his pray.
ers abroad that evening, and when he got
TO bis hotel about midnight, hil spiritual
emotions received O rude shock by o tele.
gram from bis "only love-"
1t was elaborate for dispatch, but
under the circumstances ono could not
expect an outraged wife to transmit her
feelings by the GLOW mail. The dispatch
read:
"You are no longer the only drummer
who Is not liar, as you have always
claimed. Let the fraternity make you
their chief In the art. Had you taken the
pains even to look for the photograph
you say your prayers 10, you would have
discovered that had-t0 toase you--re.
moved It. My faith in you is deadI"
The husband clutChed bis hair.
"Why, what did l write to her, any.
After while bis face cleared.
"By Jove l must have been piling on the
tady. That's what a man gets ior trying
his best to make a woman feel. good |
Poor little dear, what iume che must be
in Lucky FOR me she gave her grievance
away. What geese women are! Bless her
littl6 noodle, her faith shall be resur.
recleQ,'
Forthwith he telegraphsd to % know.
ing friend:
wife. Beg, borrow, steal It, get It some
how: Nu#'s the word VIII write all
About a week later, drummer, In dig
riged martyrdom, stood face to lace with
a stern bat very Tept.out vile.
She expected 10 Sue hin meek and
humble, but he gazsd upon aer with
much tcorn, and passed on to bis room in
crashing silence.
Size Eau BpaSed. With quick inpulre
che followed, thankipg heaven that he
had not locked her out.
"Well," she began, with waveliug cour.
age, "wn:ct have you got to say for your.
self now"
Coldly, cruelty he looked OF her.
"IP" hu cried, woman, II It were not
for the overnattering love | bear for you,
I should never lock upon you Sgainl |"
His face Convulsed with tragic suffering
that ives balm to her heart to witness, but
she only Rnsered,
"Can you explain the deception you
tried 10 practice on mel"
"Can you obliterRte the insult put upon
your husband In that unwomanly dis.
patch? A woman With 90 little confidence
In her husband would be better OF to II, 4
alone.s For my part, am not only dis.
gusted, but disenChanted."
He turned sonoWfully away and DO we'd
his fscA in hi0 hands. She approached
him and laid the letter which had caused
her such grief under hiDcyes.
"Read that, Knowing you had nc
picture Of mine, what was l TO Think"
::Whst any intelligent, right-minded
vile would have thoughttyou would have
said to yourself: 'Ae Is incapable Of
decei,i he has my picture sure now"
"But you did not use It."
He looked at her with Gsd resigned sor
row. His lips qulyered as he sadly muir
INJURED:
"Oh, woman without an atom OF faith T.
Then he put his hand in his pocket and
produced her photograph.
"0h, darling, forRiye me This old thint
was taken long before we were engaged
Why, didn't know you ever had one o
these"
The restored CONFIDENCE made her pretty
blue eyes swim in fearful Joy. She pI
her arms around him, asking his pardon
caretslnR even bis coat collar.
"Sly dear" said he, looking into he
face with grave but loving reproach, "le
this DO a warning. Never doubt me again
no matter what appearances may be.
can always look you squarely In the eye
aud say: am innocent"
And she believed him.