West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-06-18
"A MADE" MONSTER.
Otherwise, George Bancroft, Room
IL, No. 90 Staunton Place.


IL, No. 20 Staunton Place.
About four years ago became the
husband of very charming girl i'm one
of our Eastern seaboard cities. I'm INV
marriage with Mabel Lane all the
conventionalities were fulfilled. She
was a few years my iunor-modcst.
domestic-and this, | sincerely believe.
her first attachment. Even orr COM
pleNions presented the proper OK
tremes, she being perfect blonde and
i dark brunette. loved her sincere
ly. | was in comfortable circum-
stances, and on our wedding dav [ saw
no reason why our married life should
not be bathed in perennial sunshine.
Such would probably have been the
case had it not been for an Unfortunate
defect in my disposition. | may a,
well state here that, before our mar
riage, L had devoted myself pretty
largely to that agricultural pursuit
known as sowing wild oats. can NOT
say that | was vicious, but i loved the
company of good fellows. Late hour,
had peculiar fascination for me. and
the pop OF champagne cork fired me
as the report of a.Cannon is said 70
thrlll war-hOTse. These thinp,.
which were never counted more than
Wlldness I'm single man. suddenly
Iouhd became hcinOus vices and utter
uepraNlty IN married one. Like many
another, had difficulty in adjusting
myself to the changed condition of nj
lair9- and there the trouble began
we lived in a pretty little Queen
Anne cottage, not exactly in the sub
urbs, but far enough from the bushes,
portion TO be pleasant walk Our
household consisted simply of Mabel.
myself and servant / was then en-
ployed as a bookkecper i'm commits
sion house, and my duties were proper-
~ over at eight in the evening rarely
later than half-past. Next door TO orr
Office was the Office of the NorDjy0
SIM. After work had fallen into the
habit of playing billiards with some of
the clerks for couple of hours. bv
which time some of the SIM reporters
gust off duty would be sure TO drop i'm
They were thoroughly good COMPANY
and had wild originality i'm their dis
slpatlon, when they di,sipated. that
captivated me. Their presence was
certain 70 mean an indefinite prolono-
ing OF the session. So 1t was that after
spending all my evening. faithfully at
home for month began to drift back
into the old routine and pleaded an i'm
crease Of business to Mabel a. an ex-
cuse for later hours / did this grad
ually Now and then qualms of con
science would conquer force Of habit.
ana would be entirely domestic and
devoted Tor several days az a time.
linen / would blackslide and come
nome at one. IL was not that my af-
lection for my wife diminished. On
the contrary. It increased. ! was never
so happy as when in her company. but
] think It must have been "a strain OF old
bohemia in my veins that drew me
with a subtle force back to the bov-
All this. though, was rs nothing com
pared 20 the actual downfall that be
gan one nightin Nav / recall H. shud-
deringly, hesitatingly. awc,omely. As
entered our gate am unusual light i'm
the bedroom warned me that Mabel
was waiting for me. and / shut nv lin.
tight between annoyance and contTi-
ton a. ! looked at my watch aud saw n
was after twelve. / found her I'm tears
20, Frank! she sobbed ~ am very
unhappy
Not unhappy with me. are YOU.
Mabel?' / asked.
No. no, ' she said, "but mhappv
because ] am without YOU So much
am sure IT can not be business that
keeps YOU ont AZ these awful hours. O.
Prank, tell me, what is 10 kept Won 70
lste?'
Well, Mabel. ] answered. feeling
n useless 10 resort tO the old story
''the TACT is ] met friend of mine who
u something Of a bore. and Doc held me
On conversation for q couple of hours. "
Who was he?'
Bancroft ~ ! said desperately. using
the nr-t name that came boz ms mind
'a fellow named George Bancroft
What does he do?''
felt that ] was in for DO and told her
he was the accountant at Reed tea
store. There were a few more tear.
but her suspicious were m'Tpd and
peace wa- declared I went Io -Icpp.
] blush ~ say d. with -Or. of guft,
satisfaction that I had done r. smart
thing. Little did dream of sic praci-
pice on which I was tresdiug
A few nights afterwards. when was
late again Mabel met mo with tbo iu
luiry. III suppose you wore ont with
that B3nronf'
'Ye dear" IropIieI catching at
thc straw Bancroft o. pur. GOOD
fellow after all. Mabel I. ha
scheme 0u foot fyr SOM. r..I estate. VA.
vestment- aud We were talking t
over
WHY has be amy money! .ao