The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-06-13

! saw, tony g1rpEae, that the letter vas
q note from my wife. whom had left at
home in the Cromwell road at $50 that
morning. 1t ran as follows:
DEAR caAgLEs-I want to take you to the shop
Ia the city where say the sealskin | was telling
you about. have decided l ygst have it at once,
as Mrs. Carruthers has Just got a new Que. j
know the shop closes at 2 o. Saturday, but If you
can leave yonr Office with me when / call for you,
a little before leo. re can do t. Your affection
ute wife, LILA JoissoN
p. Slave your check book 10 your pocket.
Now why, in the name of fortune,
Mrs. Charles johnson, who, as her letter
shows. is a Of decided purpose
when it suits her, could not have made
up her mind to have the sealsldn before
left home that morning, and why she
shonld have grudged sixpence for a tele-
gram | do not know. have spoken 10
her about it, and all she says is that in
future she shall visit me without any
warning at all.
/ read her note, and at once grasped
the fact that my wife might come in at
any moment. The presence Of a stran-
ger, even Of my wife, who il really, in
her way. q very kind woman, would, Of
course, hare been unwclcome to my
typewriter in her distress; 50 | said,
without looking UP:
Il will not press you further today,
Gertrude, but on Monday L shall expect
to be treated with more confidence. l
am expecting some one here on impor-
tant private business, so you may go at
once"
She made no answer, and | could hear
her breath coming in short. quick pants.
| turned to look at her. She was stand
ing with parted lips and widely staring
eyes, her tear stained face tightly pressed
against the dingy window pane. | took
her by the hand; then she turned, utter
ing cry:
Charlie, Charlie, my darlingT!
At the moment she did so-in fact,
before the words left her lips-I was
conscious Of the door opening, and that
my wife was there and must have heard
her with as much surprise as myself, and
even more horror. But before another
word could be said there wa a rush
across the room, an ink pot, q pen or
two, a sheaf Of letters and a typewriter
(the machine) were lying overturned
upon the floor, and a typewriter tthe
OPERATOR had dashed into n small closet
where she kept her hat and cloak, seized
them, and, almost upsetting my wife in
her fight, vanished down stairs, her
little heels Gathering in a wild tattoo on
the stone fagged stairs. Then a scene
took place which WAS only the prelude
= ~. crl1.1 T Ba+-a c5toIou &c r. xr1u
useless for me 20 argue and aver that |
was innocent myself, and as unaware Of
any passion for me INDUCED in by my
typewriter Ia mere clerk, as 1 repeatedly
said as | was Of any insanity ii her
family or in her individual constitution.
Now suppose the worst Of my misery
has been practically put an end to blythe
following letter not typewritten-
which l have just received at the Office,
and am taking home to show my wife:
DEAR MR. JoaSsox-I hope you did not think
me quite crazy when ! left yoa 50 abruptly on
Saturday, especially after yoar very kim CONVEX
satIon with me. The reason Of my anxiety and
sadness was that the man Lave been engaged 10
for tso years was coming home from Australia,
end his ship was much over due, owing 10 the
gales. lie never let me know he had arrived, but
went straight 10 my home ana followed me 10 the
city to find your Office, where saw him from the
window, which was the cause Of my hurried exit.
/ shall not have to typewrite any more, and /
dare say you have discharged me; but you have
been 50 very kind to me that l must come with
him, that we may both thagi; you personally, and
also remove the remains Of the typewriter 1 think
! shattered in my flight. When do come I shall
be Mrs. Charles Webster. Thanking you again
and again for your great Kindness and sympathy,
Yours very truly GERTRrDg KING.
Well, there is her letter; it speaks for
itself, and | must show it to my wife
and convince her Of my innocence. But
| do wish it said Il little less about my
kindness; in this ~censoriCus world nat
ural humanity IS liable to misconstrrc-
tion.-True Flnr