The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-11
SUSPICION ALLAYED.
Festive Drummer Makes Himself solid
at the Domestic Preside.

From the Il, Paul Herald.
The worst case of suspicion and jeal.
ousy in the Northwest has just been cured.
the patient being the wife Of a well-kuowu
travelling man. She had noticed that her
husband never brought his grip home
with him, but always left il AT the store
when he came IN from "A trip, and in her
jealousy she imagined il to be filled with
love letters, appointments Of meetings
with fair ones, etc. A few days since,
while her husband was on a trip through
Dakota, she went down Ia the store. and
approaching the porter, said: John,
you like To make dollar honestly when
you can, don't you"
"Oh, yes'm."
"iou know where my husband keeps
his grip don't you?"
"les'm; he throws il down in a corner
Of the office and leaves il there"
"Well, look here; John, he will be- in on
the Northern Pacific train tomorrow
morning, and il, at the first opportunity.
you slip his grip out Of the house and
bring il up To me I'll give you a dollar.
You can bring IL back again in half an
hour"
The porter consented, and two days
later presented himself AT the drummer's
explained that he had not before had an
opportunity To carry il away, and giving
linn seat in the parlor the woman
carried the prize To the bedroom, and
with set teeth and pale face opened il.
The first thing She encountered was u
well-worn pocket Bible. thumhed and
showing the marks Of much handling
Then she dug out "A soilcd shirt, some I'M
chaste socks, comb, hairbrIlsh, and then
she found a letter folded within an envcl.
upc. This she opened eagerly and read as
follows:
FNRGu, u. T.. sept. I, lsSa.
w, william #-DENG SIR Your monthly
assessment NJ "a crntS int the support ut The
Young Mems Christian Association Bible fund
Is now due, and ihe ealles Interest you have at
promptly remit the amount. Nm will be- pleased
to learn that the good rauSr progresses rapidly,
~ You predicted II would IN Your address dc
lNeIrd here few WEEKS since Yours,
\. W. EuN ARDS, secretary,
This drove much of the hard, stony look
from her face, but she continued her
search. She iished out three or four tracts,
a bottle of pop, Francis Murphy temper
ance badge, a bottle of DIR. Surcpop's corn
destroyer, and, beneath 1t all, in the
bottom Of the grip, "A letter, sealed,
stamped and ready Tor the mail addressed
To Miss George Gray, 81, Paul, Mimi"
The supcrscription was in her hus-
bands wellknown handwriting, and
again the stony look came into her eyes.
ION, the wretch" she cried in her an
guish. MY suspicious are too well
founded George Gray! oh. this is too
much, too much!' and she gave way To u
| flood Of tears.
When she calmed herself she tore the
letter open and read as follows:
| SI. rNtt, MIMI, September ~,
| Miss LTdH. Your Iutr asking me lu meet Auu
| In Rice park saturday evening WAS handed me
| 10y a district messenger hoy this morning In
| reply, permit me To say that you have mistaken
| the man. luu may uut nc aware that | am a
| married man, and aIn blessed with the love and
confluence of the greatest little wife In America
| Rather than betrsiy that confidence or dlShonOI
that love wonld suncr lO,y0 deaths. In my
eyes thste-is but wsisas m the wofi.s -Ans
| She II IS who gTcrtS me with pleasant Smll,
ana wiicly Hiss every time ! come nom a trip
WILLIAM -#,
Then she laid down on the bed and
sobbcd for while, aud then closed the
grip. took il Ia the porter aud asked him
Ia return il Ia the store and say nothing
Of what had occurred. As he entered the
store the drummer stepped from behind a
pile If goods and asked:
did she go through il, John ~
Guess So. She took IL into another
room an was gone half AN hour before
she brought II back"
allow did she act"
"Well, she was Smiln' awfully, but
looked tcary all around the eyes. She
gimme another dollar an said this would
be a happy world il all men were like her
husband.n
That's business. John. Here the V
promised you, and now let's 90 across the
street aud take something, When you
come back dump that stuii and put my
things back in the grip, for | go out to,
morrow morning. IN never forget you
John, for putting me on Ia this" and they
slipped out and disappeared behind III,
green shade Of "A convenient saloon.