The morning call., 1890-05-31
MY TYPEWRITER.

p OR the last few days have been much
IT. Injured aud much-enduriug man. Some
E+sS persons, when crushed beneath mass of
y crcumstautial evidence readily accepted
by tne tribunal which in more seuses than one Is
sitting upou them, take pride in knowing that
they are innocent, and, virtue sua involuti,
await the future acquiIlal or free pardon, OF
which they feel certain, with tranquil minds, act
ually IN some cases tAulng enjoyment In the SEN
saiion Of martyrdom. AIN not one OF them; Tor
have not felt at any time sure of my acquttal;
ana even now, when ii should be practically Sc
cured il is possible that shall not leave the dock
altogether without stain on my Chardc er. Be
sizes which even innocence may be matter OF
roget TO one WHO las suffered for crime, or,
lei me say, All act Of lndlscretOn, without having
enjoyed lhe pleasure OF committing it.
II happened IN this way. Some few months
ago had occasion 10 require In my business the
services Of typewriter, and made my wants
known. AS a consequence was visited by no
fewer than forty-seven candidates in person,
without counting the hundred and odd who APP
piled by letter. OF the forty-seven thifty-sx
were OF tie weaker sex, ana, as ,hese demanded
a slightly lower wage than theiI male compeli-
toIs, Ceclded-iol That reason, aud that only
to employ one OF them. Now lie thlity-siH lad
all brought samples OF tuelr work; and, IS all
possessed The neeuiul qualifications, aud one
Iype-WrtteT letter is precisely ike another, ala
" bst every other man would lave done under
Tie circumstances and chose tue OeSt-loOklug
ono. She was 4 very handsome girl and very
Charming one, too. L say IL III spite OIL The
Trouble size brought ME.
For a time size was ii complete success. Apart
from the fact thal had 10 dictate 10 her contin-
uAiy, it was obviously Undesirable thAt she
should sit with my male clerks some oil iAem l
know are frivolous, aud, as married man, l mad
sense II IespuuSlOlHtyi SO allotted corner
IN my own room, and she set up Lei machine
lneIe.
when one was not busy, and Miss King, beng OF
a lively disposition, interested me much Win &C.
cuuuls OF her experiences as a beautiful and
mellIOUUus young woman hshuug the baltIe OF
lille 10 London. some OF her adventures were
almost romantic enough to have interested The
readers Of Tie Family HeTald-tO which, indeed,
| believe she had contributed. Olnels might
have amused students OF L more frivolous class
OF literature; but, except 10 account ioT The III
lie e>t SIN lrel III her, they nave nothing 10 do
with tie pieseut narrative. / am not Ia The habit
Of "Iakng The Office home with ne" ana worry
Ing iuy wife with shop W; so, naturally, l never
mentioned NY typewriter III the domestic circle.
hat simple omission mas Deeu thrown III my
teeth mduy hundreds OF Tines during The past
TWO days. 1 begin to fear II always VIII be.
Ny lyIe-Hritel, as Lave said, worked admir-
ably until WITHIN about fortnight ago, when she
became restless, melancholy and distracted III
IuauueI. For n dine l took 10 notice OF II; but
last Saturday. business being duh, called her
10 nix as l Sal al my taDlei ana pacing hel near
The WINDOW locking over old Broad stree! lar be
low, Where IcOuid get the light ON her lace and
observe her expression, | began 10 lnteTTOgdte
ler IN a kindly wav, rs an employer always
should intenogale his clerks If be thinks they
are III need Of Lis help or advice. Wine was
DONG so tie O'clock post came III. did not
look al my letters for moment, as was saying
to my type-WIlier:
Gertrude u make a rule OF calling my
younger clerks by their Christian lanes and, as
RUE IN my Office Is rule, was resolved itom
tie nrst 10 make no exception IN her favor
d" Gertrude" l said " tneIe Is something on your
mind; You are GuNIu Us and distressed"
1, Is hOIAing" she answered.
Nothing" l SAID, IN my friendly way. Moth
TrF
silent Tor ten days al lime. simply do not
believe YOU"
cauuot help IT,"
My dear Gertrude" l said q am not sure
that ! ever called young Bob SmtIhers, my jun
tur clerk, " My q. al Robert" but circumstances
alter cases. - want you to Try aud lei Inc help
You are very kind" She said.
lueu tell me what Is lie matter?"
" You lave not opened your letters. There is
one marked Immediate
l knew she wss-UnIy trying TO put me of. as
ny clerks as 4 rule do not dictate 10 me IN such
ma, ers. However. as l could see Tie gil had
Tears IN her eyes, | took up the envelope she
spoke OF and opened 1t. 10 give her time 10 Ge-
cover from her evident emotion. At glance /
saw, 10 my surprise, that tie letter was note
from my wife, whom ! had lett at home In the
Cromwell road al $50 clock That morning. 1t
follows:
Dear Charles: I want TO take You to the shop in
the city where SAW Tie sealsA II telling you
about. l have decided 1 must have it al once as
Airs CarrutheEs has Just got new one / know the
leave your Office with me when l call Tor YOU ut
tie before 80 O'c.ock, We can do it. Your alice
tionatc wife. ELIZA JoHSsoN
p. Slave your checkbook in your pocket
Now why, IN the name Of fortune, Mrs. Charles
Johnson. who, as her letter shows, is woman OF
decided purpose when ii suits her, could not
Lave made up her MIND TO have the seals in be-
fofe | lett home that morning, and why she
should have gTudgeG siXpence Tor telegram,
Go not SNOW. have spoken TO her about IT, and
al she says is that In future she Will visit me
without auy warning AT all.
read her note aud at once grasped the fact
thai Ivy " lie might come in at any moment The
presence VI stranger, even OF my wife, who Is
really, ID LEI way, very Kind woman, would, OF
course lave been uuwelcOme 10 my Typewriter
IN Ter disiressi so said without looking up;
Il VII! not press you further to-day, Gertrude;
buI on Monday j shall eX pect TO be treated with
more confidence. am expecting some one here
Oh important pIlYale business, so you may go al
oGer."
she de no answer and l could hear her
breath coming In short, quick pants. l turned
To look i'll her. She was standing with parted
lips aud widely staring eyes. her lear-stained
face tightly pressed against the dingy wlndoG~
pane. took her by The hand; then she ~tdrhed,
utIerlng cry
"ChaIlie, Charlie, ny ds-zlLaE!p
Al lie moment size rFd so-in fact, before the
words LETT her llFS-l was CONSCIOUS OF the door
oshniug and mat 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 was rush across the room,
an ink-pot. pen or two. sheaf OF letters and
typewriter Uhe machiue) were lying overturned
upon the no0r, and typewriter (the OPERATOR
bad dashed into small closet, where she kept
her hat and cloak, seized them, and, almost up-
setting my wife in heIsfight, vanished down
Stairs, her little heels Gathering in Wild TATTOO
on the stoue-fagged stairs. Then a scene took
place which was only the prelude 10 the ordeal
1BaYe spoken OF. IL was useless for NE TO al que
aud aver That was Innocent myself and as IN
aware OF any passion for me INDUCED IN by my
type writer "a mere clerk, as l repeatedly said
as was OF any Insanity IN her family or In her
Individual constitution. Now l suppose The
worst OF my misery has been practically put an
eud TO by the following letter-not type-writteu-
which have just received at the Office and am
taxing home 10 show my wife:
Dtdr Or. johnson: nope you did not think me
quite Crazy when LETT you so abruptly Satur-
Gay, Especially after your very kind conversation
Will me. The reason OF my anxiety and sadness
was that the man have been engaged to for two
years was coming home from Australia and his
ship was much overdue owing to The gales He
never let me know he had arrived but straight
to my home and followed me to the city TO find
your ol1ce. where | saw him from the window
which was the cause OF my hurried exit. l shall not
have 10 type-write any more, and dare say YOU
% me that must come, with him, that we may both
thank you personally and also remove tho re-
mains Of the typewriter l think l shattered in
my flight When do come shall be Mrs. Charles
Webster. banking you again and again for your
sreatkindness and sympathy, yours very truly.
GERTRUDE king.
Well, there is her letter: Il speaks for itself
and must show 1t TO my wife and convince her
OF NY Innocence. But | do wish II said q little
less about my kindness; IN this censorlous world
natural humanity is liable 10 misconstructOn.
St. James Budget.