Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-08-30

You near Wnab Sn6 says OulCef
What is your charge against her?"
"Promiscuous and unlawful con
eating by herself, your honor. When &
young woman as swears she's honest
goes peeping into other folks window:
after dark, 1 always has my suspicious
AS you would, too, IL you had been In
the business as long as / have. 1t want
more that a week ago that caught hei
with her nose against plate glass win
dow of yours, and / told her then &c
move on. But she didn't; and the next
thing we shall be hearing some fine
morning that there's been breaking and
entering DONE"
Frightened as l was, could not help
blushing.
"Why were you looking into my Of
fce?" said Mr.. Prime. ut doesn't seem
very serious offense," he added, turn.
ing to the officer.
1T amt murder and 1t amt arson,
that's fat" observed that functioaary,
but we don't draw no such fine dis
tinctlons in our profession. II we did
the Judges would have nothing to do
The colloquy gave me time to think
I'D an answer. / was in tight place,
and it would not do to mince matters.
Mr.. Prime turned back to me with an
air of inquiry.
II was wondering, sir, when l looked
into your window, II there was any use
in my applying for work."
Are you in want?" he asked.
81 am trying to find place. am
without occupation at present. The
times are so hard that 1t seems almost
impossible for an honest girl to find any
thing to do. / only want chance"
He looked at me with closer inter
est. or course my voice and my feat
ures, after the first impression produced
by my needy dress, must have puzzled
an observer so intelligent as Mr.. Prime.
II believe the girls story" he said to
the policeman. Il feel sure she is hon.
est"
The man shrugged his shoulders. "a
moment ago il was she was lady, and
waiting for somebody. But / amt par
ticular. If you are ready to go ball for
the young woman. OF course I'm only
doing my duty, and II you are satisfied,
YOUR honor, don't blame me II you find
YOUR watch missing before you get
home. I always keep pair OF twisters
alongside of mine, and that's why
thought she might be safer with me
than with you"
With this oracular utterance the OIL
cial turned on his heel and departed, TO
NV intense relief. / was fairy over
come with dread and modification, and
my eyes fell under the interested look
of my rescuer.
"Y GU seem distressed and tired, poor
girl. This place is no place for you at
such an hour. You say yon are in search
of work?"
Eyes, sir" l answered family.
"Humph Can you writer"
"Ob, yes, sir"
Come to my office, then, tomorrow
morning, and l may be able to find some
thing for you to do. And now go home
as fast as you can. Stop, here's trine
for your fare. Good night"
He raised his hat in recognition OF the
grateful glance from my eyes. My
checks had felt like live Goals as took
the coin he held out to me. But chose
to continue the deception, ltwas harm
less. and to disclose the fact that l was
other than / seemed would only make
matters worse. There was, too, even
while he was still present, an element
of amusement to me in the whole affair,
which, when he was gone, and l knew
that | was out of danger, speedily be-
came predominant In my mind. Here
was an opportunity sent by Providence
to supervise my banking scheme with
out risk OF discovery, il only l had the
co urage to take advantage OF IT. The
idea pleased me the more l thought II
over, for had little doubt that Mr..
Prime intended to find employment for
me in his own Office.
felt that it would amuse me inn
mensely to become female clerk for a
few weeks and see the practical working
of a business house, and above all others
of this particular one. felt sure that
could prove myself tolerably useful as
well, thanks to my experience under
Mr.. Chelm; and there was no knowing
what might come of 1t all IL should de-
velop a taste for banking. The worlds
opinion to the contrary notwithstand-
ing, might take 1t into my head to re-
veal my identity and become an active
partner in the concern.
Even to such extremes did my imagl-
nation carry me before l reached home.
But was clear In my mind about one
thing. meant to present myself at the
office in the morning, and II the chance
was given me, to apprentice myself Tor
while. 1t was indeed.a strange freak
of destiny, that he should have been con-
fronted by me with the same appeal
that | had heard him make so short a
time ago. Perhaps 1t was better called
strange freak OF my caprice, for
though of course my position was not
uremeditated, the words that L said 10
him were necessarily suggested by the
analogy OF the situation. | felt there
fore an obligation to let humanity work
itself out, which gave comfort and en-
couragement to my quixotism.
The only obstacles Of serious impor-
lance to this step would be the difficulty
OF dfsposing OF Aunt Helen, and as a
corollary thereto the necessity OF some
slight deceit on my part to account Tor
nv continuance in New York. But hav-
ing gone so far in the matter, did rot
suffer myself to be deferred by trifles. l
had, in speaking of our return to Aunt
Helen this morning, dwelt upon the i'm
portance of not leaving certain domestic
affairs longer unattended TO; and itnow
occurred to me to compromise with her
by suggesting that she should go home
and leave me with my maid In our lodg-
ings, which were well known to her as
thoroughly quiet and respectable. As
was uerhas 70 be expected, she resisted
this proposal energetically; but as was
resolved to get rid of her at any cost, |
took an obstinate stand, against which
tears and flattery were equally unavail-
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