Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-12-15
WINNING A WIFE.
How a Deserving Young Man Wor
His Sweetheart
A Ghostiy Vision That MAtsriaiised Into
Beautiful substance-An Incident
That Startled n Household Out
of slumber.

of slumber.
Three o'clock In the morning Is an
uncanny hour the world over except at
police headqu arters or in the Office Of
morning newspaper, and 1t was in this
latter place, at the hour named, that
four or five reporters, having sent in
all their copy aud liste ned to the fore
man swear for fifteen minutes because
he had two columns of space and ten
columns of matter that "must 60 in,"
sat with their feet on the tables and
their chairbaclSs knocking the plaster
ing Off, talking over the subject which
is Just as new to-day as II was when
Adam doffed.his beaver and said: "How
d'y' do2" TO Eve. Every fellow In the
crowd was bachelor, and each one
was informing the other In all serious
ness that he should marry.
what for2" inquired Claude Brown
OF Frank Jones.
Because" replied Frank, 'it's the
only proper way to live"
"a nice husband n reporter would
make" said Claude in rebuttal, com
ing in at three o'clock a. IN. and leav-
ing home as soon as he got his twelve
o'clock breakfast"
But his wife would always know
where he was, and II she didn't, she'd
know wherever he was he was after an
item and had 10 be back at the Office
ON time" remarked Charlie Smith.
"Well," put IN Claude, IF you think
it's such a great snap why don't you
get married2"
Cant" said Charlie, very positively.
"Why not?"
"Thunderation, man, how's fellow
to buy u whole steamboat when he
hasn't money enough to buy q splinter
Off stage plank? Ilow's a man to buy
o house and lot when he can't buy q
shovel full OF dirtP lows man"
That's it." interrupted Claude
shows a man to do anything II he
doesn't do it2 What's the matter will
marrying n rich grip"
"Wheres the grip" queried Charlie
"Plenty of them. Girls with money
always need n disbursing agent anC
they will trust a husband when theJ
won't trust an elder in the church. BE
sides, what's the good OF her money 1
a girl has her heart set on HUSBAND
and can't get him2"
Smith argued awhile against matri
mony and at half-past three started TO
home. lie was thinking the converse
ton over, and as he trudged along l
occurred to him that n bachelor was no
| only knot on log, but he was n YER!
lonesome knot
His way led him through the aristo
cratic portion Of the city, and as h
passed fine house his reverie was dis
turbed by the peculiar click OF a turn
ing lock and the matrimonial line o
thought was all knocked awry by tn
reportorial instinct, and he saw, In
stead OF q blushing, blooming Mrs
Smith, q burglar cracking q million
aires dining-room and making off wit
his silver. He thought Of the beautiful
scoop he was going to have on the othe
fellows and, slipping into the shadow
he waited and listened. Gle
went the lock again, as II tn
burglar was nervous and wa
more anxious TO open the door tina
he was to preserve the ordinary bul
glarious quiet. The reporter scrutir
lied the door closely and discovere
that the robber was not on the outside
but was evidently within and wa
working his way out, and he felt
thud OF excitement OF the thought c
being able TO capture his man with Oh
Doodle on his person. He slipped b
revolver out Of his pocket, trained II o
the door and an instant afterward tn
door swung open and Charlie wa
ready TO "throw up your hands" whei
instead Of burglar, a ghost came GU
at can't be a ghost" he whispere
in. an assuring tone to himself, "fC
ghosts don't unlock doors They Jul
come right through them. But II
isn't ghost, what the deuce is itP"
He had long to wait, for whoever
whatever II was came out into the We
tibule and down the steps slowly, as
uncertain Of its movements, and whe
about halfway TO the pavemei
stopped.
"By garry" said the reporter. tits
woman, and she's got on a night cow
I'll have to see about this" and wit
his revolver ready In case Of aeciden
he stepped out Of the shadow and spoil
TO the ghostly walker
GOOD evening"" he said, nervousl
mo, excuse me, mean good mornin
II you're going TO market, maybe you
. better 90 back aud put on an ulster"
Ordinarily Charlie would have bee
more gallant, but this was anythir
but an ordinary affair, and he didn't r