The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-09-14
A MODERN INVENTION.
How II Game to tho Rescue Of
Mrs. Bascomb.


: and, stepping to IL she received this
message from her husband
''Heliol Is that you, Lottie2 I've
concluded 10 leave for New York this
noon. The boy Is on the way to the
house for my grip You know what
Ill need for week or ten days abb
sence. Get your sister to stay with you
for company. Good-by. dear. s'long
Take care Of yourself
Then he rung of, and Mrs Bas-
comb went in search Of the satchel,
which she packed with deft hand
She was a yonng woman, sensible,
we'll balanced, and nothing ever dis
turbed or annoyed her to the extent Of
making her fidgety or nervous Being
in robust health, she hardly knew
what nerves meant She was self-rc-
liant, but domestic, and absorbed In
her home life, which comprised her
world She had perfect faith in her
husband or else pretended to have,
and cheated herself comfortably with
tie delusion. And she never crossed
any bridges until she came to them.
She knew that her husband had In
tended going to New York on the fol-
lowing day, and did not wonder or
ponder over his change of plans
When the messenger came for the
satchci she sent y cArelully packed.
just IS she knew her husband Wahtea
i She added nothing 70 its usnai con-
tents, AMI snptractea hothing les
stay she did take Out ms even-shooler'
every chamber o. Whlch was loaded'
and iaid y on we tanle unaer the
mirror 10 inc oack parior.
iiowdy mas one revoiver Win MN.
That will nave 70 40 MIN inns TRIP.
. like 70 nave one Mandy ~ case siioulu
need u.
She smiled and smiled again without
being villain, Tho idea q needing
firearms seemed SO incongrpons and
absurd
In the afternoon she went up to her
home 70 borrow her SISTER, g she
expressed IT, but MISS MadRie mad
gone away with some Young friends.
and was engaged TO spend the night ~
the house Of schoolmate. SO Mrs.
Bascomb returned home alone.
Two mar .teoa IN ,ha 5oorxv.v - a.
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n 80. ,his.
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a. assured fact MI Howard Bas-
CON-. araw sixtaan thousand dollars
froro the II q N, hank today the IN
vastment ~ the branch comnanv
tar,n.a hare and viii laaya a. Na,y
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tho,sara aoIlara i assrredn
s.Io :, sea,,, aiacnlatea The vopnge,
ana sp,allar ~ INC two mon ..Dre .
sirta.n Thousand dollars Il snondnlicl,s
Goas home with Y II his vest noclxct.
hlow me IL he aon,tn
..Mavbe not nard. s.nosin, liza a
cartif,sd checlxa,,
.sThen there,lI be < reward offered "a
gat n bacl.-sasYn
".Jim. p,ronn, 10 Ii, hank m, And ou.
which and whether II were . SUGGEST.
~ The oldar man
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