The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-06-13
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A MISREPRESENTATION
BY LUKE SHARP.
FROM The Detroit Free Press.

i'i'iii' Axiom was Il silly little affection
ate woman, who loved her husband and who's,
i, 'o'tu hef. they were recently mar
49, 49, put nos so recently that Tom Axtor
a a',"- i'o' 'iDhc 10 ma out that his wife hae
absolutely no head at all for finance She
could not keep accounts They hn,riIdornf
her ana always ended in a homeless ,nuddIo
one WIS ike the woman who being urged tc
Neep some account of her expenditure. tri
"iiPiihily showed her husband her book
WIN iie Two entries on the debtor and cred
HOT side, Received 500" and "spcpt if :,
ana who was exceedingly pleased to 500 tho,
the |9O on the one side balanced tbn ga an
the other. ~ ="
Lillian had the most vague idea abon,
cnechs IL seemed to her that if a book were
hiled with unused checks their bank ,ccn,,r+
therefore was unlimited
Now, there are two things for a man to do
Whcn he finds himself in such a sitUation
rs Iom Axiom found himself One Of tho
cHinSS IS WISE and one of the things *
looiiSh' III he is foolish man he will endnovor
| 70 te'ci MS Wlte how 30 keep accounts. If
| ne IS Il wise man he will simply make nm
MS hind to earn more money and lct thn
| ACCOUNTS go. 50 Tom Axiom being wise
bothered his wife very little about account,
settled the bills when they came in as we'll
'S ne was able, and bent his energies TO-
| wards the accommodating of Il good and roll
| able balance at the bank
| And 50 things went on very co,nforto4I,
ana Pleasantly until winter set in
One hlgut when Tom came home. AIRS
IMAM VINO WAS Il most Transparent kind If
"olhail, began Il Conversation on tho s,lt,ioct
OF SealskIn jackets. She said that fbav y!',ro
nhnSt economical garments that n wouan
~ Hitn a. Se&iShlh coat was always well dressed
that the apparent costncSS Of the .,Irmt1f
was del1Slon, that woman who mad ba
aioWed upon her Sealslin sacque ut the be-
ginning OF u hard winter had little ejsn ia
ASK Tor until the spring.
ron dd some figuring, and found that
l Tor ioI T-9U would be honored at his bank,
anu ieiFc sun Il little credit remaining
His oyercoat was on next morning and no
vas Just about 70 depart for his Office when
he opened the drawer of the table in his
room. took out his check book and wrote .
chrck to the order Of his wife for 500.
Mrs. Lillian was 2yerjoycd. but Tom was
away before she could thank him. She looked
at inc check with the ink still wet uuon it.
waved II Tor moment i'll the air to dry it,
ana -, then en- held It lightly with IFS face to-
wards the open fire that was blazing on the
hearth. How it happened she never knew
hut the check gave little curl Mt the corner
and burst into flame in her hand. She drop
ped it, tried to snatch it again. but the charred
re,4nants escaped up the chimney;
ashes on the hearth, and she sank into the
armchair beside the fire, covering her face
with her hands.
was opened to him rs tTai' z4f'li4t
stoad of bv his wife which was unusual,
There was panic in her face
ooh. sr"' she said, have you seen the
3'Thc missist' said Tom, "No, Isn't she
He ..So. SIR said the girl. looking as if she
were going to cry after You left this morn
ing sir she took on awful, ana lhen she
went away. L thought perhaps she had gone
Tom stood in the hallway without removing
his coat. thunderStruck; Ihr"MSh ms ull
suspicious mind flashed the CIRCUMSTANCES OF
the case. The check for $500; the taking
on. d" and the departure. go
Tom threw himself down with his oVercoaC
in no
trnd TO think over the situation: The ahso-
intc use}essncss of starting out III" me hlGnt
and trying to find her was the hrSt ihlhS mat
niyin@ notice to the police. The ticket seller
Ii re railroad station knGY i Gls T E6n,ht ana
ticket for any place. The fist thing evidently
to do was to find out if she left the suburb
and if possible, where she had gone 70;
once more he called MP the servant glrl.
"Dd-lid Mrs. AXton leave the mousse
alo9e? he asked s W1' the 6e gir but don't
l,now heard the front door close. and
while after | found that she was gone an1
when she did not come Dach 10 l"ii'H' ui''
NO ..oh if is all right said Tom. With con,
fdrnre he himself was far from ieelng:
If hers is ill., She has very likely been de-
tanned. | will 60 and bring her home
And so, putting ON his hat he resolved ;I, l.. 10
GO, down ana see the man at the railroad STA
fiou When he closed the front door oehlnd
! him and went down the steps toward me
|
Woman who seemed to have been lettering
! there and who now hurried away.
As he came out into the street something OF
| hor evident desire not to he seen. convinced
| Kin, that the rctrcatiug figure was that Of
! his wife. He followed quickly and as soon
! as she noticed this she broke into a run.
| seeing that she could not get away. she
! stoned at a lamp post leaning against IT,
| ana as he came up to her he heard the Shnu-
! dcrinG cry:
.iiIiian.3 he said hoarsly, grasping her
wrist. what is the meaning OF TINS! Have
You gone crazyE ., -.
Tome" he said briefly. and without re-
! sistance she accompanied him in silence bro
ken only by her sobs back to the house.
The girl let them in. and AT once surmlSed
hv The grief of her mistress that the friend
"5 Tom led his wife into their sitting room,
! and there size sank into the chair, covering
her face with her hands. She saw by ms
stern demeanor that he suspected her guilt.
| He closed the door, then standing before
| her. said StCrny.
Lillian. { want an, explanation" ,...,,.,u
"Oh Tom, Tom" she said plteously'
Don't look ut me like that, or ! shall never
be able to tell YOU the truth
You must tell me the truth, no matter now
Fiat ria check, that check :" She moaned -,
We'll, what about it What has the cheek
to do with your going awayF,, ..,s co,or
''rhe check" she murmurcd rs gone.
"Who has it? Did you cash it. and nave
you lost the money! Ill .+,,,
1
I did not cash the check. 1t was burned
.Bu'ncd, Who burned itT
80 | did it by accident. / was Qrylhg the
! ink before the fire. and somehow IL caught
| and | had not presence OF mind ehouGhl u
-" But IT what has all that to do with your r'''>
ming away ::
She looked up at him in surprise;
at has everything to do with it she sal0>
.J could not face you after losing $500.
Good gracious Lillian he cried. a hgh'
breokium i'll upon him. You surely doh IN
agine YOU have lost anything By the burning Oh
the chcck?' ,,, -, :. -
Toms overstrained feelings gave way
To snt down on the chair and laughed.
~ lillian" he said at last, lis that all:
An - She cried, astonishcd ut his behavior
.Is nor enough. when we have so little
. money!? i, r;i,,, and tissin,
her ..tbe check is but Il piece OF paper.
- NOT like Il bank noe The burning OF q
mock is nothing. 1t only puts me 10 me
trnnhn of writing another. Ignorance, MA
he Hiss but it has given me Il very pau nan
..Dcnr me-" said the little woman; iooni VI
at him with wide eyes. What III the "ofA
did You suspect|
Nothing" said Tom. - --'--------