Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-07-10
TRUE AS STEEL.

Just AZ was retiring to rest one even.
ing there came TO my registry Office door
gentle, unohtruslvo knock. When my
assistant answered the knock and usher
oil In poor. bcdragRled looking creature,
therefore, / was not surprised.
But certainly was astonishcd when the
torn down looking woman standing out.
aide asked me 90 obtain a situation for her
a. general servant.
"Have you any rtferoncosr' queried.
mo, ma am, am sorry to tny. have
not"
"whsro do you come from, and what is
your nameF
81 have jus, come out q Jail. My
name u Urnco Cnmpiun
"About five years ago. she said, "t
took a situation as general servant In the
household Of the postmaster Of ---. The
family consisted u my employer, his wife,
aon and two daughters.
1.-THE postmaster was very fond Of com.
pany, and Every evening nj O'Clock he
went out for brisk walk, which general.
ly ended NJ a certain noted suburban BIO.
tel. lie always returned IN time to got on
the heavy post aud then went out again 20
the Golden Ball hotel. adjacent, for the
remainder Of the evening
THE town Increased with mushroom
Ike rapidlty, and the postofico had im
work set TO keep pace with its fast grow
Ing requirements. My employer got an.
other servant 10 10 the heavier portion o.
the work, and the daughters weru almost
permanently drafted Into tho Office
when there was crush, was called IN
70 help, and being trustworthy the money
drawers were always open 10 me.
Stanley Gore, my employers son, be
gan TO follow his fathers footsteps sadly
too soon. Hi father kept him moderately
well supplied with pocket money, but still
Stanley often used to borrow few pounds
from me on ono protcnse or another.
"He generally paid me back agaln with
great promPtltudc Whether he meant
anything or not, he was very handy with
his compliments, and from these We got to
kisses.
STANLEY ono day spoke 10 mo on the
subject Of marriage. After some delay
accepted him. His father. when he heard
Of the engagement, while be received the
announcement ooldly, raised no barrier.
Just about tAis time curious thing
took place In the pu.tonoc. There WAS
something wrong with the cash. A test
letter containing marked coins had bccu
sent by departmental detective, and Il
had not arrived NJ its destination. Indeed
II had never passed through our Office, al.
though the reception Of II had been ,.d
Co the hands OF Stanley Gore
81 overheard tho detective declare that
he had ascHruh warrant and that he should
forthwith proceed 10 put IL Into execution.
almost Jew up stairs 20 his room, and IN
lees time than Il takes 10 toll found CON
vineing proofs OF his guilt With the in.
tontiou of destroying tho tolltalc letter..
was rushing down into the kitchen with
them IN my hands, when who should meet
mo on his way TO stanley's room but tho
dotcctivoi
1.-THE officer recognized tho test letter NJ
glance, and by a quick movement ON his
part snatched Il from me. Bcforo / could
recover from my surprise ho had my arms
pinioned In such a way that was entirely
Ia bis power.
"for stauley's sake ! went quietly with
bin. When outside, he called a cab. aud
In few minutes nttgrwnrd found myself
In cell at the police Office.
Next morning, when tho newspaper,
whose reporters had picked up the infor.
nation at the police ofiicc. gave full par.
ticulars Of the robbery aud arrest. public
opinion was very much divided ON the sub.
Jeet. Some people believed was guilty.
and Others Inclined TO q contrary opig 80
- doubts were, however, :, y, '', ~,
when pitauud lsufty - .a,dllng the let
ter aud it, contents. The other charges
were then dropped.
"The Cores took no notice ~ me. fully
believing | was the base woman / had
pleaded guilty 10 being. The day was
sentenced, however just as the warden Ia
charge was asking me to step down from
the dock looked round aud saw among
the crowd In the court tho hgonizcd face
Of Stanley Gore.
"soon hf,erwnrd Stanley disappeared,
after giving formal notice Of his intention
and making all arrangements 20 40 abroad.
lie has not been heard Of since.
ellis family will have nothing 10 do
with me, although ! told bic fnthcr pri-
yately tho real history Of the robbery. Ilo
simply said / wns lying and that Stanley
had LETT home through being disappointed
In not obtaining the hand Of certain man.
ufaoturer's daughter, who had, la fact,
married a near friend Of his.
"Now, tl.en, after hearing my story, will
you try 10 obtain a situation Tor mci"
"Nez, | will. for somehow or other the
conviction forces Itself on me that you are
telling mo the truth %
One day u retired farmer. who wanted
housekeeper, owing TO the death OF his
wife, agreed TO take Grace ut a small wage.
My common sense told me that "a woman
who could sacrifice 40 much on the altar
Of love must be- good and trustworthy
sort Of person. was not deceived.
There was n great surprise IN store one
day when, about two years after Grace
had become houseke,por, she invited me
10 her marriage with her employer. The
couple were very happy together, and many
n day have l spent IA the country since at
their joint Invitation.
Some time afterward had letter from
Grace saying that she had received u COM
muulontun from solicitor la Canada,
who had obtained her name and address
from the postmaster, TO say that Stanley
Gore had willed the sum of eco 900 60 her
Tot her SOLO uso, and that he had made