The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-04-17
TRUE AS STEEL.

ing there came to my registry Office door
gentle, urobtI1iHlv5 knock. When nv
resistant answered the knock and usher.
cd in a poor, bedragsled looking creature,
therefore, was not surprised.
i But certainly WIS astonished when the
/ torn down looking woman standing out
eide asked me TO obtain situation for her
Hs general servant.
Have you any rcferencesf" l oueried.
NO, ma'am, am sorry to say, have
not.n
where do you come from, and what is
your namefn
4 II have Just come out of-iail Nv
name is Grace Campion.
I "About five years ago." she said, az
took situation as general servant in the
household of the postmaster OF -. The
family consisted Of my employer, his wife,
son and two daughters
| The postmaster wes very fond of com
pany, and every evening at 6 o'clock he
went out for brisk walk, which general
| ly ended at "A certain Noted suburban ho
tel. He always returned Ia time TO get Off
tho heavy post and then went out again to
the Golden Ball hotel, adjacent, for the
remainder Of the evening
The town increased with mushroom.
like rapidity, and the postoiIice had its
work set to keep pace with its fast grow
ling requirements. My employer got an
other servant TO do the heavier portion of
the work, and the daughters were almost
permanently drafted into the Office.
when there was crush, | was called In
TO help, and being trustworthy the money
drawers We're always open TO me.
"stanley Gore, my employers SON. be
gan to follow his fathers footsteps sadly
tRF Tt.,f fan, l. Ii. 4
well supplied With pocket money, but still
Stanley often used to borrow few pounds
from Inc on one pretense or another
He generally paid me back again with
great pronlptitude, Whother lao meant
anything or not lie was very handy with
hia compliments, aud from these we got to
| kisses
STANLEY one day spoke to mo on the
subject Of marriage After some delay !
accepted him. His father, when he heard
J OF the engagement, while he received the
announcement coldly, raised no barrier.
Just about this time curious thing
took place In the postofllce. There was
something wrong with the cnsh. A test
letter containing marked coins had been
sent by departmental detective, and It
bad not arrived at its destination. Indeed
1t had never passed through our office, al
though the reception Of it had been traced
to the hands of Stanley Gore.
II overheard the detective declare that
he had search warrant and that he should
| forthwith proceed to put it into execution.
l almost flew up stairs to his room, and in
less time than 1t takes to Tell found con
vincipg proofs of his guilt With the in
tention Of destroying the tclltale letters |
was rushing down into the kitchen With
them in my hands, when who should meet
me on his way to Stanley room but the
detectiVei
The officer recognized the test letter nj
a glance, and by y quick movement on his
part snatchcd it from me. Before could
recover from my surprise he had my arms
pinioned In such n way that was entirely
in his power,
For Stanlay's sake Went quietly with
him. When outside, lie called cab. and
in few minutes Hfterwara found myself
in II cell IL the police Office
Next morning, when the newspapers,
whose reporters had picked up the iutor
mation at the police Office" gave full par
tieulars OF the robbery and arrest, public
opinion was very much divided on the sub
ject Some people believed ! was guilty
una others Inclined 70 IL contrary opinion
"All doubts were, however set at reel
Ter and lis content ria athasS , NE ~
we're then dronnad S"''s
t.Ihe (ifnes tc,l, mo ,,a,;,,, - 49,, n.,,,.
believing / wna Tie hnso ,,cr,a+i - t,,,S
pl,aded rnilty Ia heing M" ~ VA"
sr,tenced hoS.y.r III a., ~ ay 49,, -.
charge was asking No r. en-, ,1 "tra,,a ~
tie deck lo"l'ad rn,,I am en- s'''. i'"i'
the crowd in tGn court tba ,s 1,,G "l'' s
Of Stanlcy Gore
after gtyiI,. formal notirc cr III it. t"ttu
and ralii1tF HI arroiIe,,,,,,t
III bas nt bae, Llsl ,'Si,s ~ ~ a''ro"a
oils fo,,il, ,yiIl h,,.,, ,,lsi,;
with me. aitho,,gb TN, ~ ~ =" y"
vetrly ne r,-,f b;,t,rt II IA ,.,it ~
simply ala v.s ill.,, M ~ ~ y ~
hsd i ii hGna f,',.i ~ t5'.'iites