The San Francisco call., 1898-12-13
Irma Wilson Hopes the Mail Clerk Will Lead Her to the
 Altar To-Day.
Promise of an Exciting Meeting When the Central Overland Reaches the Oakland Mole This Morning, in Which Pis-
 tos May Figure.

Torn by conflicting emotions; at one moment buoyed by the hope that her lover would return and fulfill his half hearted promise to right the great wrong he has done her, the next cast into the abyss of despair by the fear that he has gone, never to return, poor, trustful, innocent Irma Wilson seeks refuge in the one unfailing earth ly haven-a mothers sheltering arms.
 On the Central Pacific overland which will arrive in San Francisco this morning is believed to be Richard C. Stoddard, dashing young clerk in the railway mail service, whose coming Irma Wilson so anxiously awaits.
 At the Oakland mole Stoddard will be met by 1rma's mother and probably her father, and escorted across the bay. If he stands ready to keep his promise, trip to the City Hall to procure a marriage license will be made, followed by a simple ceremony which will wipe out the stain under which Irma chafes, and will install her into the realm of hOnored wifehood. Should he seek to evade his responsibility or delay the fighting of the wrong, there promises
 
 MT. Wilson is intensely wrought up over the tarnishing of his daughter 8 honor, and he has made violent threats against young Stoddard unless he re- pairs the injury forthwith. Should he be there, however, he will not be given any opportunity to make use of the huge revolver he has been carrying since he learned of Stoddard's perfidy; for detectives will be close at hand to prevent any such occurrence.
 The life story of Irma Wilson is most pathetic. Born in Modesto scarcely sixteen years ago, family dissension marred her home, and before she was old eno gh to fully comprehend the shadow that had fallen upon her young life her parents separated. Wilson eventually going to Applegate, Placer County, where he has amassed a con- siderable fortune. In the course of few years Mrs. Wilson became Mrs. Overly and removed to Reno, New, taking her daughter It was there that Irma first met Handsome Dick Stoddard. His father, the leading banker and one of the most prominent citizens of the place, gave his son a standing in the best circles that the boy was naturally well qualified to fill.
 The Overlys moved in the same set and in short time Dick and Irma were firm friends. Mrs. Overly is a cousin of member of President Me kinley's Cabinet and has many rela- tiVes who are prominent in this and other States, another cousin being George Mckenzie, prominent busi- ness man of Chicago
 Young Stoddard completed his school life and entered the Railway Mail Ser vice, being placed on the run between San Francisco and Ogden. The little city of Reno became irksome to Irma after Dick went away. and the monot- ony of mountain life was broken by occasional visits to San Francisco where she has a number of friends. It was during one of these visits that she met Stoddard and the friendship that begun in Nevada was renewed and strengthened here.
 Stoddard had formed the acouaint- ance of set well known about town. and introduced Irma to some of his newer friends. She it was who figured as the mysterious female friend at the time of Jockey Clancy's runaway mar riage last June, lending her assistance to the elopfng couple, but carefully con- cealing her identity at the time. Though barely more than child in years, Irma is large, well-formed. beautiful girl. who might readily pass for a woman of 20. Stoddard, too, was connected with the Clancy elopement, and that affair may be regarded as the great crisis in their lives.
 Irma's visits to the metropolis be- came more frequent and of greater length, and Stoddard passed all his time when here in her company.
 There could be but one result to these secret meetings. The child discovered. when too late, that in quaffing from the cup of sinful pleasures the dregs must surely be partaken of as well. She - - -------------------------.---.