The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-25

tapped gently upon the door.
inside stood Mr.. Campbell. rot know
Ing jus; wha: 10 do. At length the wo.
man sank to the floor and leaned he.
head against panel OF the door, where
she began to weep gain. ever and anon
1 calling: Richard, Richlrd!" And aow
the child began TO add It's quota OF tears
TO thoge of the mother. And still Mr..
Campbell stood there. shrugsing his
shoulders and repeatedly turning his
toes together and outward again.
What on earth shall l do?' he ask
ed himself How he wished chat he
might haye indeed been the wonnn's
husband. that he might relieve her dis
tress. And yet, how could he embrace
her? He fels sure that It would give
him. Umid man. nervous prostra-
! ton.
"R!chard, oh, Richard"'
| Again he heard the pla!nt!ve voice,
and cold chill shook his frame He
/ tiptoed TO the window which overlooked
] the street, and gently raised the cash.
4 On looking out Mr.. Campbell discovered
| II blind standing ajar from the win:
dow below. In Il moment his resolution
was formed. Lightly tiptoc!ns about
] the room. he soon packed q few articles
into a small valise. which he dropped
to the sidewalk below; then he slowly
let himself down from the window sill
| to the top OF the blind standing ajar
] beneath. From this he dropped lightly
to the ground and SELLING his valse he
hurried away 10 the station. where he
purchased u ticket and boarded train
which was Just moving out. ~
! The hotel clerk had observed Mr..
Campbell's rather unique mode OF exit
from the hotel, and his subsequent
hasty departure: and he informed Mrs.
Campbell (tor such we shall have to
call herr of what he had seen. and OF
his surrnlse that the gentleman hal
| gone away, on the northbound train
which had just passed.
Hal. an hour later Mrs. Campbell
was at the station inquiring of the
| agent II he knew the destination OF
Mr.. Campbell. II was A..
She followed on the next train. Ar
rlving In A.. she entered ear.
r!age and was driven TO the best hotel
Reaching the place. she examined the
register, and was satisfed-Mr, Camp
bell was there. Diminishing the carriage,
She went to the parlor, and calling u
bellboy, said TO him:
/ w " -. S~'.4pbI'A Twin pitasE,
and sag that his wife desires to see him
here"
The boy hurried away to his apart
ment and tapped upon the door.
Come In
| "A ladF In the parlor. sir, asked me
10 tell you. sir that your wife wished
to see you at once, SIR"
Lying on the bed was Mr.. Campbelrs
raiise, from which he had just taken
few articles These he hastily gathered
up again, and. without any regard for
the manner in which he did It. thrust
back into the ralise. which he closed
with snap before he spoke. Then he
turned about and otter looking at the
boy steadily moment, said:
MY wife,"
Yes, sir"
Tail woman IN 4 gray travelling
suit?"
Yes. Sir"
"And with baby In her arms?" &
Yes. sir. she has q baby"
Look here" said Mr.. Campbell after
another moments pause; don't you
want TO make a dollar?"
I'm sure ] wouldn't mind Il, SIR"
Then, II You VIII conduct me from
| this building By some back-do0r exit, so
that l will! not be compelled TO pass the
parlor. VIII give you i dollar That
woman has followed m. from o.
under the delusion that am her hus-
band. Her mind Is wandering, the re-
suit. no doubt, OF grief over her right
iul husbands taithtesSness. Why, ! was
never married in mE life, but l cannot
make the poor woman See he: mistake:
and IL wan: 10 avoid 4 scene"
a II riMht. - said tbn how .,i.i,,r
the valiss and starting out, This way,
sir"
Mr. Campbell followed. and was led
down by stairway In the rear OF the
building, into the cooking department,
through which he was conducted into
narrow lane that !EtcTsecteG a street
about a hundred yards away. But lust
as Mr.. Campbell was about 10 make his
exit from the kitchen he heard his name
called by female voice Just behind
him. Almost iea:tully he glanced
around, ard encountered the gaze o;
young girl wearing i neat white cap
4 and apron.
oh. Mr.. Campbell" she said, 'I am
so glad to see you again"
"AreMt You mistaken" protested Mr..
Campbell; Il don't remember ever hav-
Ing seen You before"
Good gracious! You don't remember
CIssy? Why. / cooked. for you after
you were married to Miss Carrie, Eut
after you went away she decided that
she would be unable to keen n cooI, so
l had TO ind another place"
Indeed. you are mistaken. I assur.
you" stammered Mr.. Campbell hurry
ing after his guide. ana reticctlag M
on the strange and unnovIuu cIrcum-
stances which had been so suddenly
thrown around him. lie soon reached
the station which he hal Loft only an,
hour ago, ana purchased ,icks; n,
Tecre Haute.
MEANWHILE lv-S C,,,rhar :.