The National tribune., 1899-09-21

| would rather hear him snore than tc
listen to Damrosch's orchestra, because il
has more music in it for me. Iwould rather
brush his coat than be fitted myself by
Redfern, and If he does not take his coffee
and rolls, which 1 bring to his bedside
every morning, my sorrow is as profound
as it could be over the death of any Other
person in this world. OF course, / love
Charlie. He Is such dear, lovable old
absurdity-so strong where he is weak
so wise where he is foolish, SO certain where
he Is wrong, 80 resolute where he has nc
support, 80 vain where he has no reason
so proud Of trifies, so good to me, that wher
he puts his big arms over my shoulders
and kisses my hair and calls me 'little
one" my heart Just goes nowhere, and
am happy.
| These fancies of mine led to my troubles
In the Crawford case. took Mrs. Wright
in carriage to her home in Overlook
took her as prisoner, and at my OWL
risk. 1 gave her to her fathers charge
I showed him the warrant, and asked him
II he would take care Of his daughter.
can see his face and hear his voice as he
said:
sWhy, yes; this is my child" and he
folded his arms about her and his gray
beard fell over her face.
| turned down the walk to the gate where
the cab waited for me, and drove home
But before 1 laid down wrote the precis
of the Crawford case.
| Aug. 21.-Called in Crawford robbery
case Knew Mr. Wright was in trouble
Sent a cable to London, and learned tina,
he had sailed with his wife and maid fol
New York on North German steamer
Saaie on Aug 8. My correspondent added
letter by fast steamer Nothing to dc
except wait.
Aug. 2s.-My agents letter arrived
Told me that maid wa. suspicious char.
acter, and had been in service of Prof
He5rotry, the Egytologist, as Secretary
articles in which she had attacked his
conclusions upon the hieroglyphs on the
Memphis stone, and said that the Professo,
had never gone farther towards Memphis
than the Bownlak Museum in Cairo. ID
was matter OF literary blackmail, untrue
and She came to Monte Carlo, where she
led an adventurous life. But being
broke at the tables, she took service chiefly
with gambling people; always gave tips
as to winning numbers, and naturally
came in touch with Mr.. Wright, whose
| Spiflt, l1kG ner own,
made them kindred. When they had ex.
hausted the opportunities of the tables,
they travelled homeward as best they conId
The conditions of Mrs. Wright NAV ibe
better imagined than defined. She had
ore child whose grave was made at Cannes.
and over which she bowed in grief and
arose with the seriousness that comes to
women who bury their fondest hopes. II
was in vain that she opened the door of her
hungry heart to her husband. He was
tired Of her, and the allurement of beauty
| whose possession was SO certainly his no
longer appealed to his eye or mind. Like
every gambler, he was selfish, hard. cruel
and blind, but his wife found no sacrifice too
great to make for him. They managed
to reach London, and by what means tiiey
crossed the Atlantic can he guessed
Jewelry in pawn and borrowed money fur
nished them with means, and Wright
gambied in the smoking room on the vow
age to get funds TO put them ashore and
install them in hotel.
Part of this information is furnished by
European agent, but most Of it l learned
from my mother.
Aug. 29.-Proceeded to New York and
easilyifound the Wright family-Mr. Wright
took a o'clock train to Philadelphia,
alighted at Germantown Junction and
took trolley car to the warehouses on Co
lumbia avenue, Then proceeded to tele-
graph Office and wired to his wife. While
!. sending his dispatch asked if the Cont.