Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-05-21
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The Trick Was Exposed.
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WAS young man possessed of

sufficient means to enable me to
live at my ease. when suddenly
there came a blow which scattered my
prosperity to the winds and forced me
IN labor in the general struggle of gain
Tzg a living.
Securing a clerkship in the house of
acreditOr of our late firm, my first care
Was TO look up a less expensive board
1ng house l inserted an advertisement
TN several city papers, asking for rea-
ssluable board in a strictly private fam
rs, and received a multitude of an
zTers by next post. Out of this motley
fnstallment of epistles, there was but
one which pleased me, and decided
I'd answer that one in person immedi-
aGely.
Grace Kingsley was the name of the
favored landlady writing to me, and
fine letter stated that her house was
entirely private, she having no board
@rs whatever. | was much pleased
with the fair, delicate handwriting, and
an idea took possession of me that
Grace was a young and fascinating
widow. l was not disappointed when
3 reached the house, and my ring at
the dOOrbell was answered by the lady
herself. She invited me into the par
EGr In a manner that was so courteous
and yet so modest, that l had fallen in
hove with her before even crossed the
a1reshOld.
Before leaving my former boarding
house, a letter was handed me by the
TOstman, but | did not find time to
examine it until was comfortably en-
sc0Hced in the parlOr of Mrs. Kings
Rey's cosy establishment.
Opening it, discovered it to be from
4 wealthy uncle. residing in Vermont
vVhO regularly sent me a letter every
year. but whom 1 had never seen.
About a year previous my uncle
made some pressing inquiries respect
ing my matrimonial prospects, and
stated that if l wasn't already married
L should Immediately enter into the
welded state and let him know of it
OK "he would never more be uncle of
xnine'
Now. as my uncle lived in Vermont
L
anticipated the old gentleman would
ever nay me visit and discover the
gaJsehoCd. I wrote to him and inform
esf him that l was not only married,
E,ut also the father of a bouncing boy.
This intelligence so pleased him that
he sent me Il gold goblet and silver
pap-spoon, to be presented to my child.
i
romantic letter to my uncle. thanking
FIim for the present and then visited
the nearest jewelry store and turned
both the goblet and the spoon into cash,
which pocketed.
had received no further letters from
nv uncle until the one which read
In Mrs Kingsley's parlor The post
script TO this one not only astonished.
out absolutely frightened me- 1t read
SIS follows:
Up. 81 have never visited Philadel-
V,nia. so have decided to do so at once
and get look at You and your wife
and child. You may expect me about
shc 10th of thu month"
Good gracious; my uncle coming to
ehr 10th Of the month now. I don't
know ut what moment he may pop in.
What am l to do for wife and child?"
Al that moment there came a terrible
rinS at che door bell. as If the man who
pulled IL imagined he owned the
house and could make as much noise
is he pleased. \ Sickening sensation
ao>k possession of me. for l had mis-
giving IL was my uncle.
Now. as good fortune would have it,
Mrs. Kingsley had gone out for few
minutes and had requested me to have
an eve to her child while she was gone.
As I glanced at the cradle. and thought
81 my uncle at the door. a bright idea
entered my mind. l determined in
sase the visitor was my uncle to claim
she youthful occupant of that cradle as
my own.
The visitor proved TO be my uncle.
knew him by the picture Of him had
seen, and he likewise recognized me
by my photograph. After a mutual rec
ignition and handshakiug. l ushered
my honored relative into the pSrlor and
presented 10 him my newly claimed
Offspring.
So fsr l had succeeded in deceiving
my uncle. but the worst l feared was
that when Mrs. Kingsley returned she
might object to my claiming ownership
IN her child. Besides. 70 carry out my
deception l must find 4 wife as we'll as
an infant and Mrs. Kingsley was the
only one l could conveniently claim.
TIE only difficulty was to get her con.
sent 20 the deception. and this might
De done II could secure a private con-
versStion with her before I introduced
Der 10 my uncle.
I watched my opportunity. and gain
ed an interview with her before she
entered the room. told her. in a few
brief, hurried words. the extent of nv
difficulty. and how had taken the Ib-
erty OF acting as papa for her little one
then told her I must find a wife some
where. and begged her 70 allow me 10
Introduce her 10 my uncle in that ca.
pacity. She laughed heartily at the
suggestion. said she could comprehend
my difficulty. and consented TO my pro-
posal, but warned me roguishly not TO
9zexume upon the occurrence