The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-06-21
The Trick Was Exposed.


81 WAS a young man possessed of
sufficient means to enable me to
live at my ease, when suddenly
there came blow which scattered my
prosperity to the winds and forced me
to labor in the general struggle Of gain
ing a living.
Securing a clerkship in the house of
a creditor OF our late firm, my first care
was to look up a less expensive board
ing house. l inserted an advertisement
In several city papers, asking for rea-
sonable board in a strictly private fam
lily, and received a multitude of an
swers by next post. Out of this motley
installment of epistles, there was but
one which pleased me, and l decided
to answer that one in person immedi-
ately.
Grace Kingsley was the name of the
favored landlady writing to me, and
the letter stated that her house was
entirely private, she having no board
ers 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
reached the house, and my ring at
the doOrbell was answered by the lady
herself. she invited me into the par
Tor In manner that was so courteous
and yet so modest, that had fallen in
love with her before l even crossed the
threshold
Before leaving my former boarding
house, a letter was handed me by the
pOstman, but l did not find time to
examine 1t until l was comfortably en-
sconced in the parlOr of Mrs. Kings
ley's cosy establishment.
Opening it, discovered it to be from
a wealthy uncle, residing in Vermont.
who regularly sent me a letter every
year, but whom l had never seen.
About a year previous my uncle
made some pressing Inquiries respect
ing my matrimonial prospects, and
stated that II wasn't already married
l should Immediately enter into the
welded state and let him know of 1t
or "he would never more be uncle of
mine"
Now. as my uncle lived in Vermont
and In Philadelphia. and l never
anticipated the old gentleman would
ever pay me visit and discover the
7 falsehood, wrote to him and inform
ed him that was not only married,
hut also the father of bouncing hoy.
This intelligence so pleased him that
he sent me a gold goblet and a silver
pap-spoon, to be presented to my child.
/ at first sat down and wrote a very
romantic letter to my uncle. thanking
[ him for the present and then visited
the nearest jewelry store and turned
both the goblet and the spoon into cash,
which pocketed.
I had received no further letters from
my uncle until the one which I read
In Mrs. Kingsley's parlor. The post
script TO this one not only astOnlshed
but absolutely frightened me. II read
as follows:
"P. ST. have never visited Philadel
phla. so I have decided to do so at once
and get look at you and your wife
and child. You may expect me about
the 10th of the month"
GOOD gracious; my uncle coming tc
visit me-" exclaimed "and it is past
the 10th Of the month now! l dom
know at what moment he may pop in
What am to do for n wife and child?'
At that moment there came a terribl,
ring at the door bell as If the man whc
pulled 1t imagined he owned tn,
house and could make as much nois,
as he pleased. A sickening sensation