Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-15
STORIES OF TIE DAY.

/ A shor, tirnc ago Il visitor from West
ern state entered The office az Mt. Johh
T.. Wilkic. chief OF the secret service a.
! vision 81 the United States treasury =
partmcnt bearing Il I"tter.of Introduction
! from a common friend. relates The -
| urray Evening Post He was accom-
: pretty girl. The girl had bad hrnis" 2
i her cheek near the corner ~ IN" riFht
| eye. and the visitor said smilinelN. =
they were leaving Il didn't stink" M
! daughter; she got that bruise In another
i way
! The chief leaned back in his chair hold
ing his bricr pipc In his hand. ANA looked
/ thoughtful for a moment
| II think can tell you how ii hap
; pcn.d. he said. on the morning az tn"
day before yesterday she was sitting on
the side OF her berth in the sleeper from
Indianapolis She leaned over TO lac" h"r
shoe the car lurchcd and she fell across
the aisle. striking her head on the arm
OF the opposite seat.
4 The visitor was ast"uudci. Were Nol
Z on tn. train he asked
NO" replied the ch"f. bat r"ts"1 81
this way. Personal violence in IN" CaSr
Of this Young lady Is out az the Question.
Painful accidents sometimes occur from
r cuilidinE with tine edge of an op"n door
, in the dark, hut in that ease The hrutsc
1 would most likely have been ON som"
prominent feature. like the Temple. tie
chockbonc or the nosc. and not in the
slight depression near the eye. You haN-
I been on the sleeper for two days. i"r Nub
! told me early in ycrr conversation
here. The hrusc is not very fresh ono.
50 il seemed almost certain that tho acc!-
dent occurred from Il fall on the train.
much rs. and not more than = hours age.
/ Ny reasoning is quite simple. YOU sec.
, Both visitors expressed their amaze
ment and took their leave The father
/ then went to the office of one of the high
cr officials of the treasury department
and in a straightforward way explained
that he had called to express apprc-
citation of the cnicf OF the secret service.
Il have Just come from his Office. il"
said. and in my short interview ! wa
convinced that he is the best man VINO
, ever occupied the pace.
! The official s"okc about the matter -
MIR. Wilkie the next day. and the chief
told of the visit and Of the supposed de-
/ tcctiVe incident.
I But ii wasn't clever thing at al"
said he. and | must write letter IL
that man | didn't think ii was going to
make such fuss. Some friends of my
family came from Indiana two or three
, days ago. and | heard them M at the
house talking about pretty girl ou the
sleeper from Indianapolis who fell across
the aisle from her berth while dressing
and bruised her face. Nhcn that man
into my head that here was the girl m;
friends had been talking about.
one does not commonly associate Mr..
| Alfred Rcit-whosc name has been in all
| men HouthS JUST ldt'iH win the i'lltS
and priNations Of camp life. saws London
NJ \. T. Yet on on" occasion at least IN"
great capitalist was heard To sing the
| joys of the troopers lifc-som" half
score years ago. 1t was In Tuii. il lNil.
70 be quite accurate that me Inc dent pc
CURED In honor OF LORD Randolph camp
flrcs were heid ny the troopers, and they
did their best TO entertain him with son.
and dance followed by Erill"d bones ana
champaGne at ; \. NJ. Then came bed,
but Mr.. Belt. who was of the party. his
martial spirit aroused by the evening 5
doings. refused to slumher. and, indeed.
proceeded TO argue.