Bisbee daily review., 1903-04-04
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l Several young men were sitting around table in the cafe of d club | in New York. Some one introduced the subject of matrimony in order to start Cutler Uartsough gabbling, for being woman hater, and, possessing a vein of dry bumor, he invariably wax. cd entertaining on marriage. He was especially caUstic on this occasion and kept the party in a roar of laughter.
 The next topic was as to the time required to make journey around the globe. This accustomed an animated discussion which led to a bet between Hartsough and Foster ConaDt of a box at the opera for the coming season that Hartsongh would make the trip in sixty-eigat days.
 Hartsobgb left the mex; day at noon and. meeting with To delays, arrived at San Francisco with time 10 spare to reach New York before the close of The sixty eighth day, which ended al 12 o'clock noon. So he concluded to have a good nights sleep al hotel After dinner he was sitting in the reading room. smoking q cigar when a man approached him and asked if he was Mir. Hartsough. He replied that De was, whereupon be was informed that his exploit was the talk of the paper had directed the man 10 inter view him. Hartsough, much pleased. gave the desired interview, with infor- nation as to when he would reach diff feTeDt points on bis journey eastward. Then the man departed. and Hartsoush went to bed.
 When the traveller reached Chicago, he had two days iD which 10 nuke the distance 10 New York He left Cbica- go on Thursday pOrning and was not due at his club till Saturday noon. The time between Chicago and New York is twenty hours. In the parlcr car sat q young lady dressed jn a fash ,>soEabIe traVeling costume. She sent lbe porter tO biTn to ask if be was Mr Uartsough Of New York. Upon his re- ply that he was she sent him her card.
 Miss EthelwyB Whea will''
 i4rtsough joined her. raised his hat deferentially and waited for. an expla- nation The girrs face broke into a de hcious flush as she said
 My aunt. Mrs. Clinton. telegraphed me uat you would be On this train. Knowing that I dread travelling alone, . she suggested that you might consent to take ne under your charge"
 Mrs. Alexander Clinton of - Madi. son aveuueY"
 Yes"
 ''l know her very well. She has placed ne under SD obligation iu giv- ing uIe so charming d traveIing com pauion. Ru, how did she know l was 70 be on this train?'
 Why, your trip is t5e talk Of all our set. Besides. was told there was something abou: il in the newspapers"
 Then Eartspugh remembered the Inar who had interviewed him.
 Miss Whca will knew of his bet, and Hartsough galiantly told Der that ill case he wen Il he would beg the honor of her acceptance of the box for the season. This offer occasioDed a sud den cessation of that liveiiness with which she was attracting him. How ever. this passed of. and the twenty hours of the journey seemed 10 Hart souGh but so many minutes. Mrs. Al exalder Clinton met them al the Grand Central station with Der carriage and insisted on Hartsough driving home with them to dinner, ap invitation he was only too giad 10 accept. After dinner he was left with Miss Whea will, and at II o'clock he requested the but Ter to call a carriage. Mrs. Clinton in sisted oD his remaining in the house for the night This he declined at first. but as the lady seemed 10 have set her heart upon il be finally consented, pleased to remember that he would meet Miss Wheawill at breakfast.
 He had no sooner entered his room than he heard tbe sound of key turn ed from the outside. Trying the door. be found il locked.
 "'gricEed- he cried, starting.
 Meanwhile party of men at the club. who bad lad an intiElation from OHe of tbeir humber that something was ID the wind had met eager for news. As the clock struck l2 Tom Bond entered and reported that Hart souGh was under lock and key. A couple of baskets of champagne ceie- brated tile event
 It was 10 o'clock the Dext morning when Haftsough beard tap at his prison door.
 Its I. Mr. UsrtsouGh."
 Miss Wleawill?"
 N"Yes. I an very much ashamed Of ;he parI lave taken. though it was aI your fault Ny cousin. Tom Bond, leard your strictures on woman and your bet I bet hnn the price Of a ;Leatcr party that would delay yoz."
 "H'm, There's tune for repentance. It's only 10 o'clock. Pm due at the club at l2."
 I'd lose Try bet"
 I'll take care Of that and keep my tromise about tbe opera box"
 Tom will never forgive me"
 'I will"
 That's very nice of you"
 The door was unlocked and the pris- oner spent an hour in the drawing room with his jsiIer.
 Ht ii~p'- a- .iss5 .-vasscri.cli sis C.S s,..., were waiting for fife stroke of 70 fo