The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-21

IF our friend is married he tries
to forget 1t. If he isn't, 1t is just the
same. In either case the progress
Is rapid. 1t Is wonderful what progress
a man and woman, both in earnest,
In cultivating each others acquaint-
ance, can make in a few days. There
may be trip or two to the theaters-
with the chaperon, OF course. Then
the chaperon becomes irksome That
usually is the foundation for a bit
or tender correspondence, a corre-
spondence which is nursed and devel-
oped by the girl with care worthy
of better cause. -
When He Takes His Pen in Hand. ,
1t is amazing what a fool a sane
business man will be when ne takes
his pen In hand TO write to girl he
thinks he Is in love with or who he
thinks Is in love with him.
Il say it Is wonderful what progress
man and a woman can make in a
few days. There has to be quick ac-
ton In this game the gang Is playing.
IL doesn't make much difference Wheth-
er 1t takes one week or ten DAYS the
result usually Is the same 1t isn't
a case Of the girl being compromised.
but the man. And the man comproL
misses himself every time by writing!
On! Those are clever people who are
angling for him. They know the value
OF having thing In black and white.
Iney know the susceptibility Of man,
and especially OF the man they are
getting in their net. A man infatuated
with a pretty woman will write any
tnlng. Why, my client wrote to the
girl In our case that he would marry
ner just as soon as he could arrange
his business affairs so as to prepare
Tor the honeymoon. He said other
Things. too, that no man In his right
mind ought to put In writing; but 1t is
not necessary to refer to them
What defense did he have when the
girl threw off the mask-or, rather.
when she tearfully informed him that
she had telegram from Jimson, in
answer to note she had written
TO him about our friend? She had
written that she and our friend were
going TO be married, and Unison had
wired that cur friend was a married
man., There's nothing more terrifying
TO guilty man, especially If he has,
or thinks he has, done a wrong to her,
than hysterical woman.
Maybe our friend contemplated
night when the girl accused him of
deceiving her. But whether he did or
not, the schemers were too alert. Al
lawyer informed him that Miss Rarus
had put her case In his hands. A de-
tectlVe watched him. When he settled
his bill at the hotel and was about ia
depart for another city he was threat
ened with arrest. What could he do?
There was a demand for $4,000. He
put his case in our hands. We fought
as well as we could, fenced in the
dark with the rascals who were be-
hind the girl, and at last we settled
for $4,000. And my client told me he
never even kissed the girl! He tried
hard enough, goodness knows, but the
girl knew her business. My client Is
now In the bosom Of his family, chas-
tened and repentant
I'VE investigated the case to the
fullest extent and we got information
enough to satisfy any one that this
game Is being worked on a large scale
In this city. The same people-that is,
the men-were concerned In each of
the two other cases which were set
tied this month. I have an idea thew
were in other cases that were referred
to sub. rosa, but they used different
women each time.
Never Repeat the Method.
"Of course, they don't work the
game In the same way twice. II All
depends on the kind OF fish that falls
into the net. If the victim is unmar-
RED the girl will go as far as actual
marriage, IL necessary, to land her vic
tim. But the marriage game hasn't
had to be worked as yet, so far as I
hC WTcASeug innocent, I'M
protected maiden game Is strong
enough without going to extremes.
How is the game going to be stop
ped? I'm sure do not know. The
men who are financing and Gaping
this play cover up their tracks wei.
and, much as ! know, 1 wouldn't dare
accuse one of them openly. My clienr
got off cheaply. In one of the other
cases $4,000 was paid; but the man
in that instance was so rich and so
prominently identified with the best
society Of Pittsburg that am sur
pr1sed they didn't bleed him for more.
When you come to think of 1t serf-
ously, this man is not entitled to much
sympathy His purpose is to wrong
woman. He considers himself sharp.
He meets sharpers. Possibly the no.
tel keepers will get on to the gang
after a while. That may necessitate
new deal, as much Of a new deal as q
change OF 'cappers;' but don't see
what else can be done SO long as the
supply of beautiful young adventure
esses and rich fools holds OUT