The Caldwell tribune., 1904-04-23

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bids my writing the facts even = q - -
but thought 1t best to ten ~, sSls 4,
plain truth, SO that in case pot IL
you will know the cause. shan IL s'sA IL
Scranton only two days longer ~ i
shall try to stick It ont here. bnt ls Z
things get too bad shall, as sa,s
leave and go to the hotel. Bur oaos ,sa'
though should make the change
fear that my system is already so 81, Z. =
ranged that shall not recupera+o Il.
til I get home and revive myself ,v,4,, M
two or three OF your excellent NJ, Sasu
| ners."
Every meal that James Rando,ns
| ate in the Perkins house after that I, &
most choked him., He was glad ,yh,,.
Mr.. Smith telegraphed him to 20 on i
Pittsburg for a few days, and ston -
Scranton on his way back to close M
deal with Horace Perkins.
II suppose" he said to Perkins s..
their way to the station, ''that there :
no doubt about my getting the bps,s
nessT
None whatever. said Perkins 4r
don't. mind telling you, however that
1t Is your own personality that has
won the day. There is another man 4
the field who has offered 1ust as gooa
inducements as your house offered brt
in consideration Of your self-familv
relations and all that-we have dec,S.
ed to give the contract to you, The
affair is practically settled When vo,,,
come back from Pittsburg everything
will be all right, and you can on ~
to Philadelphia with the papers i
your pocket"
At that James Randolph's conscience
smote him violently. He felt that
something was going to happen "a
punish him for his sins, and II d,a
James Randolph reached Pittsburo an
Wednesday morning. On THURSDAY
he receiced letter from Horace Per.
kins.
1--WE have given the contract to your )
competitor" he wrote. 'The enclosed
letter will explain why"
James Randolph paIpitated nervor..
ly as he opened the enclosure It was
a letter from his wife to Mrs, Per.
kins, and ran in this wise:
My Dear Kate: l really am so in.
dignant that the ties of kinshin ana
the amenities Of social life cannot keen
me silent. How could you have the
heart to treat my husband as YOU
have? If you didn't want him to visit
you and didn't intend to furnish him
with the necessities of life, why did
you invite him? He could have stayed
at the hotel. The firm pays his ex.
penses, and even If they didn't, guess
he could have managed 1t. Really.
Kate, l don't know what to think of
you. But know what you have done
to James. l have his letter here to
quote from. I can't stand the cook.
ing That is what he says. You
can't get decent meal here to save
your life.' James says he is sure he
will be sick after his experience at
your house, and he wants me to know
what causes it. If anything does hap
pen to him I shall never forgive you.
You know he is all have, and you
might at least have given him decent
food. James didn't want to complain,
and l don't doubt that he would be
quite angry If he knew I said anything
to you about it, but l really am so
disgusted that can't control myself"
What James said may not be re-
peated.
The enterprising agent of the firm of
Smith & Eldridge did not go to scran-
ton on his way back to Philadelphia.
Previous to his homecoming his supe-
riors had heard a~meager account of
the Scranton fiasco; what they de-
manded of James Randolph was full
explanation. That he did not feel
privileged to give, but Mr.. Smith, be-
ing quickened in wits by his suspicion
of Mrs. Curtis, made stab at the so.
luton Of the mystery.
"I'll bet" he said, "that that wife of
yours had something to do with it."
Il am afraid she did" stammered
James Randolph. And whatever else
he had to say he said in the privacy Of
his own home.-Philadelph Ledger.