Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-07
Leads a Pretty Sten-
Ographer to a Sad
Plight
Former Philippine Soldiers
Tells Her GIittering Tales
OfSpanish DOHblOOnS
In Manila

Philippines and unswervable love for
a man whose course lays him open to
broad suspicion are the contributing
causes which have landed a pretty
New York stenographer, recently Of
some means and of fine family on the
charity of a Haywards farm. It is
a far cry from $75 month position
in New York. with $1,000 in the bank
and bright letters coming frequently
from afiuent parents up In New
Brunswick, to the present state of
Mrs. Harry Aikens, reeuperating at
a strangers board from 10 days Of
knocking about the woods in the rain
with no shelter save occasional barns
and no food save whatever OF aban.
dohed fruit might remain in orchards
whose crops had been garnered with
Portuguese thrift
II was on December 26th that there
appeared at the farmhouse of ]. F..
Macintosh a most dilapiIated looking
young couple. They prayed that food
and shelter be given them, and the
woman, really a girl Of 10 years. lift
ed quivering hands and implored that
they be taken In as she was at the
verge OF collapse With the man she
had walked 20 miles that day. and
the only food she had had was an
apple OF an orchardist The girls
clothing had been wet through and
through and suffering was written in
every line OF her face. The farmer
and his wife took them in, fed them
and clothed them with warmer gar
ments. The girl. whose refinement
was marked, told their pitifui story
as follows:
Had Buried the Treasure.
Harry Aiken, who is "a years old !
and an ex-soldier from the Phillp. |
pines met the girl In New York citv |
several years ago She was a stem. |
ographer to commercial concern
and was receiving S75 per month She |
mad come from New Brunswick. where
her father and mother resided. be.
cause she wanted to make her own
way In tn world. Aikens made love
20 her at once and the girl reciprocat
ed' The soldier from Manila told n
pretty tale Of how he had discovered
100000 In treasure which some snan.
lard had left behind, and he had bur.
led II Just outside the walls OF Ma.
MIA until such time as he could 70.
turn quietly TO unearth and carry n
nome His plan was 70 go back 20
manila ms a school teacher The Girl ,
entered the scheme happily Against {
'h' wishes Of her parents she mar I
'led Aikens, drew out $4,000 which 81
she had accumulated in a savings y
lanN and the two took train for San y
francisco.
AiSens and his wife registered q,
ne Brooklyn hotel about eight weo,,s d
'so. They would stay there Aiken a
ala, until the transport upon which @
'e had passes to Manila sborId il
FFiVe' They led a sprighty eyist II
nee and the money lowed opt n, a
n''r hands. Mrs, Aikens finally on. e
Tus'ed her jewels 20 her husband y,
na he came back with word ,bot
ley nad ben stolen from him. when a.
'ey haT no money LEFT. and woro al
wing $50 20 the hotel they left thsi,
'ssas' as security and went across d.
~ nay They wandered into the "
"' ""'us country with no very Ger. Il
ln purpose, and were caurht q, NJ
VA Storm For eight days they wan. in
'''a about among the ranches IN Ia
~ Mills. AZ Portuguese home of
'N'' 'h'y begged food and sh ,lter III
'S we've met with retusals A. .
sh' they crawled into barns 10 s,aan
'' s'r' wife was ready TO faint when
Ma'ln'oshes took them in
10 Maeln'oshes Aikons repeatea hi,
'ry' and declared thar he was easo,
80 To Manila after his Treasure
'''n'oSh agreed to Keen Mrs An IN
5 until her husband could reach ,na
"a OF his cache and send back SOM ]
ue sold tie loaned Akens &, 81
u 'he latter came back 10 this c',,'
await the sailing OF the mytbico,
DSpoH agreeing TO write N hIs IN
g each day until he sailed Is III
tie mailed letters at the f.,-
ny day telling his wife thar ~ A
! very sick in the hospital ana W..
,r fearful things On SUNDAY Mrs wsr
ms whose faith and love In bo. roo
0"ha are Implicit, even amer ,ns n,s,
SnaNlnss they have had. tol5 chi,
.in,0sh that she should 90 maS tor
" husband we've not bnopsh, 49, -