The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-26


The spirit Of enterprise caused the pro-
pTetor Of the Monnooh Clarion TO print IN
a certain issue Of that estlmable paper the
pictures Of sundry individuals whom his
official photographer had -napshotted, all
unawares. on the STREETS Of the town on q
gwen dhy mo pictures Of the men were
displayed on one page, those ~ the women
on another: and prizes werr offered FOR the
Identification Of these fortunate ones 40
ennobled through the heneiioent light OF
publicity.
A like spirit induced the resident agent
Of the Spght Car Wheel Manufacturing
Company 20 -end copy Of this issue, which
happened also to contain an item relative
to the discovery Of rich iron ore in the vicin-
fty Of Monnooth, TO the president Of that
corporation. Mr.. Thetus II. Spight. at his
Office In the city.
Mr. Spight glanced over the marked
article with languid interest-his attention
had been called before TO rich iron ore
discoveries-andt then, perfunctonly almost
unconsciously. he turned 70 the page where
the pictures Of the women were printed.
II is az such moments as this that fate does
its most deadly work. In an instant Mr..
Spight's dormant wits were alert and
alarmed; for there gazing back at him,
was the unmistakahle likeness Of his young
wife standing on a street corner, waiting,
watching for what for whom?
While a good hearted man Of high char
acter and correct life, Mr., Spight, like many
another remarked widower whose fancies
bad heavily turned to thoughts of love in
the fall Of life, was uncertain, suspicious
and jealous. He lost no time, therefore, in
bearing the awful disclosure, with its more
awful deductions, 90 the confidential closet
of his old time adviser and friend, Judge
Josiah MarcellUs.
DUTY to Julia, my poor motherless child,
demands that he adamant, he moaned.
The Judges idea of comfort was derived
from the Book Of job.
what did / tell your he asked. A man
Of your years, with a grown-up daughter,
marrying an Unknown widow from no.
WHERE
Alicia is noble woman" protested
spight-
Then why do you como to me7T
Because, returned the wretched hus-
band, his misgivings revived, because
she was supposed 10 he South with friends
hundreds Of miles from Monmouth. have
q lsttsr from hsr, written on the hotel paper,
dated the very day this internal picture
was taken, telling me about the halmy
weather, the orange blossoms, the fresh
vegetahles-oh, damn
She has deceived you, said the Judge,
severely.
of courBe she has, Of oourse she Is, of
oourss she will,' continued Spight moo
herent in his misery. This thing must be
stopped. Think Of my position, my hon
bred name Think OF Julia with her TO-
nantio ideas I VII confront Alicia with
this proaf Of her basensss-'
I fear the Judge interposed cautiously,
that any premature step ike that might
defeat your purpose Of asoartaining the
truth. Deception, you know, is moro apt
10 bs a fixed habit than an isolated
incident. Perhaps it would be well TO talk
it over with my confidential man.
And 40 Mr.. Abe Crunkite wus summoned
and apprised Of the situation.
Cronldte examined the paper carefully.
As his keen eyes fingered on a particular
picture on the page devoted to men, a
transient CLEAN Of satisfaction illumined
his somewhat stolid face. He turned again
10 the acousatory likeness of Mrs. Spight,