Barbour County index., 1906-09-19
7 RYING TO
SAVE HIM
By S. e. KIsER

Saturday the 6th.-Mr. Sproggleson
| was very polite to me at the Alpine
Garden last night. He insisted on buy
ing bottle of champagne, and once
| he caught me by the arm, squeezing
it gently. His wife and daughters are
| in Europe, and l suppose he is begin
ming to long for the society of ladies.
l never realized before how pleasant
he could be-
Sunday the 7th.-Met Mr.. Sproggle-
! son at the garden again last night He
insisted on bringing me home in cab.
Seemed to be worried about some
| thing l am afraid he has been losing
heavily on horse races. / must save
him. Think of the wrong that would
be done, to the many poor people who
have put all their savings in his bank
| If he should become a defaulter.
Monday, the Sth-Mr Sproggleson
called on me last night He said I
ought to have better place than this
to, live in, and told me he needed a
lady in his office at large salary. He
| is such a splendid man. / must use
my influence to have him quit playing
| the races:
Wednesday. the 10th-William has
| just left. He is going to rent lovely
| little fiat for me, where can be much
| more comfortable than 1 am here. 1
wonder if his wife would object if she
knew it? But, of course, there is no
| reason why she should know. She is
| in Europe. l must be kind to him and
keep him from going wrong. There
are SO many temptations for man in
his position.
Saturday, the 13th-I am to have a
place in his private Office at lovely
| salary. He says there will not be
| much for me to do. The new fiat is
charming. I shall be so happy there.
William and will have house warm
ing in it next Monday evening. He
has ordered case of champagne and
lot OF other good things for the occa-
sion.
Tuesday, the 16th-William con-
fessed to me last night that he had
lost $4,000 on horses during the past
two months. 1t is too bad l must
save him, not only for his own sake.
but for the sake of the poor depositors.
He has bought me a lovely ring. To-
morrow | am to begin working in his
Office. 1t will be so nice to be always
near him.
Friday, the 18TH am awfully up
set to-day. He told me last night that
| was the only woman he ever really
loved. | can hardly believe that it is
true. Still, why shouldn't it be? 1t
was so nice of him to make that place
IN the bank for me. / have nothing
at all to do except paste the stamps on
the letters that he writes. Sometimes
it seems almost too good to last.
Sunday. the 21st-William confessed
to me last night that he had taken a
large amount of money from the bank
and fixed the books so that the di-
rectors wouldn't know it, He is ter
ribly worried and l must be kind to
him. Perhaps he has some of it left.
He seems to love me with all his soul.
| am so glad his wife and daughters
have decided to remain in Europe all
summer. | don't know what | should
do if they were to return and take him
away from me, so that | would lose
the chance to save him.
Tuesday, the 23d-The dear fellow
is going to buy me a lovely automo-
bile. l suppose the poor depositors
will have to pay for it, but as long
as the directors don't know anything
about it there will be no harm And
if he didn't get the auto he would
probably lose the money playing the
ponies, anyway. He seems to love me
more and more every day. l am so
happy! 1 wonder if l shall really be
able to save him?
Thursday, the 25th-He has agreed
to cut down the allowance he gives
his wife and daughters and let me
have that much extra. / am almost
sure that l shall save him yet. If he
would only give the money to me and
let me play the races awhile l might
have better luck than he has, Life
seems so pleasant since he and l have
become such warm friends. l never
could stand it to go back to the old
ways of living. So must do all can
to save him, for my own happiness as
well as his.
Saturday, the 27th-We have quar-.
relied. The fool wanted me to give ND
the automobile because he was afraid
to take any more money. He said the |
bank examiner was expected to lookI
over the books some time during the |
next month or two and that it was |
necessary to be very )areful. Pooh. |
/ wonder if he thinks he can put me
off in that way? Bank examiners
never examine till afterwards. / won
der if he can be a quitter, after all?
Sunday, the 2Sth-Everything is
lovely again. He came last night and
begged to be forgiven. He promised [
to do anything / wanted him to.
think / shall be able to save him vet.
What shame it is that he can't get
a divorce. Oh, well, what of it, as long
as the money holds out?