The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-13
TRUE AS S TIE Ell

Just as / was retiring to rest one
evening there came to my registry Of
fee door a gentle, unObtrusive knock.
When my assistant answered the knock
and ushered in poor, bedraggled look
ing creature therefore, l was not sur
prised.
But l certainly was astonished when
the broken down looking woman asked
me to obtain a situation for her as gen.
eral servant.
Have you any referencesy 1 que
ried.
mo, ma'am, I am sorry to say, 1
have not"
Where do you come from and what
is your name"
II have just come out of-jail. My
name is Grace Campion.
about five years ago." she said, 81
took a situation as general servant in
the household of the postmaster of -.
The family consisted Of my employer,
his wife, son and two daughters.
THE postmaster was very fond of
company, and every evening at G
o'clock he went out for a brisk walk
which generally ended at a certain
noted suburban hotel. He always re-
turned in time to get off the heavy post
and then went out again to the Golden
Ball hotel, adjacent, for the remainder
of the evening.
when there was crush in the post
office l was called in to help, and, be
ing trustworthy, the money drawers
were always open to me.
STANLEY Gore, my employers son. be-
gan to follow his fathers footsteps, sad
ly too soon. His father kept him moder-
ately well supplied with pocket money,
but still Stanley often used to borrow a
few pounds from me on one pretense or
another
HE generally paid me back again
with great promptitude. Whether he
meant anything or not. he was very
handy with his compliments, and from
these we got to kisses.
Stanley one day spoke to me on the
subject of marriage. After some de-
lay l accepted him. His father. when
he heard of the engagement, while he
ACNCiNC Tie announcement COl0lV-
raised no barrier
Just about this time a curious thing
took place in the postoffice. There
was something wrong with the cash.
A test letter containing marked coins
had been sent by a departmental de-
tective, and it had not arrived at its
destination. Indeed it had never passed
through our office, although the recep-
ton of it had been traced to the hands
Of Stanley Gore.
Il overheard the detective declare
that he had a search Warrant and that
he should forthwith proceed to put if
into execution. l almost flew upstairs
TO his room, and in less time than II
takes to tell found convincing proofs
OF MS guilt With the intention of de-
stroying the telltale letters was rush.
ing down into the kitchen with them
In my hands when who should meet me
on his way to Stanley's room but the
detective.
The officer recognized the test letter
at a glance and by a quick movement
on his part snatched it from me Re.
fore l could recover from my surprise
ne had my arms pinioned in such a
way that was entirely in his power.
For Stanley's sake went QUIETLY
with him. When outside he called a
cab, and in few minutes afterward
l found myself in a cell at the police
Office
Next morning, when the newspa-
pers, whose reporters had picked up
the information at the police office.
gave full particulars of the robbery
and arrest, public opinion was very
much divided on the subject. Some