The Cairo bulletin., 1906-06-04
"A WIFE TO ORDER.
BY LOUIS d. LANCE.
Ccopyrisnt 1906 by Daily story rub co)

William Beattie was lonesome man
even as he had been lonesome hoy
All through his lonesome youth he had
the most ardent feelings toward the
girls with whom he came in contact
but something in his retiring nature
forbade him to express these feelings
or To get on even friendly terms with
the objects OF his admiration and de-
sire.
In the meantime he was most faith
| full and efficient in business and pros
pered accordingly AT 80 he found
himself comparatively a rich man,
with boundless prospects before
him Bur he was not satisfied. Far
| from ii, he was restless, morose--sav-
agely angry with his fate,
What boots it that have success.
money. the respect and fear Of men,
he said TO himself, when | cannot
have the love Of woman the one great
thing ! have wanted all my life?
You have not tried, replied his IN
ner self, relentlessly.
Il cannot he responded, saVagely
Nature left some void in my make
up, and try as | Will, | am tonsue-tied
in the presence of women.
William Beattie, however. realized
thoroughly the yalue Of wealth, Of hard
cash He knew its power over men
and women, and in his business deal
ings he never made any mistakes in
dealing with women any more than he
did with men, II was only when he
attempted to put himself into personal
relations with women that he became
tongue-tied and impotent
Finally at 80 he made a great re-
solve.
II can never win a woman's love
chat is clear, he said to himself, Ana
womans love is the only thing in al
the world that want have
achieved business means. have all
the money | will ever need-and plenty
more coming Nothing can stop that
| have never failed in a single enter
prise to which gave my mind and
energy Why not give this same
mind and energy TO secure what ! want
more than all elSe-a womans love,
70 feel soft arms about my neck, &c
have languid eyes look into mine, to
have clnging, yielding form in my
arms. 70 have children clamorlng
about my knees-for all this | would
work harder, sacrifice more. than /
have ever done, In fact | would give
all have acquired and all | hope to
acquire
why don't you do something abou.
it?" inquired his inner sell relent-
lessIy.
Il an going to he replied, SHARPLY /
II sm going 10 devote all my ensret /
ana brains hereafter 10 securing q +
woman TO complete my life Since .
cannot win woman will start our
at tile beginning and rear one for my
own purposes. | will buy a baby girl
and have her reared and educated for
the express purpose of becoming my
wife"
And with this determination he
started out lie haunted orphan asy
lums and lying-in hospitals. He
sought the poor districts. where chill
dren are, of necessity burden 1t
was long before he found what he
wanted, but eventually he did find it.
1t was in st. Anthony's orphan asy
Ium-and the face OF the little girl
4 child OF five or six-attracted and
thrilled him Her dark, passionate
eyes, her olive skin, her Jet-black hair,
ler 1.-THE young iigure-all gave prom
Sc Of glorious womanhood
Inquiry developed that she was the
laughter of poor Italian girl Of
marvellous beauty, who had been
brought to the lying-in hospital across
he way by a btg-hearted stranger
With plenty oil money. and an air (
which bespoke blue blood lie had Z
laid an her expenses literally in ad- ]
Tance, and then had faded away and .
vas heard of no more.
After her recovery. the Young moth
n, being unable 10 take care of the c
hid, had placed it in the orphan asy- {
um across the way Beauie eagerly .
ought the mother. Though worn by q
ears Of coarsening toll, and stili more
associations. she still re- '
aimed q remnant of a passionate type I
I beauty which put Beattie's nerves y
n edge and made his pulses bound y
lot at all intellectual was Anita Maj n
oil. not educated or refined or intel y
,ctual, but she possessed AN the splen- "
id latin possibilities or love-and n
bowed IL in every motion. q
If she We're l6 instead of 80 and II
'esh instead OF being q worn-Qut a