Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-17

nate in the love and protection OF a
generous and honorable man who had
no knowledge of her former marriage
And there were two little children in
whom their affection, pride and ambition
conferred. There was a scene. of course
and the unholy secret was disclosed
But husband No. =. after he had heard
both sides of the case decided to ma ke
business transaction OF 1t, ana being
a practical man. he paid husband No
to Dakota and get divorce on the
ground of desertion. Thee wretch was
perfectly willing to do so. and when he
got drunk in Cheyenne on his return he
told his maudlin story.
Too Cautious.
\ rather different case is that of a
Finn mirer at kemmerer who adver-
tised Cor mail order wife, as they are
called. and after d few months OF cor
respcndencc she arrived on the train.
Eein. Of a suspicious nature and of eN-
,.,ssive caution. he persuaded a friend 10
meet the young woman al the station
and take her to boarding mousse where
he could have an opportunity of obseiV-
ing her appearance and manners before
allowing tie matrimonial moose to De
drawn about his neck. The friend was
loyal and carried out his part oil the pro
gram. Tie g'r! was all that she had
strong. intelligent daughter of the north:
but when she learned of the prudence OF
her lover-by correspondence she WOULD
have nothing TO do with nm, ana soon
obtained employment as servant IN a
I>enmerer family. The romance ended
:. few months later by her marriage to
the friend OF her lover who received her
upon her arrival, and they are prosper
ouS and happy.
The most successful matrimonial
nd nf N fhpSp
was conducted by the Meeteetse Club at
the town of Grey Bull. d cattle center
in the northern part OF the state. Nheh
the census returns showing the YER!
large discrepancy between men ana
women in the population OF Wyoming
came to the attention of group OF
members OF that club they decided that
L was their duty as puDllc-Splrlfed ana
patriotic citizens TO do something TO
change the situation. And they appoint
ed committee which canNaSsed the
county to discover opportunities for en-
ployment for women of good character.
They then opened all extraordinary
employment agency, which, during the
nax, wear found places as school teach
ers stenogra pliers. clerks in stores. COM
nauions sewing women. sCvernesses
cooks. househld servants, etc. for about
1tO women.
Mr. F. H. Barrow, now secretary of the
Industrial Club of Cheyenne. who was
doing newspaper work out here at that
,ime learned Of the intentions of tie CLUB
and sen. ont the stor' To syndicate OF
n.u-snaoers from which it was widely
MED. This made it unnecessary for the
committee 10 resort 10 ordinary advertis-
ING The result of the BarroWs oublica-
ton was the rece-1t of more than $3.50
letters from almost every state east of
Tho Missouri river and from women of
eyary age kind and condition. Tie story
was published in almost every newspape"
in New England, and as consequence
more letters came from thai section than
from any other \ clerk was employed
who classified the letters b. states and
fled them i'm patent spring covers
according to localities from which they
came. They were then carefully read by
the committee. and those which see ned
to he genuine were answered with blanks