The Cairo bulletin., 1910-11-22
"A Matrimonial
Escape
BY ARTHUR w. BREWSTER
Copyright, 1910. by American Press
Association

ESTABLISHMENT Wnere conlu 90 thB
and ether work pertaining to mines.
My place was q receptacle for gold |
dust, large quantities Of which were
left with me continually. $50 Ma
Miss Rebecca Wright, my4typewrit,
err, was q yery cireumspect young lady.
l attempted occasionally to joke with \
her but met with no response. On !
one or two occasions L ventured to say
something bit tender to her, but met
with no encouragement But when %
mans mind Is set on producing re-
suits. especially asw oman, lie win
not let up until he has accomplished
them or Is Obliged TO give At up. What
L wished, alb wished sat least, at first /
was to see Mas Wright shgw a con-
sciousness Of my admiration and some
appreciation Of the fact.
But something happened which led
me to forget Miss Wright and any one
else except one unknown person. That
personstwa getting away with geld
dust In sufiicientNquantites to ruin me
il the leakage continued,
Noigreat quantity was taken at one
time. Indeed, what missed at n
weighing had but the value Of few
dollars. But missed these small
amounts continually. / had nothing
laid UP, and the amounts l was losing
made up an accommodating debt. ! set
"a watch on every one connected with
the establishment except Miss Wright
did not propose to have any one spy
upon girl who had every evidence Of
recttude.
Then the stealing ceased for awhile
began again tothink of my stenogra
pher and, yielding to pique, recon-
fnenced my efforts to break through
that icfness which characterized all
her actions toward me, she accepted
my attentions. but passively. She
even permitted me to retain her hand
when took 1t In mine on meeting her
after a brief absence. Matters pro-
crossed between us until came to
driving her out occasionally was
not especially In love with her, though
l might have been had she received
my attentions more warmly. 1t was
with me rather matter Of curiosity.
4 though since / lived a lonely life In a
/ country where there was little Of wo-
mans society / often thought Of mar
rying Miss Wright, If l could gain her
consent, for the sake of a home.
Then suddenly the leakages In gold
dust RECOMMENDED. j charged several
persons In my employ with being the
thief. hoping that some one Of them
would break down under the accuse
ton and confess. Among others ac-
cused the woman who kept my prem
Uses I'm order She turned on me like a
fury:
IF We want to know where yer
gold dust Is goln' I'll tell We. The
young Teddy you're drivin' out and
sayin' sweet things to is relievin' We OF
It."
was'too indignant to ask her a sin,
y gle question as TO what ground she
based her charges upon. Indeed. I
feared Miss Wright might hear her,
and to be charged with such crime
Would break her heart. | therefore
dismissed the allegation with contempt
and from that time felt more tender
than ever toward the injured girl.
Indeed, I was daily becoming more
and more inclined to enter into n mat.
rimonial partnership with Miss Wright.
grew more and more demonstrative,
In many ways indicating my intention.
Miss Wright's demeanor underwent no
change. She would permit me to en-
circle her waist, to kiss her; but. as for
responding, she made no response
whatever. / confess that this excited
my amour propre. though at times
felt inclined to cease my demonstra'
tons, feeling that l might as well
caress q stone.
1 One evening / was sitting on sofa
beside Miss Wright, our heads very
near together | asked her why she
was so unresponsive, She said she
didn't know; she had always been
called undemonstratlve wished t.
propose 10 her. but she was so cold
that couldn't bring myself to do so
Though my arm was about her waist
and her head rested on my shoulder
still there was no love current running
between u.s.
That night on taking off my coat
saw something glitter on Its shoulder
recognized particles OF gold dust!
struck me ut once that the particles
were where Miss Wrights head hnt
been Then terrible thought came b
me- Was the woman | was thinking
Of making my wife theft Was sh
carrying away the dust In her hair2
did not sleep much that night ant
the next day went away for a brie
season, employing woman to spy OF
Miss Wright When ! returned my de
teetive reported that every night tn
girl washed her hair and poured off th
water IN the bowl, leaving a sediment
which she scraped together and put II
little box
Not for worlds would expose on
whom had so nearly asked to be m.
J wife, went away again, leaving
note for her informing her Of my dis
covery and telling her not to let mi
find her when | returned
! / have tried in vain TO make no IN,
, a. rusr.r Nv,