Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1912-06-20


DO 80 there Is an incident In my lif'
that you'd prevent H. 1 was VISITING
my friends Mr aud Mrs Jim Pea
body al their county place AnOthei
guest was Miss Virginia Wother
spoon. 10 whom / had taken a desper
ate fancy One afternoon after a
game OF tennis I went into the bath.
noon on the floor whore my room was
i0cafed Tor & bath. and on the marble
basin I saw a Rug set with four large
diamonds. which I recognized ~ once
a. ono had seen on the finger Of
sflss wOthersp0On. took II 10 my
/ room. Intending 10 hand II 10 her
7 when We met NJ dinner. Jim called
ms 10 bis room 10 tell me about some
; amnasments be was arranging. and I
Z left the ring on The mahiei IA my
room lie kept me half an hour. aud
when returned the ring was gone.
was liable % be- considered u thief
and u having appropriated 10 myself
the property Of q girl 10 whom ! had
already given the biggest part ~ my
hear I was sufficiently cool 10 think
before acting What would he the
safest course for me 10 prrsuef
while weighing the pros aud cons Of
different courses dlHner was announc-
ed
I once knew a very successful man
who said, reversing a common adage.
II never do today what I eau put on
an tomorrow" | was much Impress
ed with the idea. and rather than de-
eide hastily IN this instance I conclud.
Ell 10 defer decision tlil after dinner.
decided dead wrong ! should have
brought the matter out az once. While
l had been In Jlm's room the house
beeper had gone into mine 10 leave
some towels aud had seen the ring on
my mhntel Miss wotherspoon missed (
Il and ran b. the bathroom. Not find
Ing her property. she made her loss
known 20 the hostess. The hostess
communicated with the housrkccper 4
who said aie had seen the ring on my
manteL Had I. on going down 10 din. I
ner. made the facts known my story /
would have been believed But. not 1
sayiug word about the matter. II an !
locked very singular 10 my friends.
Nothing was said about Miss woth- |
erspoOn's loss. ana NJ first there wns no .
eouatrulni az the board. iut befoFs
the dinner was finished I noticed a
considerable GOODNESS toward me on |
the part of every one.
knowing well the Cause ana begin I
ming 10 reallze the position was In. I
grew embarrassed saw that Ind /
made mistake all around and dld not .
sea any why "a vindicate mysclr
10 not know that the ring had been
scen Ia my room. but II Wal plain 10
me That my connection with n was IN
theory ~ 10 the disappearance of the
thnt some one. probably a
servant, had gone into my room and.
seeing the ring there. had stolen a.
After dinner took Jim aside ana
'od him the whole story lie looked
fery serious lie said that he didn't
ioubt word % what had told him.
mt he didn't see how we were To-
'ouylncc the women OF the family
"rhcy don't take the same Views ~
hings that we do" he snid They
udge IN accordance with their feel.
nrs That's the reason we meu don't !
n them Into the jury box The maln
roublc IA this case Il that all our
eryants have been With IA long
While. aud. although We have left val.
ahles where they could have been
asily stolen without detection. we
ave never missed anything hut III
q the hest I can for you
You never know what different
iews different persons will take ~ y
lystcry Ia which you ARE implicated
nth You ore the subject Of a. The
ais prrsnn Ia that whole household
ho thoroughly believed my story was
who3
I'm tell you
AFTER talking with jim | went out
.r walk In order 70 leave him to
n niy story h. the others aud 10 get
iieted down. when I returned no one
as about. but on going Into the
awiur ru0m Miss WothrrspoOu ad- /,
Inccd aud. putting out her hand ana
Ting h-r honsst eyes on mlne. said
n huss Aeari your explanation and 4,
We not he slightest doubt that every '
lsJ - 4 Is absolutely true"
~ aossi What do you suppose | u
az oreaea to- spTipkier In my
Pretty soon went up 20 lim's rsots
tell him the good news Tie listened IN
me. hut without that enthusiasm
4 expected when ! Ind flushed he
IA n
We mnst nud the Thief That's the
ly way 10 cxonerate you. told
n that women are prone % decide L
m questions IN accordance with
'lr feelings am not surprised az
- wothcrspoon's action. for both
( wife aud have noticed decided
rtlallty on her part ror you"
Thank God Tor that
My wife 4 morn unprecedented. Al
sh her 10 fccl perfectly satisfied IN
} mattet and shall take measures 10
cover the thief w