The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-07-23
a Practical
Wife Hunter
By ESTHER vANIDEvEER

SO Tar as spending money was CON
eeFbed that he iliadzu0< idea his father
was rich. How should he have when
the property was all In gilt edge bonds
hidden away in box In the vaults OF
4 savings and investment company !.
The bow was sent to school TIL he was
sixteen years old, then put to work.
e one day when Johnny was twenty
two wears old his father died and the
young man was astOunded to find HIM
self In possession of securities worth
half million of dollars. From hav-
ing nothing to spend except what ne
needed for necessities out OF $l,0OO
year he had now $4,000.
Though John was a very plain young
man, with not much education. and ut
terly unreared to the ways OF q gen
tleman. he had good common sense
He realized early that no matter how
rich man is he can spend but mod
crate sum without injury to himself;
TINT to enjoy recreation one must hrse
work, and that, as the old song says.
there's no place Like home" Act
ing on these principles. he set HIM
self TO the task of getting wife who
had the same quality of sense as him.
self. One who had been brought up In
affIuence would be ashamed OF him;
one who had been brought up in pow
erty would not likely find herself mar
rfed to- q man with a large income
without losing her head.
How was he to proceed? he had
few. IL any, acquaintances with young
women. BY setting up an establish
ment he could easily make acquaint-
ances. but he was modest enough to
think they would only care for what
they could get out Of him. Those who
were refined would look down on hun
while spending his money. and those
who were not refined would not know
how to spend it.
John had never heard of the great
caIiph, Haroun-al-Raschid, who went
about disguised, looking into the af-
fairs OF his subjects, in order to right
wrongs, but he adopted similar means.
He applied to a typewriter manufac--
turing company for position as sales-
man. Purchasing a horse and wagon
suitable to his purpose. he went about
from house to house, supposedly look
ing for customers, but really looking
for wife.
His clientele werelargely women, ana
most OF these We're young. His meth
cd of making acQuaintances proved
available. True, out of the many ne
visited he made the acquaintance OF
but few. One great advantage he had
none of the girls he visited vas on
her guard. and he was surprised TO see
how many were selfish. heartless ana
unamiable. Many we're the snubs ne
received. now and again girl got
IN for fascinating purposes slammins
the door in his face with a harsh
Don't want any typewriters. John
could not help thinking how dlnerent
would be his reception If she knew that
he was looking for a wife to help him
spend $4,000 year.
One morning he called ut house
where he was received ut the door by
n nice looking young woman, who said
to him kindly:
II would be glad to buy a Typewriter
az You for two reasons. In the first
place. could make money If owned
one, and. in the second. l always sym
pathize with those who are compelled
to make their living by canvassing. !
know how hard it would be for me TO
do that kind of work. and can under
stand how hard it must be for you.
..,That's the first bit OF sympathy I've
Won mind letting me come in and rest
n few minutes? I've not made sale
for so long that I'm bit discouraged.
.'Certainly. Come In"
She took Johnny into n living room
and, disappearing. returned with some
bread and butter and cold meat on a
plate. you look hungry" she said.
'.I'm afraid you've not, had a good
meal today
John offered to sell the girl type
writer on easy terms. telling her at
the same time that his employer paid
him his commission down. 1t was this
desire to help him that decided her
She could get work IL she had the
typewriter to do it with, and the terms
ofFered were I'LL notes. no cash She
wns sure she could meet the notes and
make something besides.
John collected the money on the
notes himself, and they were all paid
Mt maturity. He fingered frequently
when making his collections. and In
this way an intimacy grew up between
the two. 4 time came when John told
her that he was doing much. better
than at his first visit to her and
thought that he would like home "
she would help him build it up. The
young lady put him on TIL she could
find out something about him he was
very 1nethodical in the matter of CIV
ing her references. taking care to In
Etruct those he referred to to say moth
ing about his means.
The young woman on receipt of the
testimonials that John Burton bore
an excellent character consented to
help him build home, continuing her
typewriting. A month before their
marriage John confessed to her how