The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-15
~ Don MAIL L.mon

mason chuckled notsily.
II was "A great scheme. and all he need
DO now would be 70 write the letters
Ills vile had just left home 10 spend
i've days at her mothers. and he had
forming her how the house ana her nsts
were getting along lie had Intended to
SUCK faithfully 10 business during her
absence and come home every night like
model husband and write those Iittie
notes But when the train had drawn
Sut OF the station with his wife aboard
nis friend wilson had slapped him on
ths back and invited him up-country for
a four-day fishing trip.
re would have accepted the invitation
1et OF hand had II not been for those
letters ne had pledged himself TO write
lie couldn't leave the city and mail
note each day TO his wife bearing the
BOSTON postmark. And should his let
ters iail TO bear the Boston poStmark no
foresaw that Mrs Mason would prompt
~ return home to learn the reason why.
But now he had bridged the difficulty
lie would sit down at once and write
Tour letters 20 his wife. and leave them
IN boston 20 be mailed. one each day lie
could engage girl at some downtown
agency 10 look after the house and mail
the letters. and return In time to dis
charge her and receive Mrs. Mason when
she got back home.
lie chnckled again as he put his pen
20 the hrst note. II wouldn't do any
harm TO adorn his letters with some lit
tie touches and flights OF fancy IL
would give him something TO say with
out committing himself about home mat
tiers. and then he could make ~ appear
That ne was better fellow at heart
than his wife credited him with being
In an hour he had written the four
! letters. sealed and stamped them. and
getting up with the feeling that IL was
pity he hadn't been "A novelist in
stead or broker. he hurried OF down
town and engaged the services OF a
strapping girl tor "A week.
she wanted to go to her lodgings first
and get her box. but Mason packed her
on directly 60 his house. Introducing her
( 10 MS Wifc.s cat. canary bird and parrot,
and gave her the four letters he had
written and explained how she was 10
mail the one numbered Il" on the back
The Following day. number 80" the day
The girl appeared 20 be Intelligent and
Wiliing and, leaving her 'pollying' the
Parrot, MASON packed some clothing into
MS grip and Joined his friend Wilson on
the o'clock express.
Seated IN the smoking car. he marveled
NJ his own amazing artfulneSs and could
hardly refrain from boosting OF II 70 his
companions. But recalling "a certain pre-
Nious occasion when ne mad talked too
manned silent.
The little party found the fishing ex-
cellent but none Of its members derived
80 much pure enjoyment from the affair
as Mason.
Lord. It's a sin" he chuckled 20 him
SER, smoking his Ctcar out on the cool
porch OF the little mountain hotel "ft's
a sin and a shame. but a. was the neat
est trick ] ever turned with Grace IN
work 10 again the next time she goes
Tiftv miles away. Mrs Mason was in
a state OF extreme perpleNity. anger and
impatigncc.
The day after she had arrived al her
mothers 90 spend The week she had re-
ceivei letter from her husband 1t
read
Dear VIE:
DICK is well and drinks more milk
than Young calf. Trixy appears 10
be Noting The Major talks and
whistles all the time. Tho house
looks clean az ever. but very cheer
less with YOU away.
Poor Johnson we buried him TO-
DAY. ] was the chief mournor II
kept me away from business. hut
needed little rest. as my sittIn..
NJ with him the past four nights
has quite worn mo out but as
long as know that you are having
good rest ! am content. lie was
n zine man. Tor all his faults. and
his friends will miss him Take
care Of your health. my love and
enjoy yourself all you can 4 thou
sand Kisses from Henry
Who an carth is this man Johnson o..
exclaimed Mrs. Mason 20 herself And
what does Henry mean by writing me
during The past four nights Why. I
left home only Yesterday. and Do ha s
been sleeping tn his room. can my alb
sence have upset his reason. or is no
working too hard what shall do
shall tell mother" 80 7 won't worry
her TN wait tlu hear again"
The following dav q second letter
came for Mrs. Mason. and she couli
hardly wait TO get the scissors 10 cut 10 /
o1eu.
She read
Dear wife
uisF ana TrIvy and the Major
miss Won bat Wfes YOU more Your
ab-rut. would have been uuheartble /
had mv mind not been employed with Z
poor johnson. DO died lasf night.
after TWO days OF suffering The