The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-04-01

on the manuscript. Interest, surprise
amazement, gave place to suppressed
but unholy mirth. Snesd's article
read:
THANK God! cried Mrs. Edith NJ
Lindeman of 1925 Calvert street. MY chill
dren will liver
In home made desolate by the deser.
ton Of husband, with gaunt hunger
stalking at the door, with two tots weak
from want of the bare necessities of life,
a reporter for the World appeared this
morning and In the twinkling of an eye
that dreary abode was changed into q
haven Of comfort.
II was a pathetic story that Mrs. Lirde-
man had to tell of husband untrue to bis
vow to protect her. who had abandoned
her in the heart of a cruel winter and left
his family to it's fate. Tears flowed down
the womans cheeks as she recited the
story of his perfdy
God knows" she told the reporter, IT
was good wife to him"
There was more-about half a col
umn more-of narrowing details. but
Morrison had had enough. His mind
was firmly made up. Walking to-
Duffy's desk, he laid down the copy.
Very good indeed, Mr.. Duffy," he
said quietly. But If could write
like that 1 wouldn't be working for
you at ten dollars a week"
Duffy grunted.
"For Gods sake, Edith, what sort
of a CHASTITY joke is this?"
Andrew X. Lindeman, broker and
clubman, stood in the drawing-room
of his former home in Calvert street,
hat and gloves In his hand.
He fiourished copy Of the World
excitedly.
The woman took 1t In silence. AS
she read the headlines her face was
a study.
THE idiots!" she cried.
Then the righteousness Of the thing
struck her, and she laughed outright.
you didn't really think we were
starving here, did you, Andrew" she
said, when she had recovered her
breath. And did you really care?
Strangel thought you had forgot
ten you had a wife or children" and
her eyes regarded him sorrowfully.
That's right" said the man Bit
terly. Blame it all on me-"
TITS the Sonnatinis, In the rear. Al
reporter came here this morning; but
saw him myself l can't imagine
how the mistake occurred"
well, I'll have something to say
over there in the morning. Good-by.
I'm going back to the hotel, Edith"
The woman looked at him wistfully,
but said nothing. He had almost
reached the door when there was a
shout, and two white-gowned tots
rushed through the hall and were
caught in their fathers arms.
Daddy! Daddy" they cried in de-
light.
"You's doin' to stay, daddy" cried
,ne curly-head, "'cause mamma said
you was when you came back"
Does mamma want me to stay, do |
'ou think, Mildred?"
"Oh, yes, daddy. l heard mamma
Isk bod to send you home to her"
An instant later daddy was holding
half-faint but happy woman in his
rms.
Duffy was crushed; the business
manager was wild; the entire town
# Madison was in Mysteries. Wilson,
he business manager, had caught the
dition, but only after some five thou
and papers had reached the streets.
Nobody but - - fool
yould have made such bull" he
formed. "Iindeman, well-known
roker; wife lives in palace; foot
ian, coachman, automobiles, and all
nat sort of thing.
why, it'll cost us $4,000 even to
1t. Didn't anybody in this
ID Office recognize the name? BY
ad, I'll cripple the staff. I'll dis
barge every man"
The telephone bell stopped him.
7ilson was standing near by, and he
'rked the receiver off the hook.
"Eh? Mr.. Lindeman? What's that?
h. yes, I'll send him over right away.
r. Lindeman, this is Wilson, busi-
sss manager. I'm going to see you,
ow? Never mind? / assure you,
r. All right, SIR"
Duffy, get hold OF that young Nor.
son and send him to Lindeman's Of
,e at once. Tell him to explain the
hole business. We've got to throw
lrselves on his mercy
Give the story a two-column dis
ay-same place as the other-flrst {
ition. Cad. what lot of fat-heads,"
ID Wilson withered the stan with his
ance as he strobe toward the ele-
tor.
An hour later, Morrison entered the
ice, smiling.
TITS all right. Mr.. Duffy. Mr.. Lin
man says for you people to rest
sy. He won't sue. He's satisfied to
the matter drop.
"Oh, BY the way, Mr.. Duffy. I've
t to quit you. Sorry, too. but Mr..
ndeman has offered me job"
Just then the elevator stopped at
3 office floor Morrison took II.