The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-09-29
A Chapter
of Errors
By EIrNICE BLAKE

gregory ana the cn1lQren departed IOT
their summer place in New Hampshire.
On Sept. 2 Mrs. Gregory received a
letter from her husband from London
informing her that he would arrive in
New York on the 25th of August. He
would open the city residence and keep
bachelors hall there till the return Of
the family, which was set for Tuesday
after Labor day.
Mr.. Gregory arrived on the day
named and, having made himself com-
Portable at home, dined and proceeded
to amuse himself in his library. but
loneliness drove him out, and he did
not return till III o'clock. There was a
veStibule entrance to his house. the
outer door Of which was not locked,
and, turning the knob. he pushed open
the door. In the inner door were glass
panels, through which Il light in the
hall shone dimly and revealed a mans
figure c%rouching in a corner of he
vestibule. Mr.. Gregory was Il power
full man. and Il stranger to fear. TAX
ing the man by the collar. he showed
him through the inner door. which he
had already opened, into the hall and,
shaking him as a cat would shake a
mouse. cried In stentorian tones:
You contemplate sneak thief! What
are you doing here?"
The man. who was young and well
dressed, made no reply. He seemed to
be undecided as to what excuse to
make. There was a pitiable look on
his face that excited Mr.. Gregory's
commiseration.
You're altogether too decent a look
ing man." said the latter. ito be max.
ing a living in this way. Have you
ever done any thieving before?"
mo, SIR" said the man dejectedly.
"Well in that case I'll let you go.
term of years. I'll give you a chance.
Go to work. Now get o u Of here"
The next morning as he was going
out to his club for breakfast he met
the postman at the door, who handed
him a letter from his daughter ADELE
postmarked New Hampshire:
Dearest Papa-I trust that you have
Sdlely dIIlNtu. "hcI you Iedu thio Sou
will doubtless have learned Of the impor-
tant event that has occurred in my life.
[ wish you would write me just as you
feel. Don't conceal a single thing. You
know that your approval of everything
| nave ever done has been necessary to
my happiness. In this, the most impor-
tant of all. l beg of you to write me
frankly and freely.
AS soon as Mr.. Gregory found leisure
to do so he wrote his daughter lacon.
ically:
Arrived on time. Yours received. Don't
understand. Your owing FATHER.
BY return mail came a letter which
was as laconic as his own:
Never mind. All a mistake. ADELE,
"Wha the dickens is the matter
with the child?' muttered Mr.. Gregory
to himself. Zone day it is the most
important event of her life. the next
all a mistake"
However. he was familiar with these
great events in the lives of his chill
dren and had become accustomed to
consider them Of little real moment.
So absorbed was he during the day that
he forgot all about this family matter
In the afternoon he received IA tele-
gram from his wife which upset him
completely:
Come at once. Adele has had a severe
shock.
Mr.. Gregory took the first through
train to his summer home and on his
arrival met his wife ut the door, who
told him that during his absence Adele
had met and fallen desperately in love
with Il young man. who had responded.
He was intellectually rather than phys.
ically vigorous and desperately sensi-
tive. He had returned to the city. and
Adele had received II letter from him
breaking the engagement without Civ
ing any reason. In consequence the
poor girl was Frustrated.
Mr.. Gregory was furious. After com
miserating with his daughter and get
ting from his wife the name and ad-
dress of the man who had Tilted Adele
he returned to he city On h morn
ing after his arrival the culprit was
sitting at a 10 o'clock breakfast. which
he was not eating. by the by. when the
doorbell rang. and Mr., Gregory pushed
past the maid who admitted him into
the dining room. On the threshold he
| stood stock still. The culprit crouched
behind the breakfast table.
ut seems to me | have seen you be
fore" said the astoniShed Gregory.
The man stared at him. trembling.
What in thunder does this all
mean?" cried Gregory
Then the situation dawned upon him.
His daughters sutton had called on
him doubtless to ask for her hand. got
wedged in the veStibule n been mis-
taken for a sneak thief
That same day Adele received a tele-
gram from her father:
All a mistake. We will be with you to-
morrow evening
When the train arrived h next day
1t brought Adele'S father and her rec
reant sutton. Then it was explained
A.