The Scandal of a 'Working Man's Romance' in Seattle

Ernest Bakkillic-Bakulic, the man who has attained world-wide notoriety, has had nothing but ill luck since he was deserted by his pretty wife. It is probably the last that will be heard of Bakkillic for some time, for he has been forced into such odious prominence by the newspapers that the public is thoroughly tired of him. And yet, Ernest is not such a bad fellow. On the contrary, there is every reason to believe that he is a sober and well-behaved young man, and he is probably more deserving of public sympathy than the young woman with whose name his is inseparably linked. He was committed to the error of falling in love with his employer’s daughter. But, from the circumstances of the case, there is every reason to believe that Miss Montaini first fell in love with him, and as she was unquestionably pretty and bright, it is certain that the great majority of good young men would have done just as Ernest did. He felt that the young woman whom he loved had been done an injustice, and he set to work to do what he could to aid her and himself. He apparently feared the notoriety which she seemed to court. He did the best that he could do under the circumstances, and after his first wife died, he kept his whereabouts as much as possible to himself and did not trade upon the Ernest name. He should have lived a quiet and contented life. He deserved a better wife and a happier lot.