Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-12-03

uone. we are not so poor US all that, 81
would say. 1t Is an honest pride that b,
made her so strong and kept us togethe
IL was great thing, her bringing Joe an
me to New York just for an education"
Aud she pondered on, until AT last she OF
closed the banknotc, From ~ friend
loan,' and addressed il to Mr.. Enos. II
certainly would never suspect whence
came.
1t was a foolish thing to do, perhaps, bl
Joseph, she remembered, had dropped r,
mark once, intended for his mother and hel
sell, that Frank Enos was up TO his eyes j
debt. Perhaps If he haG now, just now,
lille help OF this kind, it would prove th
greatest of all aids TO his rctrieval.
Those five hundred dollars did prove
goSsend to Mr. Enos. They awakened sol
emn reflections. they made him repeat o.
his Knees the promise he had made himsel
when he had talked with Miss Julia. B
l'returned to his desk in Mr. Mann's office, ,au,
worked for the interest Of the firm as he ha,
never in his life worked in his own behalf
Joe said that when he went into court, n
happened now quite frequently, to make
motion or transact business of minor impor
lance, Enos made an appearance much NOR
than merely respectable.
One day, Mrs. Bently, who had long beer
considering n step, took it. She said to Mr.
Enos:
81 shall put IL lawsuit into your hands
some time, that will make your fortune"
Then he perceived, what lie had indeet
perceived before, but now more clearly, tha
Mrs. Ben,ly was resoiuie woman, capable
OF forming purposes and of adhering to them
u choose you in preference to my son,
she said. "You will manage it better" II
was evident lion. her reply to the question
he asked that she did not intend to commun.
icatc The business then, and he dropped the
subject until she should herself alude to II
again.
The month Of Ciara's anticipated absence
from home had passed, and Julia had des.
patched n letter to Beech Grove. in which
sho told her That she had used the money
sent her as = loan to n friend who sto'sd ii,
what looked like vital need of help of that
kind
The same day she received Il letter from
Clara in mourning. 1t was little more
than line long: her father was dead. He
had died away from home. His dead body
had been brought back for burial His
inouFners were inconsolable. These weighty
ma lers were told in the brief dispatch.
ti"oi Mr. Troll had been endeavorny TO
ind ne Mrs. Benlly to believe that the
wounds inflicted by death were not incapa-
BILE OF healing. Could he have seen her
when Julia opened anew, as il were, her
mothers wound of widowbood, he would
have felt less confident Of his ability to final
ly convince her.
''She has borne that sorrow seventeen
years, my own dear mother" thought Julia.
1--WE have always thought her so strong,
but as she has only kept her tears 10 herself,
and given us all her smiles The instant
sympathy her mother had given these
monrncrs suggested these thoughts.
Late IN the afternoon of the same day,
Mr. Enos called. lie came to invite Miss
Julia to drive in the Park with him, but he
saw Jul as Mother instead. and received
from her this unexpected and extraordinary
answer:
81 will 60 with you, ii you please. Julia
is occupied. wish some conversation with
you without disturbance If YOU are a safe
driver, we can have it, but If you are not,
you will endanger your lawsuit, remember,
ii you endanger my life. -
Mr.. Enos was only too happy 10 be allow
ed to drive Mrs Bcnlv in whatever direc.
ton she would be pleased To Co. He ex-
pressed no surprise only pleasure. Miss
Julia's words that day when she enjoined
upon him that he must not disappoint his
faiher and his friends, and tha, providenlial
loan" doubtless sent by one of his fathers
partners nj the old genteman's suggestion,
were together working II change in him in
which good angels must have taken won
dering interest. He was only too happy,
therefore. to he allowed to drive Mrs. Bent
ly in whichever direction she was pleased to
80.
Ills client lost no lime in introducing the
subject she wished Ia discuss with him.
''Nlr. Enos, she said II am going to speak
to You rs II you were my own son, yet in
way that | cannot speak to Joseph. Mr.
Troll Is out Of the question, and have no
other friend. | have Just heard, to-day, of
the death Of my husband and my children's
father.
The only surprise Mr.. Enos exhibited at
this intelligence WAS manifested in the tight
cned rein he drew.
"Indecd," liz said.
Il shall tell you the story straight through.
Recullcrt YOU are my lawyer: note the
points. The case is mine. know have
~ 'd enough law to know that. Any court
will decide ior me in five minutes. l wish
my cilillrrn's inheritance to be secured to
them-ii possible-wilhout the knowledge
of the events which am going to relate TO
YOU"
Then she tod him. briefly, the story he
clearncss that when she fin
ished he had only 10 ask.
''Wiiy d d yon not assert your rights long
beiie this, madam!"
''llccaust choose to spare. A day may
be ASA Thousand years: have lived through
such II lav. Now the night cometb."
Mr., Euos gave the horse he was driving
prodilious cut and fur five minulee drove
very fast, without speaking. One of the
thoughts thai passed through his brain in
that silence was this: IF Joe ever hears this
story, he will see there have been worse
scainps abroad than Enos."
at is m Internal complication, said he
Al length.
II lhink, on the contrary, it is perfectly
clcil ci>t'.
Clear enough Lord, yes If you can
bring the necessary evidence"
Then Mis-. Bently perceived that by COM
plcaiion the lawyer-to-be meant that il was
a dreadful pity, all this.
II can bring the town of Manchester un
to the stand as my Witness, said he. ''lun
must take the necessary steps at once. And
say nothing to my son or my daughter.
They would suffer to think of the people at
Beech Grove. But others have suffered.
Justice is all ask, and have waited for it.
There was something in the tone of her
voice that made Mr.. Enus think of the click
of pistol just then. 1t was evident that
the business must be pushed through
"The law is in favor of our client, un-
questionably," said Mr.. Wise, the counsel
before whom Mr.. Enos laid this case on his
return from Manchester, with all manner of
evidence IN support Of Mrs. Bently's claim.
A busy life he had spent among photograph
ers and persons who were familiar with the
steps Of Bently's progress from the day that
he arrived in New York a penniless adven-
turer.
Then Mr.. Enos bestirred himself to COM
with the firm entrusted with the
affairs of the late Hosea Bently. He COM
municated the facts of his case: he had tes-
iimony ready for every point that was rails
ed. AT last the senior member, gray-haired
Mr.. Cross, showing his spctacles to the top
of his head, said in voice which he con-
trolled with difficulty, "What is to be done2"
81 suppose it is clear that Mr.. Bently
could have had but one lawful wife and set
of children under the circumstances, said
Mr.. Enos, with, ii is probable, a little of a
young mans satisfaction in the certainty OF
a verdict.
True: Mr.. Cross pondered on that. Then
there was much talk about division, settle
ment, compromise, the probability of it, the
poasibility Of IT, And there WAS much no.