River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-03-09

meRt Laura Kane for that frail beau.
/ ty and Mrs. George were one and
the same person. had left Savannah few
days before the death OF her Atlanta Low.
err, and had been an occupant of his house
at the time Of his demise. Ii had been
glorious times with the turfman shortly
before, and his mistress, we'll supplied,
with money, lost no time after his inter.
ment in turning her back upon the scenes
of her early conquests in search Of "fresh
fields and pastures new She found the
desired qualifications in quiet country
house in the Blue Grass district. whose
senile owner too fell victim to her insid.
uous charms. The marriagewas morgan.
&c one, but il put her by her ancient hus.
bands will in pcssessn n of his property
at his death, which was not long in fol.
lowing their meeting. Thus endowed,
she had turned her conqucring course
eastward, with the result which we have
seen.
Once the brothers had learned these
facts, they lost no time in bringing the
undesirable connection TO an end.
George was summoned from his Western
tour, during which he had been kept
fully informed Of the progress Of the case,
and returned somewhat reconciled TO the
inevitable consequence All parties had
too mich at stake to court publicity,
and the desired end was arrived at all the
easier for the secrecy in which the mar
riagc had originally been shrouded.
Laura consented, In consideration Of a
liberal annuity, to the separation and con-
segment divorce demanded, and kept her
word. Fortune soon sent her another
victim In Brazilian millionaire, and she
left the country with him before the d.
vofce was deCreed. Her husband, broken
in spirit by the shattering of his idol az.
ter brief space withdrew, displte the
opposition Of his brothers, from the
business, and after sume months Of rest
less wandering in the tropics, notified
them Of his intention Of making the tour
of the world. That tour led him finally
| to Paris, where the first news that the
papers conveyed to him was that Of the
arrest Of Senior Paulo da Seuza, Of Minas
Gerals. Brazil, for debt. The paper con.
tanned brief statement of the effect
that the unfortunate gentlerians ruin
had been wrought by the extravaganza of
marvellous American woman to whom
be had been slavishly attached, and
who had not been seen since the evening
of his arrest. With the fatal glamour Of
his old intatuation new born at this news
Of his frail love, George inaugurated a
search for the missing woman. As the
twilight of Christmas Eve fell on the
great city, he found her. Beyond all
earthly stigma dead in all earthly sin as
to all shame that she had brought upon
herself aid hinii an inmate of the com
mon dead-house by the gaats.
Her child who had been committed to
the care Of an educational institute in
this State, enjoys to-day the love Of three
protectors, whose heir lac has been pub.
licly declared. His mother lies beneath
the sod of Pere IL Chase. her resting.
place marked by cross, upon which the
cemetry-keeper periodically hangs a
wreath OF fresh immorteiies. All record
that remains Of her brilliant, though
brief social career, is in this statement OF
it and the memories of the parties con.
cerned. Even the record on the books Of
the Broadway detective firm il so am.
biguously framed and so careful in the
suppression OF names, that it can offer nc
clue to the proud family whose "honor'
was 50 nearly compromised and SO barely
saved.