The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-09-18

Laws had thrown o kind Of still melan.
holy over the world that had been 20
Teen and gray, FRANKS dream was
'udely broken-broken BY . Mr.. James
Barker Clarke, . clustering. vulgar man
II fifty, worth three millions. In some
way or other he seemed 70 have . great
leal of influence over Mr.. Stromberg,
Who paid him unqualified respect, and
,ver Mrs. Stromberg. who seemed to
ear him.
Mr.. Stromberg's "private ledger
alone knew the whole secret; for Of
course money was at the foundation.
Indeed, in these days, in all public and
private troubles, il Is proper to ask, NOT
= Who is shei" but How much is IT."
Franz Muller and James Barker Clarke
hated each other on sight. Still Frans
had no idea at first that this ugly, I'M
couth man could ever be = rival to bis
own handsome person and passionate
affection.
In q few days, however. he Vas COM
PEELED to ac uslly consider the possibil'
ity Of such . thing. NJ. Strombers
had assumed IN attitude Of such ex-'
treme politenese and Nm: Stzom;;
berg avoided him II possible, and
II not possible. was constrained
and unhappy In the familiar relations
that she had accepted % happily al
summer. Al ioe Christine. she had
constant headaches, and her eyes were
Otter swollen and red With weeping.
AT length, without notice, the family
left Nevnnrt. and went 70 stay . month
With some relative near Boston. A
pitiful little note from Christine in
1ormed him Of this fact; but - he 70.
ceived no information - to the locality
OF her relatives house, and no invitation
10 call. be Vas compelled for the present
10 do 40 Christine asked him-Wait
patiently for their return.
At first he got q few short tender
notes, but they were evidently written
IN such sorrow that he Was almost be-
side himself with grief and anger.
When these ceased he went 10 Boston.
and without difficulty found the house
where Christine was staying. He Wa
received at first very shyly ~ ~:
0tromberg, but when Franz poured opt
his love and misery. the poor old Lay
went bitterly and moened out that see
could mot help 1t, and Christine could
NOT help Il, and that they were oil very
miserable.
FINALLY che Wa persuaded 70 let BIN
SEQ Christine, "juss for i've minutes.
The poor sirl came 70 him, . shadoW o.
her eay Ell, and weeping In his arms
tod him hs must bid hex goodbye toe.
ever. The i've minutes were lengtnenet
info q long, terrible hour, and Fran,
vent hack % New York With the knoWl
sdse thst IN that hour biz lie bad beel
broken in Two for this life.
One nisht toward The close Of Novem
her his ifIond Louis called. 1ran!,
heaald. shave you heard that Chiisttn
Strpmbers 10 70 marry Cd Clafksl"
"Yes."
mo one can trust . woman. Il 10
ohams Of Christine"
"Louis, speak Of What yoQ Know
| Chriatine y IN angel. Ia woman %
peoTo % Do wrong. th9o = probably
| Zone brute Of man behind be- toeean
- % 40 H."
Il thoseht she ~ 10 b yo!r VIZ.
ss0ho b0y vile IN ooul and teelinl
No ~. thaSk God. can help that. II
| ~ Closko I WoaN - Willingly 01lT
= o6r0oe @ ChglDtino otrombeIe. u
no1 epeak Of her ee11l, 1cetD. ~
pooe Innocent ehild! God beD Aefl
l "a 10 boS3t into . palglo0 q Weepln
that alarmed hb 4ie14 5oe bio reo!ol
IN which W. DsO2ably ~ Salvataoa
Il ho week 1rans had hlt ios Europ'
! "a the nsxt Christmas Christine a
J ja0eD Barker Clarke were married, q
beean HOUSEKEEPING u . etyh q q
, tlsvaeant splea6or. People Woa9et>
! "a exclaimed q ChrbtaAeS feck.a
] expenditure. hea parents adveed. y
| | hnohand oooAed; but thogeh che ~
diaputed them, she quietly js1ogs9 |.
= thS3r suseestions. She vent % PaS1
! "a lived Ike . princess; Rome. vienn
\ aad Loadca wondered ovsf her bean
= IA her oolsadoe; and wherever =
.lVent fesas followed her quietl
| hauntins hss nagni0eeat salons hke
{ VretoheG specll9.
81 Tks7 fnroly q 0evI spoke. lego
q afnVo inelinati0a q the head q
!. 80 Whose psoeeaad Misery b 81
\ rn6erstood, che gave him 10 Ieeoel
n 49,. The world held hse name aoo
roueunch. and considered that She \
II a. very veil 70 hs!ea1.
81 Teo Year, paeeed away, oos
q ehaneee they brought were yuch -
Al VoeH reanrds - nAtuyal and inevttAn
II ChSisliaeb mother died, ard Ass ~
SfSssried s6oiu; and Christine he'd ~
a IA 6apehtef. enAS watched aDxio0
q - seo y this new love would bresk
"a ~ - GOODNESS Of her manners. Sos
= ur1s - vae cunscious Of feeliaGan ~
y iseloae Of The children. but he alw'
all ePn6ned down tho WRECKED poeoe!
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