Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-03-03
Laura Fair.
[ brooklyn Eagle !

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rapidly and with evident emotion.
After a pause she said: "There WAS
only one thing To do to break the
horrible charm aud determined to
do II. | came east, resolved To set.
tie here and see him no more: had
been here but short time when he
found on; here was and followed
me. He sworc he never would give
me mp, and 80 long az | remained
ia New York he would never leave
the city. Seeing how futile had
been my effort, returned 10 san
Francisco, tor ! knew that If |
remained here and he did so, |
should not only be unable to resist
him. but that ! should be in IA meas.
urc juStliNing the accusation that |
had intrricicd with and separated
man and wife, and made a father
forget his duty 10 his family. On
my return 10 the west, a young man
who had known for q short time
only. made me IN offer of marriage.
did not care for him as "a woman
ought to care for the man she is to
marry, but ! wanted To put an IN.
scpariblr barrier between Mr.. Crit.
trndcm and myself. And married
this sultOr."
"That is where your trouble
should hav" ended.
at il only where they brgan--or
rather where my actions began To
Ice beyond my control. Before ]
had been married two weeks !
learned that my husband was I'M.
true tonne. |, woman like, refused
10 believe it. | WAS told To employ
a detective aud Match him. did,
and iound dat illr-coniidcncc had
been abused. and that the little
money had WAS the only object
my husband had in marrying ne.
| had no alternative huItn .lrillr
for Il divorce, which did, and the
divorce was granted.
lyon were certainly unfortunate
"l6ut that was not all. After the
divorce was granted, after ! WAS
again single. hccauS" the man who
had vowed tn protect me betrayed
me, Mr. Crlttrndcn again attempted
To renew his suit. lie told me that
when he SWOrr Ia never rrllnquiSlI
his pursuit of me, he meant To pause
at no obstacle lie acknowledged
that my husbands pcriidy WAS ac
cumpllsIcd at his own price, and
that he had paid him Sl0.0oO to
commit the uilcnSc under which |
had obtained the divorce. Money
was what this man wanted, and
money hc sought from any source
and Tor any service. You may i'm.
aglmr the lest"
And what became ot your hus
band"
"Whcn was in prison awaiting
trial he visited me and told me that
he had evidence in his possession
which would surely acquit me. |
asked him what 1t was He said
that he wonld 20 on the stand and
save me for II modest sum->ay
: 900. Indignantly refused his
offer, conscious that the facts be-
tore Il Jury would he sufficient, and
they were"
But what became of this pre-.
,InuN pcI>un.'
ale went To my attorneys and I
made the same offer, but they rc.
fused t" treat with HIM"
ibid he testify"
"ilc went on the stand and per .
Iurrd himself like the knaNc hr 4
WAS. My attorneys themselves
testified To- tins offer, and .
applied Tor the necessary papers for
his arrest for perjury. Before they F..
could he served upon him he had
cit California"
"llavr Nou seen him sincc!"
NO; but Il very curlouS thing .
To me IN New York. Hy .
/ SERIES ct circumstances. which ii .
would lac ui no interest To Nuu 10 I.
relate, | formed the acquaintance of
TWO ladies. with one ul whom he. .
'amc intimate, - intimate that.
.ludn- her IN serious troubles, | .
,ruturrd to inquire lis cause. I'm.
tglnc my surprise at learning that
she WAS married To this person.
\n wonder She was IN sorrow, and
her greatest atlction was that she
loved HIM dcvotcdly."
MIS- Fair rose from her chair at
his luncturr. recalling with Shud
Ter the SCENES which this turn at
he conversation had led her to live
over again. and, with a stately bow,
eft the ollicti.