The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-08-24

denly in want of legal advice at Spend
rith, he Is bound to come to me-
bowed and waited, and she went
on.
lam told that you are able and
honest" she said, land, therefore, 1
come to you. You asked my name, and
l gave you my card. 1t is one of my
names, the name by which l am known.
I have one more. My birth-name is
Ray--Juliet Ray. Did you ever hear
the name before 7"
Never in my life," said L.
Then, before tell you more, may 1
ask if you are prepared to undertake, as
a lawyer and gentleman, the cause of
a woman against the most cruel wrong
that ever was done by man A cause
that will give you honor and glory
throughout the land ?'
Never mind the honor and glory"
said 1. 1.-THE question is, whether 1
could find the time and spare the pains.
OF course, shall be glad to help to get
justice done, just for the sake of the
thing, lawyer though l am. But
must hear the story first"
"You shall hear it; and you shall
hear why come to Spendrith for a
lawyer. did not suppose you would
know the name of Juliet Ray. But /
had my reason for asking, all the same.
I.was born in London. 1 had mother,
Mr.. Lambourn, but no other relative in
the world. My mother was on the
stage. 1 cannot tell you all, for 1 do
not know; but we were in Paris when
my mother died, and 1 was seventeen
years old--without any means. to live,
but with the need to live you under
stand. Perhaps you find it hard to be-
lieve, but was as innocent then as
young girl can be-"
let silence imply assent; but l was
certainly beginning to wake up, and to
call my professional wits together.
1t was in Paris that met young
man-if must call him so-who made
love to me. took him for a man of
honor. He swore, Mr.. Lambourn,
million times to make me his wife, in
the sight of heaven and in the sight of
man. In the sight of heaven he did
make me his wife; and when we were
soon after in Lopdon, he married me in
church, as he should have done before.
He is scoundrel!''
I" But If he married you at any time,
he did his best to right you, it seems to
me. Well?"
GO must not call him 'scoundrel p
Wait; see what you will call him, if you
are man We went abroad again-to
Paris, to Vienna, to twenty places
and then one day he left me, never to
return"
"He deserted you? You did not hear
from him again ?"
"Frona him? No; never one word
Of himY No; not for many years He
left me to live as best could, without
the means, but with all the need, once
more. Perhaps you will not find it
hard to believe that 1 was no more as
innocent a fool as at seventeen"
Again / let assent be implied in
silence as much L did not find it hard
to believe.
:" But hear of him at last, and he is
married again"
"You mean that you wish your hus-
band to be prosecuted for bigamyp"
"No, Mr.. Lambourn. 1 mean that
will have my rights, and that I will
have my revengel That is what 1
mean!"
And l could see, beyond any question,
that 1t was what she did mean. If her
story was true, she had certainly been
ill-used; but, all the same, wished she
had not come to me. 1 felt that, from
the beginning, had not liked Miss, or
Mrs, Lavalle.
81 DON It care about taking criminal
matters" said, rather coldly. "There
are plenty of solicitors in the county.
And if you want-since you speak of
your rights-to make any sort of profit
able compromise, / must decline your
case on any terms. However, as you
come for present advice, 1 suppose you
can prove your marriage?"
81 can prove it as surely as that /
livel" said she. 81 have my lines.
viii that do 2"
Certainly they will do. You will
have to prove the second marriage,
too"
"He won't deny that, !" said she, with
smile. "And he won't deny that 1