The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1881-06-11
hope it viii be the la,t.n

hope 1t Will be the last"
"Why, Them did you 80 suddsnl..
CoRclRde 10 leave us, and that, toe
before you knew o. my intention t
go to Californian
"Becalss l have mo- home here
in' fsct,-I have no home anywhere
but | have friends aud relatives Il
NeR York YhO will give me i
homa.'
ayes, iadeed, you have one dis
tingqished klnsmm who, l dare say
wifi 5iEeF you home, and q hear
to boOt and l could not blame yOr
for accepting such q brilliant Of
-Efef.D
"Mr. .WallingfOrd, your Language
does not afford me any pleasure
and unless you have something
else to- talk about, l guess we had
better, separate"
Il tcrays your PARDON assure
you | did not intend to annoy you
Then, ID . .itof anger, he abrupt
" walked away.
r. Hairy started to, California mex,
morning without having any otheI
iatervieW with Miss Bramlett,, thul
letting his pride master his heart
RGgland'S body was found floating
In the river, at the head Of Presi
fdehtSdslahG, without any marks
Of violence on 1t, showing clearly
that he had committed suicide.
Poor man! perhaps he deserved a
better fate, though he had not led
the .Sort OfA life that produces hap
pineSs. An appetite for strong
drink, and q love tor the gambling
table, had ruined him before the
discovery Ofhis wiEe's infdeIity was
made.
Mr.. Rockland received q letter
from one Of the trustees at New
York stating that the death OF Mr..
RaglAnd created . necessity for
Miss Bramlett to come there imme.
'disESly. Within ten days AFTER
Harry had started to CalifornIa,
Viola was Onhcr way to New York,
accompanied by her cousin Cyrus.
Over : month had elapsed since
Viola'S departure, When Mr.. Rock
land received . letter from q law.
yer in New York, of q most stass
ling Aaturs, the perusal Of which
plunged as ell in the deepest kuiF
Of distress. Here IL the letter-lst
it speak fog itself:
"NATHANIEL ROCKLAND, ESQ,
DEAR ETE:--I know you will be
surprised and deeply panied to
learn that the trustees appointed
by Bramlstt's will have converted
the entire estate into cash and fed
TO parts unknown. Every possible
effort has been made 70 capture
bQt without success, and it is
pretty well ascertained that they
have crossed the ocean, and are
safe in some foreign land. But, my
sir, l have not told you the go.
rious part Of the story yeE-and you'
Will think 80 when / d6. .Miss.Vio.
Ia BramletE.h has mysteriously disap-
peAted from her clearinghouse,
md despite the efforts of the
police; 10 discOver her whereabouts,
The mystery remains unsolvad. A
WeSk ago she left heF boarding.
On Fifth avenue, telling her
fiehdSthat she was going 70 A. T.
store, on Broadway
Nothing was thought about il nntil
when her friends began TO
make Inquiries about her. She had
been to theStewaFt store, laAd made
Iplpe tyltIng purchases, but instead
ordering the articles to be- sent
a heg boarding house, a. was her
geua1 custom, she took them With
SREH Three experienced detectives
veEo employed Immediately, and
lpstothiSswriting, they have failed
d make any discoveries, except
.sat she was seen standing on the
wharf near the waters edge Just be.
ore dark on the day che LETT her
clearinghouse. If she was alive,
t seems to me that the detectives
ould not fail to find her; therefore
fear We may expect the very
TorSt Ever since her arrival in
pc city she has appeared to be
cry unhappy, and ives often found
Tespingf, She avoided company,
agsly speaking to any one. and the
conclusion We can arrive ct Is
lat thezRoor girl has committed
Every possible effort will :
. made to find her, and If we sue
eed, ! will immediately inform YOU .
y wire. Very respectfully, F.,
ALBERT DALMAxIM." {
Ishall not trouble you with ahls.