Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-06-18
DISPOSSBSSING 4 WIDOW


81 have mind to put up q job on your
client, Truesdell," SAID Charlie Monier to
his law partner, Sam Nortou.
81 have observed that you were be-
coming demoralized lately, but did not
suppose you would be ready to sell out a
client" replied Norton. "Let rs know,
however, what the job is, and if that has
any innocent look perhaps | will 60 in
for chances and shares"
Allen Truesdell, against whom this plot
was forming, had been in the hands of
those lawyers only few weeks. He had
lately come from another part of the
State, and had been buying through them
valuable paper mill property, located
on the river q few miles below the city.
Monier d. Norton had been his attorneys
on the transaction, and had realized a
handsome professional fee. In c0nnec-
tion with that business there had also
been some collateral transactions
through which an overdue mortgage of
eleven thousand dollars had come into
the hands of their client. The property
held by the mortgage was handsome
homestead belonging to q widow lady,
Mrs. Trowbridge, younger at least not
more than thirty-twe-and very beau
tiful woman.
Mr.. Truesdell had not yet seen the
property or its owner, The mortgage
had been taken on the assurance of
his attorneys that the security was
ample.
The lady's deceased husband, Charles
Trowbrldge, had died suddenly three
years before, and left considerable real
estate in badly entangled condition.
He had been bold, ambitious operator,
and not very prudent made new pur-
ehases continually with money raised by
mortgsging anything on which mort.
gage could be placed, until even the
family residence, tho property of his
wife, had, by her consent, reluctantly
obtained, became involved to the extent
of more than half It's real value.
Mrs. Trowbridge had one child living,
her little boy, Ruby, now six years old,
and for his sake she had been doing her
utmost to save what she could of the
property her husband had left, and she
managed SO successfully thus far that
when sale was inevitable she had been
able to effect it herself, and not leave
that ceremony to be performed by the
sheriff.
The reader has probably suspected by
this time that the job those lawyers were
preparing to put on their client was not
likely to be very serious or damaging,
they had learned from incidental remarks
of his, that he had been widower for
several years, and had o small family of
two little daughters and his youngest
sister, also maiden aunt of his deceased
wife, who was managing his family az
fairs, but not in very satisfactory way.
"The Trowbridge property" said Mr..
honier to his partner, twill just suit our
client for residence, and the right and
easy way for him to get it will be for
him to bid it in under foreclosure sale,
and then dispossess the widow"
a charming idea," said Norton, "but
of course he must see the property in the
first place and determine how much be
will be willing to give for it,"
"Atrs, Trowbridge, | believer"
A graceful bow was the lady's answer;
and the visitor added: "Mr. Truesdell."
I'll am pleased to see yon, Mr., Trues-
del, said the widow, as with motion
of the hand she invited him to resume
the seat from which he had arisen on her
entering.
Il have called, madam, to look at this
property, which | understand is for
sale said the gentleman.
eyes, sir; | will show you the proper
ty with much pleasure. But must first
ask you to excuse me for few minutes