The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-05-01
EBENSBURG, PA. FRIDAY. MAY l. 1885

was my great-uucle. VIII Fendrick She
said his habits were low. He protested
that there was no disgrace in honest labor
and that she with her wretched plide, had
made them beggars
Well for many years VIII Fepdrick
was not heard OF until rumor reached his
stepmother that he was cutting q great
dash in New York and was lool<cd upon as
ono Of the most elegant men in society
When he died he left SO, 900 and an iron
box, which was not TO be opened until
June y, 1884. The money was the fouHda-
tiOn of my uncle's wealth: the box the
foundation 0f his pride"
And If this pride is not overcome how
about Miss TruVCrs -
q L marry her. Hal-oaly this is y secret -
fling over the law and take a place with
her uncle, a bookseller in the city
Bravo. That's just what | would do
myself; but what more ubont the box, it
anuses me-
% More than it does me who ON ashamed
of it. Well the 23d will soon be hcre-the
day for which we have waited many
years-0nd my uncle has invited Is large
numfe OF people TO witness the opcning
of the cLesJ.h
And yOus"
'ShaA be out of the way when the core
mony comes on-bUt here we are at your
door. No thanks, cant come in. Good
by-may see you toni Eht.
SO they parted, Paul TO be further bar-
assed about his great-jIncie and his mar
riage with Hetty, and Harry CSonJrOok TO
relate tie story of the Frudric!, mystery
to his father over the dinncr-ttble.
Great was the excitement when the ped
arrived. Those who were invited wcgc in
n flutter Of expectation. ON this mo
mcn+Ous evening Mrs Fendrick WAS timid
and frightened, Mr.. Fendrick more pom
pous han ever, and Miss Fanny more pat
rOnizing.
AS TO Paul, he paired off with Harry
CIonbrOOk and showed himself as little as
possible.
The important ceremony Of opening the
box was to come after supper. Owing to
this even the dancing tagged in spirit,
and when supper was announced the
guests soon deserted it in their eagerness
to return to the drawing room
On entering, there, under the centre of
the chandelier stood the Fcndrick mys-
terry An iron box. clamped with brass,
BreathleSs was the excitement when a
smith IN leather apron and grimed face,
dofIing his hat TO the assembly, ap,
preached the box with his tools
Bang, hsmmer hammer, bangi
The clamps were worn with years, SO
they yielded easily.
The smith inserted his chiSol in the lid
and pried il up.
Every neck was craned forward Too
huttered to be pompous, Mr.. Fendrick
stepped towards the box.
On the top lay brown paper parcel on
which was written:
My passport to mingle among the best
society To be opened first
w. FENDRICK
Tremblingly, Mr.. FrendricIz removed the
paper. aided by the agitated Fanny.
" 1t feels lke-like-" the latter began
obviously. Then turning pale she stag
gered back with n piercing scream of
horror.
The brown covering had fallen away
suddenly leaving in Mr. Fendrick < hands
q bright plum-coIored fOotmda'S coat
and cdlIdTu-cOlOred stockings!
\ papeT 1uttered % the ffOOr r7uspeu by-
the aghast father and daughter Mrs
Butler maliciously darted forward and
seized it,
What is it, dear - asked Miss Since.
that it does"
Read it aloud, dear: do"
And Mrs. Butler did.
The rich relation who helped me-
when was starving was John Fend-'rE
butler to a millionaire. He procured me n
lucrative position as fuotman, and leave
my dignity and my living to my step
mother descendants. It is the revenge
take upon that pride which turned me out
of my fathers door
WILLIAM FENDRICK."
The painful humiliating scene that fol-
lowed need not be described
IL VIII suffice TO say that Mr.. Fendrick
and his family left the vicinity of Engie-
wood for another suburb. where they con
trIved TO avoid boasting of their birth and
ancestors
Paul married Hettie Travers and did
not give up the law.
On the contrary he now deals out JUS
tlce from the police bench. and is a terror
gether with him and his charming wife
the other night that ] heard this story
OF the : Feudrick Mystery. Mrs Weston
j. Wexford IN n. y. Journal