The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-19
A STORY OF LOVE AND MONEY.
A Stubborn Contest, in which Cupid Finally
Wins Brilliant Victory.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

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a gold -headed cane, got off the Indianapolis
train at this place. He was accompanied by a
well dressed young lady, with Jet black hair,
dark skin and bright black eyes. The couple
/, proceeded to boarding house, where board was
engaged for few weeks The young man in
quired for the section boss on the railroad, and
was directed to him. He asked for
| work on the section, and presented
| letters of recommendation from J. j.
| Turner, superintendent of the road. There
was vacancy on the section, and he was given
work He went to the depot, where he depos-
tied with the agent his silk hat and gold headed
cane, saying that he probably would not need
them for awhile. His dress, intelligent bearing,
and his actions at once attracted attention. lie
seemed very reserved, and refused to give any
of his past history more than that he had re-
recently been married to the fair young lady
| who accompanied him. He, however, was
unwise in giving his name as Robinson.
| The love story of the boy Robinson at Rensse-
aer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, n. Y, still
fresh in the minds of many, and the rumor was
abroad that he was the same boy, and the black
| eyed lady with him was the one for whom he
had forsaken fortune and friends.
The Journal representative found the young
man breaking stone couple of miles from
| the city, The article concerning the episode
of the boy Robinson was read to him.
In speaking of the matter, the young man said
he was thrown into association with congenial
young man, who led him astray, and, in company
with him. he "blew in something like ST. 900 in
| one month. His father furnished him all the
money he desired, and he soon began to lead a
fast lfe About this time he met frankie Fay
and became infatuated. The story that she was
woman of immoral character he repudiated as
false in every particular. After he met her he
threw off all his bad habits; he spent no
| money unnecessarily after forming her ac-
quaintance, and the story that he
lavished silks and diamonds upon her
was not true. About this time he became
involved in several college difficulties the result
of his fast life, and his father, hearing Of this
wrote for him to come home He saw expulsion
staring him in the face if he did not go home
and he could not for moment think of leaving
the girl he 80 dearly loved. He determined to
marry her, and they were accordingly married
on Dec. 4. The marriage he intended to keep
secret from his father as he knew he would not
approve of his marriage to lady without
money. He succeeded in keeping the marriage
secret for several weeks, but was finally entrap-
ped by the treachery of a former chum On
his father being informed of the
event he telegraphed him, asking him to forsake
the lady, which proposition was declined. The
fathers next offer was for him to leave his
| bride in Troy come home and he would set him
up in business, and after he got settled down he
might bring his wife home His bride received
no offers to seek quiet divorce, as had been
reported. On Jan. 1, he received telegram
from his father, that he should never have a
dollar of his fortune. The dispatch was not I'M
expected, and the young man was,,determined
| to meet the frowns Of the world with
| stout heart He and his bride
Immediately departed for New York On
reaching that city, they found dispatch wait
ing them from the father. 1t was simply:
| Come home" The next morning with his bride
by his side he was on his way to his old home to
meet fathers wrath. He reached Richmond
after night, and, taking his wife to hotel, went
to his fathers residence. He did not feel in
| clined to enter as of yore, and rang the door
bell. He asked the servant who met him to call
his father The father was called and met his
son with only nod of recognition. The father
informed him that he could not allow him
to enter the house, but that he would meet
him at the hotel They proceeded to the hotel,
and the father proposed to him that he forsake
his wife and come home in which case he would
make over to him half his fortune. The young
man arose, babe the old gentleman last fare
| al ;n;p 60 TJa %afp
and there was but one alternative-to go to work.
| Taking from his collar the diamond pin he wore,
he walked to the nearest pawn brokers shop and
secured small sum of money on it. He could
never for moment think of remaining in Rich
mond, and on the morning train he and his wife
started in quest of employment The first
town at which they stopped was
| Columbus Ind, where they were met, a
few hours after their arrival, by the enraged
father, who had followed them. He repeated
his former Offer but the young man turned his
back and walked off, and they saw him no more.
From Columbus they went to indianapolis.
Young Robinson had formerly met ]. j. Turner,
superintendent of the l. s. V. railroad and to him
he applied for work. He was told that there
was but one place vacant on the road, and that
| on the Martinsville section. Robinson told him
he would take the place. and came to this city
as related above His course he says he does
not regret, and though it seemed hard to leave
1 a home of luxury and 60 to breaking
stone on railroad at $50 per month, there was
nothing that could separate him from the girl
he loved. In answer to question az to whether
or not he thought his father would relent, he
said his father could 60 to the devil, as far as
he was concerned, and that he intended to show
| the world that he had more sense and industry
he had some of the money he had squandered
since the LIST of Septembe r, but that he knew
that as long as he kept his health he could sup
port himself and WIFE
Fast Time.
| Commencing to-day Jan. Is, the Monon Route