Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-06-24
TRUTH STRANGER THAN FICTION. >

IF Enock Arden, which was written TO por-
ray one phaze Of life in fiction, while the
happened in our great city where
It least two of the parties are well known, -
hey have been residents of the city for over
! year.
To begin this strange story. In beauti-
full valley in the central part Of New York
state there nestled one of those handsome
little hamlets which romancists love to des-
cribe, is located one Of those academies Cor
The education of the fair mAidens of the
It was three years ago this
month of rosy June, when, at the COM
of the school, there was one
among the number who graduated with the
highest honors, whostood highest in intel
Iec.ual and physical beauty.
Among her most ardent admirers in the
audience was one whose front name is Har-
~, who as q travelling man, after his days
work was done was spending the night in
the village, and the evening at the college
who upon first sight fell desperately in love
with one of the graduates. After an intro
duction and some weeks had passed he
asked her hand in marriage which was
given by her, but the parents stood in the
wsy as they positively refused to give their
consent which finally ended in elopement
and marriage. The union seemed happy
one and for two years they lived As happy as
could be when Harry introduced to bis wife
one with whom he had travelled. He was
tall and manly in feature with an oily
tongue and ingratiated himself into the con-
fidence and love o. the girl wife. Harry
saw the affections of his wife gradually be-
coming dissipated and demanded an explain
alton, which at the time was not given.
Still he tried be save his wife and for this
purpose left the east, came to Wichita, and
as he thought, established his future home
where he would be safe in his domestic rels-
tons, but he was doomed to dis
as month ago be
surmised that his wife had heard from
the destroyer of his happiness when he ac-
cidentslly met him on the street of Wichita
and treated him friendly, begging as one
asking for his wife which as the sequel will
show be did not do.
Sunday night he was caught in company
with the wife. The husband on Monday
morning informed the deceiver that if he
caught him st his house again he would
surely commit murder, as he had provided
himself with fire arms especially for that
purpose He was seen on the streets all day
Monday with revolver up his
coat sleeve, while the man he sought kept
himself secluded in the privacy of his room
in the hotel.
Now comes the most singular part of this
true story Tuesday night Harry went to
the room of the deceiver and asked an in
terview, which WAS granted. His first
question was, "Dy you love my wife?'
Answer-"Yes."
"Will you take her, love, cherish and
protect her?''
Answer-"I will"
"Well, sir" said Harry, "you can have
her, she is yours. You shall have her in the
morning and my parting blessing lie. if you
ever mistreat her you shall feel the
strong arm of q discarded husbands
vengeance. will pursue you to the end o.
the earth, but what l will have your life'i
blood. As long as you treat her well you
need never stand in fear of me. If at any
time YOU should need assistance call on me
first. You know me well enough to know
tbs. am not lsboring under any excite
ment and mean just what say. As my
wife has confessed that she does not love
me and that you are the ideal of her hear
and loves you to madness, see can never
command her love again. l believe thai
before 1 met you her love was undi
uided " mine. Since fate has SO willed il
as i, i. and could not bear to see her un
happy, which know she would be if at.
tempted to restrain her. l relinquish al
claim and only hope it will be for her hap
piness, as God knows would lay down my
life lor her."
After exchanging the compliments of the
evening Harry left to return in the morning
ut o'clock with his wife, her trunks ant
sachels. After bidding the happy couple
God speed he went about his business.
She wss accepted at the hotel as Mrs. T
C. Sorrell, while in point OF Law she wa!
Mrs. Harry Dorsey.
The two remained at the hotel yesterday
and last night and expectto leave this morn
ing for an eastern tour.
This Sorrell is the same one who left THU
town once before under very uncomplimen'
tary circumstances. His name is doubles:
recognized as being the one who contracted
several debts that yet remain unpaid. His
former visit to this city was accompanied
with results that make it very suggestive
that he must possess the lions share of the
gall of thi. world or he would never have
returned