The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-07-27
"TR1X, The BEAUTY"
, 4 Pettis County Girls Romance
h Her Remarkable Advent
ures and Terrible
Death.

Iduilf. LII Is HdIuly ueccSSdTy u
mention his name-many of the ole
settlers will recall it and there ar,
those yet living over whom, the recita
of what is to follow will cast
SHADOW OF REGRET.
The life of every man and woman
has lis clouds, and every home has its
skeleton. Perhaps these contrasts
form no unimportant factor in the
happiness we all are seeking. No
Artist ever paints picture without a
shade to relieve the back ground or
WHY the perspective, and perhaps no
life could ever develop al its capa-
bilities for good or evil without such
accessories.
In the family of which We write
there was several daughters, the
youngest child of twelve who grew
up into beautiful woman and whose
life was as remarkable as her beauty
was enchanting. Early in the war,
when the country was overrun with
soldiers and when poverty stepped
into homes that had never before
known anything but luxury, this lit
tie Virginian exotic set to bloom in
the west was
PLUCKED FROM ITS STEM
fdSSd withered in that mortal death
(which blasts in their blossoms all the
flowers os young girls life. Drift
ing out Into the world the current of
her evil courses carried her far away,
and now the young thing so tenderly
nurtured, so carefully reared, became
the queen of dissolute life and was
knows among her associates as
"TRTx THE BEAUTY"
In st. Louis she formed the &C.
quaintance of a gambler named Pool
and in time loved him dearly. 70
gether they went to Omaha and were
recognized as man and wife. From
there to Virginia City, San Francisco
and then to the mountains. The
wandering life they led preserved the
" nan from designations into which
would naturally have drifted, and
when two years ago they returned to
Omaha there was perhaps no woman
u all the west so singulariy beautiful
as this cratic flower which grew up
and budded inc beauty on the Pettis
prairies. Possibly it was the very
brightness of her life then, finging
out lis beauty into such bold relief, in
contrast to the awful darkness that
was about to envelope it. Be that as
it may, from that hour she left the
brightness behind, and walked blind
fold in the shadow and darkness.
Pool engaged in his calling as a |
gambler and one night in dispute
SHOT AND KILLED
|, a rival sport. The homicide was
looked upon as murder and Pool
was tried for his life. Public SEN
lnent was against him, and his fate
hung suspended between imprison-
ment for life and death.
1t was in this hour of shame and
misfortune that the woman who had
loved him showed the quality of her
devotion. She breasted bravely the
storm of contumely tina. was heaped
upon his head and chung to his side
like ministering angel. She pawn.
ed her Jewels for money to fee his law
yers-fought every inch of the prose
cuiion carried the case from one
Court to another. until the death pen
atty was evade6 and Pool was
SENT TO THE PENITENTIARY.
But the wOman's persistency was only
stimulated to renewed efforts 20 pro-
cAre his release. She had saved his
Bffe and she resolved that she should
yet have his liberty.
At this time Trix fell in with dis.
tinguished politician in Nebraska, and
resolved to use him in accomplishing
her purpose. At first she only thought
of obtaining his influence but as her
acquaintance with him became more
intimate and confidential she became
POSSESSED OF A SECRET
which she was sharp enough to per-
GIVE could be used more efectually.
The gentleman in question belonged
to the famous Asylum Ring of Ne
braska, which swindled the state out
Of nearly million of dollars in money.
The Legislature at that time had the
matter under Investigation and every
effort was being made to discover a
clSe to the enormous swindle. Trix
saw her opportunity and acted ON it
at once. She sought an interview with
the governor, and told him that she
possessed papers and information that
would expose the villiany he was seek
ing to unravel. She demanded
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