Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-12-27

those DAYS he seemed very happy, and
bi. me in Blocker street was as
u.,. ant and gay as any In the CITY
He was exceedingly prosperous 10 onsl-
ness, and the only cloud could see aim.
ming his happiness was the oeatn Oh
four children, leaving him only one, the
Youngest, a boy. In eighteen hundred
and fifty-one, Dorison moved from
Bleecker street to Twenty-Third street.
and wear later his wife died, the boy
then being four or five years old"
MFR. Eustace got up aud going to DIS
desk took from pigeon hole niue
book. Turning over its leaves ne
examined a page of il attentiyely, ana
returned. a.
Il am correct in my recollection, one
afternoon, three years after the desth
OF his wife, he came 10 me In deep dls-
tress saving he must relieve his feelings
nv talking with some one he could trust
He said that two years previously ne
had met his early leve, and discovered
that she was wldow-that her nus
band had treated her i'll all his life, and
had several years previously gone 10
another part of the country, contriout-
ing sufficiently 10 her support to escape
charges of abandonment; that she hsd
had adviceS of his death oy
letter from one of his companions VINO
had sent her his private papers; anu
that she was childlesS; that he found
his love for her returned, and In haste
and without considering consequences
had married her. For reasons when ne
did not give me, ne said he determined
he would not make the marriage known
until he could carry out successfully
his retirement from business ana per-
manentlv invest his property. 30 ne
had rented house and was providing
for her as husband should, but Stlll
keeping the fact of the marriage secret
de had retired and was about ready 10
announce his second marriage, two
children having been born TO them In
the meantime, when the first husband
pre-. ented himself alive and In person.
Though D0rriSon hau been compell-
ed to pay heavily 10 prevent the nus
band from making scandal, from
prosecuting his wife for bigamy, and to
20 his way and leave her in peace, the
fact remained that she was not his vile,
and could not be recognized as such.
Though he was the father OF her chill
dren, he said the woman insisted on an
absolute seyerence of their relations
She said they had snned, but sinned in
nocently, and that they could repair
their wrong only by separation. He
had tried 10 combat her resolution, but
she was immovable, and he was almost
heart-broken, saying his love for her
was never so great as when she had
shown such nobility of soul; that she
should be surrounded by every comfort,
and that her protection would he his
care. Again he refrained from the men
ton OF names, and handing me securi-
ties 70 the amount Of fifty thousand
dollars, asked me to hypothecste them
on a long term"
my theory is confirmed" said Cath
cart. "Did he ever refer to II again.
no" replied EuStace, Except once
ia answer to q question, when he said
that affairs had settled into a sad and
quiet rut and he avoided thought Of it
as much as possible. Not long after
this affair occurred my own financial
troubles, and after they had been
Strengthened out, upon which he labored
much, went abroad in the diplomatic
service. While our warm friendship
was never broken, our confidence, by
the fact of separation only, ceased.
"Um," safe the detective. SIS that
all you have TO say?"
"No. One more point. In eight 'en
L -;we III I rofrtrnoA
the continent on a short visit, leaving
nv family behind me. The night before
was 10 return, DoriSon came to me,
begging to be excused for troubling me
at such an hour aud time on such mat
ter. He said he was in great trouble,
the causes of which were too many and
involved too long story in explanation
10 give them. He had with him a small
tin case in which were contained one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars Of
government securities, which he said he
desired me TO retain, subject TO his or
der, the reason for which he would give
me some time. He had . receipt pre-
pared. simply reading, Received from
Reuben Dorison government securities
To the amount Of one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars which he asked me
TO sign, and did.
"'I am preparing he said, for a
storm. You know the unfortunate al
fair ! became involved ia. This is In
tended to be some reparation to the
children whose paternity l AN COM
PEELED TO deny-one child perhaps it
we're better TO say. In view Of the fact
that Emmas first husband is yet alive
and makes demands on her, l don't
think IL wise TO hand them TO her yet.
In view Of certain demands on me, Of
matters occurring and likely to occur in
the future, they were better out OF my
hands. can think Of no better place
than TO put them in the hands OF a
friend | trust as l do you. A demand
will be made upon you, some time.
When it is, yield them up only on the
presentation Of this paper.
"He showed me paper written in
red ink, the edges Of which were
notched. Here he continued, is an
other piece Of paper, blank, which fits
into these notches.' l fitted them and
saw they compared. He went away. l
never saw him after, and yet have the
piece of blank notched paper In my safe
The bonds are in my possession, swollen
by interest and compound interest to
nearly quarter OF million of dollars,
and no demand has yet been made for
them"
And never will be-" said Cathcart,
positively.
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