The sun., 1892-02-21
CONSPIRACY OF mrs. BUNKER.
IN THREE PARTS.
By BRET IIARTE.

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,nvo a. az. ,i..,a .,,.,, -. 'n w s"s
thora ona d..n.,at.,,, ~ ,t..n"t - o"n,ta.a
him Rut tho sr,ft oons.,onsraso ~ i.s ,,n
poaehil,, was f,i,nr.nJ h, = AL, h,,,;,Ja.ine :.
tornor th.+ Lont hnr r,n.;o,ins, ho,,,,nc.,,,
solIowiny tbo vassoI Win strn,nin, ovas n. 70
tbev cou,I ovnro sor,n ro.nnrsn rro,,, ne
docta Sho ,v,s a, ,ost H., ,h;s o,nu,.t;,n 81, ~
shn did nnt sao IN. ,,,,o. h,.t r,, h.,,s :.
~ thc Gown Ind n,,t out , ,, ,rh,e,,
wo nnllins nm,cI.I sar tha ron,.s Whom sho
snv II shn tromhiod Win ,I,o irs.,no, tIo, ~
brought bor ,nte,ji,,rco sho wos r;,,ht. n
wns n brief motto from her husband informing
her thnt l,e Ind hoor b,rriadiv i,sn,t,h,J an
n abort son cruis,. Tho, In ordar ~ ,,tn, tho
tide he Ind not +in,o to 90 osh,r, ~ thn
bluffs. but be would oxnlnin evervtbing IN
his return. Her re,;o, WAC oniv n,,.t,o,.
she was nlreaJv oxnoricpcad onn,,c, In nis
yocntioh TO know that tho ~ xc,uo voc , tnotjo
one. Hc rould opsilv hnvo sat,bnd tho h,u n
in tackinc out of tho (,ote and ,ovo aiy,ollod
to her TO hoard hin, IN hor ,wn bout mn
next dny sho lockcd nm hcr house and rowcd
round the Point 70 tho Enjo,.co,,.,., ,vhoro tha
INV stenmboots occn naiorol,v touobod q, tolya
up passengers to Snn Francisco, Cant sim.
mons had not seen her husband this lust trin.
indeed, did not know that he had none ont of
tho Bay, Mrs Bunker WnR spiyed with n dos.
perate idea She colled unnn Tho s.cretorv n,
the Fishing Trust. Tint gentleman wa bnsi.
nessiiko but nathan oxn,,si,o u,r on,,r,,,
nicatiye. Her husband Ind not hoen ordara,,
out TO sea hv than she onrht r., I.rnw thot
Cant, Hunter wos NOW b,s o,yn ,,as.or ai,oo.
inC h,s own t,.bi,, ,rov,ds ~, III, o,,., t;r, =,
and seasons. He wn, not ,w.ra ~
anv secret servc, for I'll. oon,nonv
In which Cont purl.r n,,s nn,,soa IT,
hoped Mrs Runter w,,lI distinc+lv W.
member that tho littlo mntter of thn ,ne, I,
which aha rererred wns nm old hvcono .fr.ir
and nevrr anything hut n norsonm matter ~,
which tho Tisherv had M oono.rn uhotovar
and in which la c.rto;nlv ehovid not .e,in
engage. ue would advise Mrs Rnnter 70 sha
valued her own good and esno,rllv ber hue.
bands. sneedIlv9o foryet Mi about, n Thesa
we're ugly times. as II was. n Mrs Runk.r,s
services had not been nronerlv re,varded or
considered II was certainlv n oraot shoma
but really no could not he expected 70 make T.
good Certain rarties had cost him trouble
enough already. Bcsides. really, she must eeo
flint his nosition hotween hor husband ,vhor,
he resnected, md certn;n other na,tv was n
de,Icoto ona nnt NJ. Rnn,. ar haor, M r,oue
She turned ,rd raj down tho sta ircoso a, rrv
inc with hor hurn;rg chaol anJ hIo v;n,r ov.
tho. somau,h,t a, rtIa5 tbo oon, ,,,ooant .m;,,
She did NOT remomber how sba g,t bnm.
apoin. Sbo hod vocua reco,,ectior ~ rose~
inc thronpb tho cro,vdad ctraots ,ondar,,,
~ thu neonls lnew thnt sbe wnson ontcost
deserted bv ber husband I.caivod NV her
ideal hero renud;atad hv hor Sriands, M.n
had gathered in knots hefore ths nsws,a ne =
of,lces aycitod ond oootio,lotin, owor ~.
hulletin boards that IN eucb strnnoo 1eoondo
as "Th, Crisis" "Details or nm Allogai Con.
.n;-,,v =, Overtbroy tho Government ), .Tbo
.ssnssin ~ Handoreon to tho Foro Ac,ir ),
"pumorad Arrests on the Mcxica, Fronti.r -
Sometimes aha thonoht sha nndoretood tho
dr;ft ~ than, oron ronciod thav wero tho ont.
oomo ., hor v;eit--os I, hor ,,,rv nros.n,o M -
riod treachorv npd ensn;cion with n hut cor.
ar.l,v thov oniv strnc,, her honnn,hod so,soo os
y Jmi, NJ noaninr,ess acho ~ somo,hine TINT ~ baJ ND
s.'.ss ,o,,, ~. VIZ, .,,. -,
honss Iato +hnt n;oht tha fo,niiIor so,;t,,l. %.
III -. 800 hor a ,,o,,.,t., Ii, = - :.
-.;.h - .,,o tha +arr;b,o oon,,otiou th.. 49,
80 ,o.ea,.nd hor r;,,ht ~ a. 49, nh, ..
,'.s..1 s ~. ~ h. ii. - ,r,,,,d ~, hors ~. -.
,,a that u.ith thoir moot,nr sho ,.orla tn,,r, !.
~ ,noro Enr through Nil hor cbildi.h vno,l,n '
.;on nrI ,n,o.;rincs sho nog,d "a oI;nn =,
49, staod,nst ro.oImtio, Sho ro,,d to,l i, ~,
o,.o.,tI,in, ,,dt,ow tho ,rnrst porhon ~
,,,,ii n,,.o. oar,,,. ,,orhor. shn ehor,d w., he
,,i,.o :, -, aot hIn,
Ia - tLa dovs o,1 ri,,to e,or.,,. ,s.,
rha so,it,d Witch hor nrewio,e amntv d,ooit
III n,oh,.d hnr to M Win sroh oh,rn,,,,,.
,.s;ons ,a,r ,n h.r avn .r od ,orea saan,aS
on,v 70 nrotroct har misarv H,d sha hoan
,,,n.o .,,or;orood +bouoh oron - ,,nro ,n,It,
,-,,non sb, w,uId would have sufroroJ Ioss
Withnnt Svmnathv or counseI ,yi,homt avan
tho t,intast rnnw,o1ea -, tho world or ;ts
stardards ~ mnrolitv to onide hor sho ocoont,
al hor ;so,ot,o, ,ra acknowledgements nooas
s,r,, -, ~ ~ har ,vrnnrIoino Hor o,,,, o,;t -
.;,n was b,r ananv-Mrs F,irfnx-,nd sh.
an,,ia "na,. Nor ro,ior NV ;n;r,ns har lornr. hnt
~ nM,L,r i.now now thnt sho harso,f ,,d
,s.n h"a n,n..and was oln,ni Mrs T.,rsax
hoa hroL ~, nno,Iv with hor husband. but sho
,'u ,au ,Nt,.aJ I,ar, ana th" o,.,'ar,,,sa ,H n
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leINos 'In.',;n ~ ,,,. ~ .,. th,t .,,i.
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