The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1892-03-19
CHAPTER XIX.
A MYSTERY REVEALED

In compliance with the old detectives
request. Dorison appeared in the evening.
A single glance informed him that the
old man was in happy huinor.
II received q note from you in the
early afternoon" said Dorison. "but all
Of it could understand was that you
desired to see me this evening And
here ] am"
"You are not quick of comprehension
Imeant your case is rs plain as pike
staff You had. or have, a brother-the
latter think"
Dorison stared in establishment at the
detective, his anger rising at the same
time. However much he had in his own
heart condemned his father for the
charge which for eight years had em-
FILTERED his life. he was not willing
others should cast reflections upon him
But Cathcart was not man to regard
the emotions of others, and though
doubtless, he quickly enough perceived
the anger of the young man. without
preface. apology or effort to soften the
news he had given him. he went directly
1T the statement.
Very soon DofisOn's anger was lost in
the establishment the story gave rise to-
and when he learned that all this had
been obtained from Mr. Eustace, he
could not deny that it was conclusive.
"Now, continued Cathcart. las say
it is as plain rs u pikestaff. | have real
soned the whole thing out to certain
conclusion. my reasoning being based
upon information obtained from Mr.
Eustace, papers Of your father have
had access to, confirming them by public
records and the examination of books of
private institutions, and that unfinished
letter. | shall not waste time by going
over the processes. but will give you my
conclusions in the shape of statement:
when your father was twenty-one or
twenty-three he met Emma Ludlow, n
very pretty girl. daughter OF a costumer
of Chatham street. Ludlow was an Eng.
ishman who had in his own country
been connected with family of prom
inence. There drifted to this country
one OF the younger members Of that
family. named Parrish. who also saw the
girl Emma. and desired to marry her.
The father felt houored that one of the
family he had been u servant in desired
to marry his daughter. and. having the
notions OF parental authority English
men entertain and overlooking the faults
OF the man Parish. which were SO great
he was compelled to leave England. op-
posed your father and forced the mar
riage with Parish. Subsequently your
father yielded to the wishes of his fam.
lily and married Mary Clavering, yovr
mother. That marriage was an exceed.
ingly happy one. notwithstanding the
previous romance.
"Your father and mother had been
married twelve years when you were
born. the youngest of family of FIVE,
the elder Of whom had all died When
you were four your mother died A
year later Your father met Mrs Parish.
then, rs he understood and as she be-
lieved, childless widow His love re-
turned for her and he secretly married
her. Why, does not yet appear. but hisex-
cuse was that he was retiring from bust
ness and did not want to announce his
second marriage until that project was
fully accomplished After two years of
this sort OF life. during which two chill
dren. boy and girl. We're born. Anne
and Harold Parish. the husband turned
up on the scene. to separate your father
and the woman. Mrs Parish was u
good woman. and although Parish who
seems to have been scamp, was paid
well to keep away and make no scandal.
his wife insisted upon an absolute sever
ance OF relations between your father
and herself. In view. however. of all
that had happened your father provided
well for her and his children In eight
cen hundred and fifty-four he gave her
the house she lived and was murdered