The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-05-13

Y 7 nation that thin New York lawyer
q are adv ertisin tor, an the paphers SAT
= ~ Ann O'Gorman's clutches, bad lucl
. ]. to her, whin yer honor shipped up Il
IS me on the strate an sez, quiet-like: I'll
give yez fifty dollars, Dinnis, If yez wul
|, bring them paphers to mel An that's
: the long an short Of our agrayment
= Sorr. 7
2 And Dennis rubbed his hands to.
gether omplacently as il satisfied that
he had now made the case sufficientIv
comprehensive even to Mr. North's
!; mind
North was regarding O'Reilly with
close attention, and up to this point he
felt reasonably convinced Of the mans
honesty OF purpose. 1t this were true
this story Of which already enough had
been told to suggest its remaining de-
tails then II seemed quite possible that
he would be able to accomplish the
mission on which, as the representative
Iof Hunter & Ketchum, he had come to
x. But did he now honestly wish
for this contamination? He had per-
sonal interests that We're trembling in
the balance; how would these be eff
\ fected by the discovery and
Identification of Annie Dupont and the
establishment of her legal position as
her annt's heir? Would she make an
effort to discover and pursue with all
the penalties of the law the authors of
that forgery BY which it had been at
tempted to wrest her inheritance from
her2 Should he, who held brothers
/ good name in his hand place it within |
l1sa1ve7
! was no longer the champion of Annie I
Dupont For one moment of passionate
Feeling, of desperate temptation, it
seemed to him that he could ruthlessly
sweep her from his path, upon which
she had SO suddenly risen with an in
definable menace, and sl1roud in deeper
mystery than ever before the fate of
one whose truthful history the world
should never know.
But with the next moment came a
swift recoil from this temptation, a |
feeling of amazenent that he should
have entertained such thought Ollin
must be shielded If possible, but not at
such cost as that, Rather, for Ollins
sake, to undo as far as possible the ter
rlble wrong that he had ATTEMPTED. i
This unknown, friendless orphan, heir r
to proud name and wealth, though !;
now living perhaps in humble obscuri- :
~, must be sought out and placed in h
possession of her rightful inheritance. 3
North had been slowly pacing the !
floor while these thoughts were Pass !
ing through his mind. Seating himself v
now beside Dennis, he continued his in 3,
luiries.
How long have you known these q
facts about Annie Dupont, Dennis?v q,
'lver since me cousin Patrick tould q
ne, at Teddy OsCorrigan's wake, sorr.1 i;
'eturned Dennis, after pause Of reeol- II
eetion. =,
But when was that? know moth b,
ng about Teddy O'Corrigan's wake r
an You not tell me more definitely Fl,
han that?'' ~
Dennis reflected again with his face 81
as if the effort of memory l.,
yere painful one. n,
sIndade, thin he exclaimed. sudden 10
7 radiant with triumph, lit was soon a.
fter St PatriclS's day, for I remember los
latpoor Teddy died of a bricls-bsab ia no
le hands of one Of the byes, which
srne WIS nivir mint for Teddy ct all, at 70,
l,butfor the blatherin' perlicenan that w
as maxim hinsilf troublesome to the ba
yes IN the pnrade. fer
!, 80. isltilcll's eiay?8 repeated North. in
! men II IS nearly year since Patrick off
q you. Have you talked to anyone ser
OUT OUT .iie matter during this timer TIL
,.Nlylr a bit, SORT, till the day whin no,
honor heard nue. tellin' Jim Nolan as
out it. y ~,
WAS that before or after you had the
rittea to Hunter and Ietchum. of era
ew York, offering to give them this att,
era
The question was asked sternly. and