Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-10-04
DEMOCRATIC NORTHWEST NAPOLEON o. OCTOBER 4, 1894


ming. This woman was a paragon of de-
ceit and duplicity. There can no longer
be any doubt that poor Forsythe was de-
ceived even as to her purity. Miss Ste
venson is her own daughter, and the
people who brought her mp told one
truth when they said that they had al
ways been paid large sums for the
child's board, though the fact that this
money was paid Leander Dye, or that he
even knew them before the necessities
of the conspiracy brought these precious
people together, is entirely improbable.
Mrs. Forsythe alone knew Of her
brothers. connection with Leander Dye.
She alone knew that Mr.. Dye had been
with him on the day of his disappear
ance. She alone suspected the truth.
The use which she madeof these sus-
picions has already been placed before
you. After years of secret hate and fear
and bitterness, when the wretched Dye,
in a moment of frenzy at the thought
of his own degradation, dared to strike
the blow that rid him forever of his un-
scrupulous master, he fell at once by
virtue of this very deed under the tyran-
ny of still sterner hand. From being
tool in the grasp of the man he be-
came tool in the grasp of the woman,
and the woman was less lenient than
the man.
"In q private room on the second floor
of the Forsythe mansion, on Livingston
street, on the 90th day Of January last,
the unfortunate child, who for the pre-
vious two weeks had been known to the
household as Mrs. Forsythe' niece, took
ether and submitted to be operated upon
with cold steel chisel and redhot
curling iron. Mr.. Dye, who assisted at
that operation, was Frustrated by the
effects for days. No more need be said
for the fortitude and strength of pur-
pose of the woman who played the dual
role of saint and sinner.
"On the 1st of June Leander Dye,
after placing his valuable knowledge of
the facts in relation to the real Ethel
Forsythe in the hands of the authori-
ties, died at the city hospital. Immedi-
ately following his confession the body
of man, which was recognized from
some papers in pocket to be that Of
Felix Rosenfel, the Jew, was found en-
tangled in the piles beneath the win
dows of the house at 90 BallaVoine
place.
"On the Sd of June the executors of
the Forsythe will, with the full knowl-
edge and agreement of the representa-
tives Of the charitable institutions,
which would otherwise have profted by
the legacy, drew up the papers that will
make over, legally and formally, that
portion of the Forsythe estate remain
ing in their hands to Ethel Forsythe,
now Mrs. Julian Maxey, and her heirs
and assigns forever
The lawyers voice ceased abruptly,
and there was silence in the room.
The river glistened in the sun. The
summer wind rustled the curtains at
the windows.
Miss Maxey smiled.
The artist looked in grave, wistful
way at his wife.
As for Mrs. Maxey, there was bright
light in her wonderful eyes.
| y n \
As Maxey went through the narrow
passage between the two rooms he met
his wife for the first time alone since
the reading Of the lawyers document
By the light of the gas jet he could
see her bright eyes shining through the
tears and a fevsrish glow rising into her
beautiful cheeks. She threw her arms
about him in long and silent embrace.
She spoke, but she did not lift her head
from its resting place on his shoulder:
Dearest husband, it is all yours
For your sake it is the greatest joy Of
my lifer'
"Well," said Maxey, "why should
you cry about it, them"
ooh, my dearest husband, I don't
know, but can't help it"
Neither can /, said Maxey. "Deuce
take it, believe I am as big baby as
you arep'
At the very moment when Maxey
gave way to tears DR.. Lamar sat with
q grim, contemptuous expression about
his lips at his desk, his dry eyes fixed
upon stained and almost illegible bit
Of writing before him, the reading o1
which he had just finished. The letter
read:
MY DEAR EUsTACE--If you but knew how
your cruel words when l last saw you have
tortured me since, you would-oh, know yoJ
would-have forborne to utter them. There
has not been day nor an hour in my lonely
exile since when they have not been with me
Oh, Eustace, did love you, and you have 81
cruelty misunderstood mel Are you blind? Car
you not see that it was for your sake, for your
alone, not mine, that fought out that wretch
ed fight for a future2 What could do? I'm
fortunate speculations and unwise manage
ment had ruined mine. know how proud
and ambitious your mother was. 1t seemed 81
easy to retrieve it all by q simple plot whicl
would harm nobody, because they could no
know that they were robbed. Besides wha
are people like these to you and me? For you
sake l would have gone through ten time
worse and fought thousand times more des
perate battle than this rather than have haa
you speak to me as you spoke to me that nigh
in the carriage. But all is not lost. You wer
beside yourself, and IL, too, said that TO
which bitterly repent. You told me that you
life was ruinedk that you had lost your hol
upon favor, that your practice was slippin
away from you. Come, then, with me and La
the foundations of a greater fortune in dis
tant place. will go anywhere with you. Eus
tace, to the end of the world If need be. N
other woman will ever love you as have love
you. No other friend will ever fight your bat
ties and scheme day and night for your ad
vancement and your greatness as will figh
and scheme. know what my power is owe
, men. It is still great. 1t will make you grea
, and fortunate above all competitors yet. Eus
tace, If you will come with me. These are n
vain words uttered in moment of wildnes
1t is the solemn truth, for know 1t bette
than you. And am not penniless, dear Eut
tace. 1 have enough left-enough for rs bot
enough to build upon, and will make 1t
foundation for your future II you will com
r with me, dear Eustace. do not ask you for
, sacrifice; do not ask you for marriage vov