Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-03
CHAPTER XXII.
TIp RIVER CIJSTFyS

frUUT I'M 'llNtikut l.tliS INc Cur
t,p, in the artists chamber.
The river glistened in the sun.
Miss Maxcy. radiant and excited, Mrs.
vaxev. tremulous and aprrehensive,
40 M when the artist opened the door
lsadinc into the parlor and ushered in
hi guest.
Ny wife ard my sister, Miss Max.
81; NY lawyer, Mr.. Bornstein.'' The
od Gentleman in the black coat glanced
AZ rha two young ladies with his little
rvinkling eyes and bowed
Happy to meet you, Mrs. Maxey.
most happy, and you, Miss Maxey, most
happy
And 50 they met, the lawyer and the
artist, sister, rs everybody believed
thrr 10 b.. a. perfect strangers.
"Br seated, Mr.. Bornstcin," said
Nayy The lawyer accepted the proffer-
el ,iiair by the table. The rest followed
DO, example.
Have you prepared your resume of
the fUrythc case, as you intended"
a.'.d MlNcy. Somehow his hair had
u-u ~ IN alarming attitude, and his
u.thtlr was completely disorganized-
two infallihle symptoms of n state of
ty.rsm- nervous tension.
Il have got down few notes. en-
nrly free from tcchnicalities, Mr.. Max
,v which | trust you will find cover
tie principal points. l meant to have
bad NY clerk make fair copy of it, but
tiG ult have the time. You may find
~ writing a trifle backward ut first
..ht Perhaps I had better read off the
headings myscl:?'
NaVv.
IL had chosen for himself comfort
able chair by the window
The two ladies' sat together on the So
"a. Miss Massey held the young wife's
hand.
The lawyer drew from his pocket q
EI.Iy folded package of manuscript.
y, hr amopthgd it out in his lap he cast
bis tvinsiing glance around upon his
a-flltorS If it rested longer and more
T-nIiirlut.y upon the face of the art
l.. Hstar than anywhere else, she alone
Anew why.
Il may say to You, Mr.. Maxcy, be-
iorr gin, that there may be some
matters IN this document which you
now h,r for the first time. You may be
at a los 10 know how obtained this in
formation; but, unfortunately, L shall
ra' be able to satisfy you ON that point,
iur she reason that / have given my
promise not to bctray the name of my
informant. l have also added few I'M
necessary sentences for the purpose OF
bringing the document to q finished
close That is all desire TO say by way
Of preface. Shall begin ut once? Very
we'll The document is headed The
For-ythn Case, and thus it reads:
Twenty years ago Ansel Forsythe
was wealthy merchant, who persisted,
In spite of the ravages of terrible dis
cas- IN carrying on a great and profit
able business. The rheumatism had
twisted one Of his legs out of shape and
mai" him a helpless wreck ut ~. He
was suffering besides from u nanIeless
r!Ilddy, which wasted him away bit by
uit and brought him each year fearfully
~ NaaR rrhs-'N. t-saaSiAttsAN lAN w
ri.dbic TO have IN active superintendent
% las affairs, and the work was done
~ keen and ambitious young Iuaii
VINO had formerly been his private see
Tgiary, a man unscrupuloUs and with
out any religious convictions whatever.
tut who. for the reason that he cane OF
Jewish ancestry, was nevertheless called
the lew.
The jew was undoubtedly man of
great talents. for he managed the mcr-
'A!nt s. affairs to such advantage that
th"y prospcrcd beyond his expectations.
Boz that reason the jew is said to have
'ins1dercd the property which grow UI
biHt r hi, care as morally his own.
The merchant had remained bach
'ior until well along in years, when he
married fragile beauty, who died III
ewing birth to q female child. This
'hllG was called Ethel and was her Ia
tn'r idol. III the will, made immediate.
alter her mothers death, he settled
an his property upon her. This was dc.
'ldetlly not to the Jews liking, but lIt
Wa TOO cirrumspect a man TO permit
DIS real feelings to be seen. He played 9
very deep game.
When the child was not more thar
a!ear Old, he persuaded the merchant
''+it he ought to marry again. The poop
G,iprH"d man would have been little
hAeiy to have followed his advice, but
Etedt Tressurc was brought to bear upoI
hlin. Medical men were found who die
not scruplc to tell him that marriage
"oald undoubtedly prolong his life. HI
u'al consented to the sacrifice.
All this while prospective matri
H,oiy had been to him asort of abstrac
I''e'' hut this decision narrowed it dow
.Oa reality. And it now occurred Il
Hlh tiiat to marry one needed WON
az Here hc was, an unsightly, twisted
creature, inorbidly sensitive to his owl
eei'rts. Who would marry him? Moth
'AE simpler, said the jew, than to fipf
"uesirablo lady.
lie proved this by presenting to hin
w. next day his own sister.
Miss Rosenfel was very young-al
mos child in Notwithstanding, and
'hey told him. as pure as the driver
SnOW. at any rate, she soon showed thu