Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-11-27

" mis- ago. when .hev separated. Tom ap
V, \ for divorce, but before the case
It q up he was taken i'll and died
" SUIT, ms ! said before he had made his
S. ,bequeathing to yourself large por
r. of his fortune, only leaving for her
(which she was entitled TO under The
:; Poor Toni He had become so preju-
o d against women in general that he
ned determined that none of them
> uld enjoy his woalth, for q time at least
ne made provision in his will that you
r ,uld forfeit all benefits under 1t If you
n FRIED within Ave years from the date Of
Is |, document"--
II Mortimer uttered choking gasp. He
IS bked at the speaker, pallid and aghast.
O bile an inarticulate oath came from him
"What-what's the matterY" exclaimed
!. hilbert You don't mean to tell me
: lat''-
Eyes, mean 1t, !" said Mortimer, in a
! lint, husky voice II was married last
s ightP
/ "Then you have lost $500, 000l" thun-
Tered the old lawyer bringing his fist
,lown upon the table with a tremendous
lthump.
Mortimer sat silent, staring stupidity be-
fore him.
"How did 1t happen? l heard you were
ingle only yesterday evening 1t must
! ave been sudden
Mortimer explained giving brief ac-
cunt Of his romantic adventure of the
nsht before, displaying the picture of the
grange beauty. when he had finished
The old lawyers face grew purple with
suppressed excitement.
\"Mortilner Sluke," he said pointing
. his bony finger at the picture, 1--WE have all
|, beer outwitted, beaten by that little shrew
Tha woman is Tom Packets wife!"
Mrtiner uttered groan.
Then all is up with my prospects, he
said fintly
"Eactly l see it all She laid tho
whole lcheme and inveigled you into mar
iage that you might forfeit your interest
, n the state, knowing 1t would revert to
her as tie only legal claimant, and as I'M
der the law you would have no claims
! upon her individual property-event though
you had married her--she now has matters
. in her own lands. OF course the story she
, told you WIS all concocted for the occasion
BY George that woman ought to have been
D lawyer And, by the way, here is a let.
ger thil morning It's from her or I'm
mistaken
He dew perfumed missivo from his
desk as ne spoke and gave it to Mortimer
who opoed it and read:
my DEAR MR. SLUKE (pardon me for
pmittiH the word husband when you
receive this, you will have doubtless
earned he sequel to my little episode ut
he With Swan inn No doubt you will
heap Jpn me much (and JUST condcmna-
tion, antlike my late husband (poor soul)
7 VOW to rgenge yourself on the weaker sex
But let 10 warn you that such conduct Is
as unwis as it is Improbable Morbid,
revengeft passions are not only vulgar
and barbric, but tend to sour the DISPOSE.
ton, spoithe appetite and impair the di-
gestion, tus defeating all hope of future
enjoymen social or domestic.
/ "WhileI shall not venture to hope fol-
! your parjn for the base deception prac-
ticed upo you, feel that your sense OF
Justice viii induce you to view my acts
with less h,rshness when you reflect that
am but weak little woman, pitted against
a number 0, shrewd. worldly men, armed
with resslute and selash purpose, and
equipped with n formidable ARA, of men.
cal strengTn and legal sagacity.
~ shall sail for Europe at once. and II
is hardly necessary to remind one Of your
high legal attachments that my long, will
full absence will afford an excellent plea
for divorce under the caption of aban-
donment and desertion.
"You are a Young man-ambitious.
am led to inferEand in deprivinp Won of n
fortune (which after all Ia but the extin.
yuisher of noble ambition and the promot-
err of mental depradation) have simnlv
.oinosou iru'ii YOUR pam oli.e Which "ouiu
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