Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-21
HARTLEY BISHOPS STORY.

"a lie is never justifable, and man
who can deliberately plan and carry out
q scheme of deceit deserves to be cast
out of respectable society. 1 can find
no excuse for him. Truth, the whole
truth, and nothing but the TRUTH is
my motto"
Mr.. Henry Travers brought his fist
down on the dinner table to emphasize
his words. He looked across at his one
guest and old friend, Hartley Bishop, as
though to meet his appreciation OF the
statement.
"You agree with me, Hartley?" he re-
sumed, in more subdued tone. "You,
too, are convinced that man should
stick to the truth at whatever cost to
himself?"
Hartley Bishop raised his eyes from
the silver dishes laden with costly fruit,
and his fingers pushed away the wine
glass in front of him. He was man in
the prime of life, with clean-cut, in
tellectual face, but at that moment
there was a deep sadness in his eyes
that told of some sorrowful reminis-
cence.
my answer shall be story" he said,
leaning back in his chair, after one swift
glance at the rubicund face that shone
at the end of the table. mot story Of
thrilling melodrama, but a page torn
from the book of life. You, Travers,
have known nothing but prosperity and
success. Listen, then, to the tale of two
people, whose early days were spent to-
gether in poverty and adversely.
"Thefrs had been boy and girl mar
riage. When they first met he was a
struggling clerk of 81, living on an in
come of 80 shillings week, and she was
a governess, without friends or rela-
lions in the world. n
''They married, on something rather
less than ESQ year, and for time they
were blissfully happy. The young
husband had gift-or a curse-for
scribbling, and in his wife's fond eyes
he ranked as hidden genius whom
time would bring to light and reward
with deathless fame.
occasionally his tales and sketches
were accepted and paid for. These
were written after Office work was done
in the one poor room he and his wife
rented in a cheap London suburb, and
the stray guineas served to keep home
warm in their hearts, and helped then
to fight the hard battle of life.
''Of course, like the rest of all writer's
the young husband had before him the
idea of masterpiece. This was to be
three-act comedy, which would TAX,
London by storm, and put the author a
one bound into the front rank of tn,
dramatic roll.
Gradually this comedy took shapei,
the brain of the writer. To him hi
wife was not merely his helpmate, bu
his companion, and in her ear he con
fided all his aspirations and hopes.
Her blue eyes glistened at tn
thought of her husbands success,
Nothing could make her prouder of hiI
than she was already, but to see hil
belauded in the worlds eyes and I
hear his dear name on every tongue we
something worth living for and strait
ing every nerve to win.
'She was no genius, and had no Idle
of woman's rights. But no sacrifi,
was too great for her to make for h,
husband, and, unknown to him, she d
MED himself all the harmless little va
titles of woman's dress in order th
the money might go to swell the sma
sum in the post Office savings bank, p,
by for a rainy day.
with hopeful heart she mapp'
out the future when the comedy w
finished. First of all, her husband w
20 have new suit of clothes, In ord