The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1895-03-14


"YoU ARE Az INTERNAL sCoUNnREI.,' -
SAID OLIVER.
aunt If she desire, but my child, and
go to France, or bring suit for di-
vorce and the custody of my child and
tell all the facts"
1T is utter folly" cried oliver.
what can do2 hare no influence
over your wife; hardly know her;
and the aunt will never permit her TO
return
The old lady Is strict; she is proud,
too; and q young woman who has been
through divorce trial seldom comes
out with q good name--not without
reproach. Conside; it well, and write
Miss Patten what ] say. Truly
think my wife has a great fancy for
you"
Oliver rose and opened the door.
'Mr. de Restaud, I will write you my
decision. | really must ask you not TO
prolong this interview. There is q
limit TO my forbearance."
De Restaud bowed, mockingly. Il
shall look for your answer soon. Per
/ haps the doctor also could influence
Mrs. de Restaud. ! esteem the doctor;
he is an honest man, and has been
good to my SON"
With polite bow the Frenchman
! disappeared, aud Oliver went back to
| his desk. What should he do? What
| could he do? De Restaud would carry
| ont his threat, there was no doubt OF
that. And. after all, would it rot be
better for his wife to return? If the
! family in France would care for her
/ most women would look forward to
/ such a bright future. II she refused
! to come, trial, the publicity of q
! courtroom, the newspapers, a lifelong
something to be whispered about her
/ by some one who had heard. How ex,
| plain that daring ride across country?
| Viewed in the cold light of reason il
was foolish thing; and he, Craig Oil
! yer, must go on the witness-stand and
! be questioned. A lawyer Is a poor wit.
| ness. and he would be. a man of his
/ age doing such q romantic silly action
/ Then that story TO the conductor. The
other side would find him, of course
and perhaps a passenger who had seer
Minny's farewell. The whole thing
was unexplainable. Then his own past
the life of q wifeless man of the
world-how would the Jury of hard
working men view that? They haC
families and no temptations, and h'
was rich and had enemies. 1t was so
cial and political death to him, and ht
knew It as he sat there, yet he did no
write.
week later DIR. John came in
There was no need of telling him. II,
had met De Restaud, and had come tc
see what Oliver would do.
IL have not written her" said Oliver
awkwardly, except a little not
thanking her for her letter. l shall
not write what he wanted"
II have, though" said DIR. John
"both TO Mrs. Minny and her aunt. TIL,
Frenchman cannot trouble them long
and after year or so Mrs. Minny will
be Parisian- All l know of Pari
and life there Is from novels. Cad.
think il they are true Mrs. Minny viii
be quite at home in France. She like
things different, you know
II should be coward 10 advise he,
in this matter" cried Oliver. ~ shall
have nothing TO do with it"
However, after an hours talk will
his sensible old friend he changed hi
mind and wrote severely formal let
ter 10 Mrs. de Restaud, advising her u
return 20 her husband. Her answe
was piteous appeal What did h
mean? After all that had happened
did he think she should trust hersel
with man who everyone said wa
crazy. DR., John read and shook hi
head. "Sbe won't come,- he said
but you keep on writing, for tn
Frenchman means what he says.
see him often as he comes TO my Office
She need not say three words TO him
and her aunt can be with her alway
until she is safe at his fathers"
This waS duly written, but the an
swers both from Miss Patten and he
niece were unsatisfactory until fey
days before the time set by De Restaud
Oliver, maddened by her disregard o
his warning, for he learned ID
Restaud had his lawyer engaged an,
the case would be presented, tele
graphed her: Are you coming or not
beg you will come at once We ear
not face the consequences" He fel
like coward, but what else could h
do? Fight with a nadman in a court
room? 1t was horrible. The answe
came promptly from Mrs. de Restaud
she would start at once.
Oliver took the telegram and went {
find De Restaud. The suit for divorc
must be stopped He had done hi
part and there was no need for furthe
anxiety. He drove to DIR. Johns OF
fee, but the doctor was up in tn
mountains attending ease, and woul
not be back for day or two. He kneV
whera lie Resfaud lyed-a fnrnishe,