The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-07

there he was when the Hayward nieees
came back from Europe, and Charlotte
married Ned Parry and Fan wished TO
marry Merriam. II was ]. II. McLane.
Jr., who did Uncle Abe's work for him
and went around among Merriam's cred
itors and got them TO unite IN their COM
plant to the war department. but by
that time he had seen something or
Randy, had taken a shine to him." as
he expressed IT. and when he learned that
Merriam had been baniShed to the from
tier as a consequence he told the old man
that he was done with that sort OF dirty
work. and was minded TO go and confess
10 Miss Hayward what he had done. To
buy him Off MelIen gave him all the
money he needed and told him TO go and
I've the life he always ionged TO live. that
OF q prospcctor and miner In the Sierras.
McLane, the father, was away and had
been away fer several months. Mrs. Mc-
Lane. the mother, after a furious quarrel
with her protector something over year
before. had agreed TO return 10 California
and never trouble him again upon pay
ment of a big, round sum in cash. She
would not listen TO a pension. and the
story that came 20 the husbands ears
soon natter was that az last his sacramento
wife had rewarded the fidelity Of her old
friend. the steamboat engineer; bat the
lawyers sent TO trace the matter were
confronted by unlooked-for news-unwel-
cbme news and therefore news they fully
investigated before reporting. since, IL
true, IL would put an end to what prom
ised 70 be a most probable case. That
81. co was practically wasted-Mrs- John
II. McLane was dead.
They found her grave heaastone and
all. bat could get no trace OF her long
devoted lover. 1t was surmissd that he
had taken what was LETT OF the money
and gone elsewhere in search Of cons0la-
ton. McIane came back to New York.
met Fanny Hayward. feii In love, and
Uncle MeIlen urged the match ia every
way; and We know the result There
WAS fortnight In which Mel.ane seemed
the happiest Of men. Then came shock.
Fanny found him nearly crazsd with
trouble. A letter had come purportfng 10
be from that suppoSed-to-be-dTad woman
demanding further heavy payrFent as The
Price OF her silence. McLane honestly
told Fan the truth. and was Eastonishod
at her decision She bafs hisa pay The
money and have done with it,
They might have doubted the genuine
nesS % her letter. but there vas no doubt
ting young Mcf.ane's dying statement.
witnessed By officers from Sedgwlck. RE
declared his mother alive And SO enc
crime led TO another. No sooner had tney
reached California than the whole Per-
ksns family seemed resurrected. and
hl2eSlatl was their business. Re c&s4Sa-
sister demanded heavy hash-rEoney and
IL was paid The second sister turned Up
with her husband and a Prsposterouz de-
manH IL was they who haunted him az
the san Francisco club, and the man.
drunk and triumphant. tnsolsntiy de-
maudirsy money that night. had tIred that
weII-nsxh fatal shot when repadiatsd. de-
ed and struck. The very next day AZ
their hotel came = letter warning thsga
70 silence as 70 the identity of The aszali-
ants SO Eoag as these latter were a.
bowed 20 escape arrest they would keep
the secret. bur X arrested ard brought 70
traal they would proclaim Mef@ns Big
smlst All this was made known 70 Inete
AeE@n. and ne. too. backed the nieTs
cause and kept ny the deception. Kssst
no enc cgu's. tel where tne nrst wsss w&s
hidden. '-Sha will be prcducea when
Needed. ard her money must - r4sG
through her sister" The sausy. larsa
sura. xas rasa ard tssH there HAS teEn-
porary peace Buf AeLanR azoopsd ard
died un3ar the weight q share ard Aaxt-
ETY. Tners was G1arreiisE between tae
widow ard The guardian AS further de-
Iaazs1s from these c8rmcsantss Who r9S
oxenly thYeafensd 20 claim ths dead
sxazS estate Ter IKE wi&0H AID her soFs--
snsy. a. least. knew lothiag % TIE lat
sersS death ard then F&Gry. coming -
Sszzwsrk trsass ts re-&sserf h@r cid SOW
ereignTy over Merriam and - eain gSs-
sesss1n % tns papers OF which her hG6-
bans haa to7d hsr ard whseA Randy hsS
Ioax s1zce sent 20 Parry, bar Conserving