Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-02

when MIR. Nugent got downstairs, say
ing she was feeling badly and was go
ing home. MI. Nugent stopped her
and told her not t 60 home yet awhile,
and, at this minute, Mrs. Dryden step
ped up and asked her if she was the
woman who had sen a note to Col
onei Dryden. Mrs. Wood entered a
strenuous denial, saying she had
never heard of the Colonel in ques-
ton.
Mrs. Dryden drew the two notes out
saying, "Now You know you wrote
both those notes, but if you insist in
denying it l will send around the cor
ner for the messenger boy to whom
you gave the last note and have him
identify You"
Mrs. Wood knew the truth of this
and, seeing she was caught, she gave
way to tears and confessed the whole
business. She said in eXtenuation,
however, that she did not know Col
onel Dryden was married, and then
MI. Nugent allowed her to go home
ard since then she has not clerked at
the store. Mr.. Nugent thanked Mrs.
Dryden for informing him of the ac-
ton of Mrs. Wood, and Mrs. Dryden
went away serenely conscious that
Mrs. Wood would never send anoth-
Ell note to her husband.
The fact of Mrs. Woods discharge
and the circumstances surrounding il
became common talk among the en-
ployes of the store, and finally the
matter got ont. The coupling of the
name of Mrs.. Dryden to the story,
however, was a sumner for those who
knew the Colonel, and they immedi-
a6ely entered a denial, saving the
Colonel was not married. The rumor
and the many stories afloat finally
eliminated in the story o fthe ColonePs
marriage and Of the fact that his wife
lived out on Page avenue, while it was
well known that his daughters lived on
Pine street.
Surrounding the story of the mar
| riage of the Colonel and Miss Henning
is a romance, and a good one, too.
Had Colonel Dryden been called to
other lines than those OF the law he
would probably never have met the
second Mrs. Dryden. Last March Miss
HennIng called on Attorney Amos
Taylor and asked him TO file 4 suit
against the Pullman Palace Car Com
pany. Miss Henning, while riding in
a sleeper, had one of her arms injured,
some OF the smaller bones being brok-
| en-. The accident happened through
the insecure panel. While asleep the
panel broke and fell on her arm, in
Turing 1t. Mr.. Taylor. took the case,
but being unable to give ii proper at
tentlon owing to other business, he
turned the AS over to Colonel Dry
den. AS soon as the Colonel met Mrs
| Dryden he read his fate. 1t was q
case of love at first sight, but he de-
termined not to ask for her hand unit
he had rendered himself worthy of the
| object of his affections by winning hei
suit. He went to work on the sui
and night and day it absorbed his at
tention until the day of trial.
The result was that the Colone
| came out of the trial with glowing
colors. He won the suit hands down
getting Judgment for 81, 200. He Their
went to work to win another subtitle
hand OF his fair client. In this he was
as successful rs he was in the Law
suit, and a little over a month after he
first met Miss Henning he had led her
to the altar, giving her his name, his
hand and his heart.
When Colonel Dryden was seen last
night he admitted the truth OF the
story throughout, but laid emphasis
ON the fact that he kept the marriage
secret simply because of his children
to whom he is devoted fully as mucf
as to his wife. The children of the
Colonel have been appraised of tht
new relations sustained by their faith
er.
Mrs. Dryden is a handsome woman
not over 80, and just such a helpmate a
is needed to make successful lawye.
happy. Colonel Dryden is about Al
years old. Mrs. Dryden, when seen
said she had nothing to say on thu
subject of her marriage for publica
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