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

and McLane fell victim TO the plot and
was married TO the third A son. John H.,
5r., was born 10 them In June. 1861. and
trouble OF every kind followed. The sis
tiers had quarreled with their respective
lords. one of whom had abandoned HIS
wife and gone to Japan. while the other.
even more desperate. had gone. self-di-
rected. 10 his grave. McLane's home
people refused TO recognize any OF the
Perkins stock and cut OF the young fell
lows allowance. Old Man Perkins. there
fore. had three married daughters and
one son-in-law on his hands, and pande-
monium reigned within his gates. he
had to order the eldest daughter out OF
the house, and she avenged herself by
clipping with a man who deserted wife and
children to run away with this magnit-
Gently handsome creature q thing he
mourned IN sackcioth and ashes UNTIL
his money vanishing. she ran OF with an
other victim and left him poor indeed. yet
vastly better of than when he had her.
McIane's wife was the best OF the three
IN disposition, but that was saying little.
and when all his money was gone they
fairly kicked him out OF doors. and he.
in desperation. drifted 20 Nevada and ths
mines. Just IN ths days when colossal
fortunes we're being made by men who
were welding pick and shovel. At tn.
very time old Perkins people were trying
To get divorce. alleging desertion and
failure Is support. McLane doomed up at
Virginia City part owner OF lode that
PAID Ike the Comstock. and his Sacra-
nlento wife. who was believed to be deep
~ IN love sfth steamboat engineer
proved that she wasn't by journeylng 10
Virginia City with her little boy and re-
claiming her ncw prosperous husband.
There they lived IN style. aud the Per-
klns household came TO visit them and
remain indefinitely. until the pickering
drove McI.aEe mad and he skipped to
Frisco where every deal he made In
the stock market went his way and he
became millionaire before be was 81.
Again his pretty but low-bred wife fol-
lowed. aud again he honestly tried 20
make the best Of his bargain; but her
mad sxtravaesnce and the ceassIess In
cursions CT uothsr-tn-law and sIster-in-
law were too much FOR him one day
there came a crash and much OF hts FOR
tune was swept away. lie had TO break
up his san Francisco home and go back
20 Virginia City, and a furious quarrel
followed. IN which he ordered the Per-
kluses never 10 aAFken his doors aSaIn
: and lei his wife sided with her sister and
elected 10 go with them McLane would
gladly have parted with them all. but he
had grown 70 love his boy. when enra
more, a year later. fortune smiled on him.
ana. with = new bank account. he came
down 10 San francisco. tbs Perktnses
had disappeared Two ~ the sisters were
living TIA lives OF s8wentaresses. Old
Perkins wsa dead and buried. sna no ouA
knew where the rest had Eoue-a boat Of
sEcTansnto t-aGszmen ~tsned they could
Ere cut.
Then NeLAne came East. bringing ms
shesves with ht.n. ans hts family rot IN
naturally fargsve and welcomed him.
Prosperity followed him. he fairly
coined rc1ey. and Uncle Ab@ MslI.r vas
only TOO glad 20 have hsaa as a partner;
and then after lapse o. years when Ia
thought har dead and honestly wished
her 80. ass e3issful bachelor lie waa
broken n Gpoa By tie Te&ppearsnce Of
h&s sacra naeato ~ffe. row a handsome
%ofz2&a g nesrfY - ard A ssalwrArx strfrg-
Ing whom Sc recognized ar cree ns hfs
lonE-lcss sea FoV tao years hs prsv5ae4
Tor her and rrtsd 10 educate Tia bcs. bat
never aSasn acsae xlesige1 her as hfs xss.
ard 80 ionE as sS7s vas sEsply paid and
housed. Aoaxe1 and care3 ror. sne -~vsr
protested Macs ciae fTser5s sor.~zirnex
wtnkea Al nGegs1 each ether when -.
tai young selAow appeared az TIE waiting
rs1fa W.ta a latter, or ~hsn us~ca s3oxasfyr
S&Sh&uG-so0ks0g woman uafrcgs<s ire
Ee1Eh eachoo1 u5kl G@ would come cut
ard togn her- Tia boz vas zg1A a-a
waesant stacy. ard ~zs expelled from
tire sehecls 80 which ~ vVas entered bv
IRE name - Perkins ard the la-s4frres
cczsrs4tn2s@ q TIE people Mrs. Perkins
received 4z1 entertained. tAen Mac xs.t
Ire yeans Es&a Il AesEea's hark. an.