The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-01-02
CUAi"TE!; III,
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; -';r. Harry stoke ha, t.n;-l,cj brcak-
last ana was waiting hi; vii. in order
to 50 to church. vita her -, :. rtspectaI
nIe au" GHti-fcariltS S".'.t,uan should
! Oh Sunday morning. h;s wife--for he
! rad married With his in,nnr's sanction
ana appropriateness noI"ult!er than Lady
| Beatrice, ';aushiGi. ot tho Earl and
Countess % Tho:t4ea. He was himself
! the HonGmtle i!arr:, eldest son OF lord
; IGIlEaie. the newest creation. No one
I could Hiudgc elevation OF d man who
! had achieved, single handed, what ali
the nrIl in the City are rcrpctualIy try :,
ing TO do viii, III" ala OF PARTNERS, ans
| ceStraE connections, inherited capital |
and o'.c brains Of paid servants: lie had
, aInaSseu IN enormous fortune; ill gov
r:nn,cEts love 10 honor Ike City and tltl
successful chIl'7'tU VI the City; thcrs@
lore 1hrT" vas but one murmur Of ani
prevail w!'"Ii III. John Stoke OF Threads
needle street Was elevated 10 Il peer
ego. And ;hn fact ;hat he had SO much
money WIS Ii Sulici.n, reason for max
nS his children and his cl!(lren's chill
trcn, so long as the stock should last. q
casio apart. and hereditary legislators.
Ihc honorable gentleman looked per-
tcctiy healthy, happy, and contcntc4s
with himself Why not? His partner
ship enabled him to occupy IL good
house IN Il good square; his marriage
opened Il great many good houses 10
him: he had Il brace of fine. strong
children, one o. whom. the heir TO ;he
neeragc, little boy Of 9, had ',acn
brought t""n to rtay with him. and
WAS no" rolling IN thc hearth rus.
The cAoi'.n$:t Sjsis in store had beer
poured into his lap, which was like q.
sack Io@ "Hnaciti', and Was ready to re-
ccive nlcr" choice cifis-thc more and
the choircr the better. Heaven Ger
fanny seems very good indeed TO the
richer creatures.
\ footlnnn brought hira card.
WHO i, IL" he asked; Il don't know
The name. What Goes he mean by COM
in" on Sunday mcrning:'
Gentleman says he has to speak to
you on most important private bust
ness.
Oh" lie thought it must be some
message from the city, or from his faith
or. Show him into the study. No, let
him come here"
The visitor vas an elderly gentleman,
dressed plainly, who entered, bowed,
and waited TO be asked his business.
We'll sir: asked the Honorable
Henry Stoke, what do you want with
me? You said you had important pri-
vatc business with mc?"
Yes. / have brought you some
news
What ncws&
"You gave Evidence in trial about
three years and half ago
What about that lrial?' The Honor
bic Harry tuucd very red and then
pale. WHO are YOU"
j am librarian of free public libra
~. II really docs not matter who am.
You gave evidence in q case of alleged
stabblns and wounding. Your evidence
sent your own wife to penal scrvitude
Tor seven years.
My wife? It's liza lie, say"
He said more, but the terror in his eyes
greatly driracted from The strength Of
his words.
III IS truc. salu inc librarian. calmly.
Your own wife"
Prove it, il YOU can.
Il can. 1t can be proved very easily.
Non tool; lodgings in q certain parish
under the name Of Ecndricksen. Un-
der that name you we're married at the
registrars Of that district to Ruth
Heron. You continued in your lcdg-
inss, ana your wife, who lived with her
sister, visited YOU there. One OF your
friends, q man named Middlemist, then
a clerk in your fathers Office, was in
your confidence, and was present at
your marriage.
"Midacmist is dead.
"Not at all. He lost his place in your
Office and had to 20 abroad. He has
now come back again and has made an