The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-11-09

to me-" Seeing that Frank evinced
no disposition to remain in the room,
he cried, sternly:
sit down, sir While You are in
my house You shall obey me.
Sullenly Frank threw himself into a
distant chair, and his father again
smiled.
'Ive little story to tell you.
Frank. 1t is all about the young
lady You know by the name of Rosa
Noyce. Last year, while you were
away in Scotland, l became mixed mp
with n very extraordinary forgery
case. The crime had been committed
in London, but one of the principal
sufferers Glanced to he my very oldest
client, aud so it came that / was con
suited about the matter. / need not
bother You with the details of the
case. The important facts for You TO
know are simply these: The culprit
was man named Morris, heartless.
designing kuave, who. unfortunately
for society, had the fascinating man
ner of cultivated man of means. Men
of the world were deceived by his
plausible tongue and his elegant ex-
terror, and he was particularly success
full IN binding the ladies'. Some time
before his conviction he had won the
confidence and affection of Young
lady of blameless life and good family.
He induced her to run away from
home to he secretly married to him.
Shortly after this union the infatuated
girl discovered the true character of
the fellow who had tempted her to for
get her duty to her father. She was
welded to n penniless swindler of the
worst class. What the feelings of n
contiding, stainless girl would be
upon making such n discovery YOU
can perhaps understand. She re-
garded her husband with adherence.
and she hated himself for ever having
listened to him. She resolved that
she would leave him forever. Taking
nothing with her but n small handbag.
she escaped from her husbands house.
and was never heard of again by her
friends. Some thought that she was
dead Others, that she had gone
abroad. 1t happened that before her
marriage to this fellow Morris ] had
known her and her family, and during
the time we were prosecuting him
often thought of the poor deceived
gLrl. He was sentenced to long term
OF Imprisonment. What I have to tell
You now directly concerns you.
Mechanically the young man did as
he was told. A change was slowly
passing over his face. His head was
no longer bent upon his chest. He
looked into his fathers eyes eagerly.
My friend ut Glasgow, in whose
office | placed You some time back. re-
Gently wrote to me to the effect that
You were making an ass of Yourself
over some obscure girl at Paisley.
Mr. Redfern had seen you with her ut
Glasgow. and it had come to his
knowledge that YOU had taken n house.
and 1t was pretty evident that YOU in
tended marrying her almost i'm
mediately. Since you had not thought
1t worth while to consult me upon the
subject, / determinedtos see for myself
the woman yuu contemplated giving
your name to, | wrote to You asking
You to come here, and / journeyed to
Glasgow. Mr. Redfcrn accompanied
me to Paisley. | was saved the trouble
of calling upon Mrs. Chambers. for in
the street we met the young lady to
whom you were engaged. To nv
amazement | recognized her. She was
Mrs. Morris, the convicts wife"
II was afraid that was coming. " said
Frank, in low, nerveless tone.
Il had always sympathized with the
girls unhappy lot, but my sympathy
was not sufficiently strong to close my
eyes to the fact that the bigamous
marriage she proposed would irretriev-
ably ruin my son. l had more than
one interview with her, and Mt these
interviews / urged her to abandon
You. She said that she could never
look you in the face if she Tilted Won.
| advised her to leave Paisley. I pro
yided her with the necessary funds. I
had, Thought, Mt least saved my son
much pain aud suffering
You must forgive me my violence. -
Frank pleaded in scarcely audible
tone. II am sorry for the words /
used TO you just now Still-still. -
he went ON wistfully, perhaps would
rather have been left in ignorance"
Wait until you have heard all /
have TO say he smiled at Frank as he
spoke. when I saw Mrs. Morris at
Paisley | had no idea that her wicked
husband was dead"
Dead" cried Frank, joyfully.
"dend?'
eyes, dead The foolish girl did
not tell me so. She imagined that I
objected TO her marriage with my son
because her husband had been a con
Wet, and not because / thought he was
still alive. 1t appears that ne died in
his cell"
Thank God for that" Frfnk muir
INJURED, forgetting how indecent his
gratitude was
Now that the girl is free. " Mr.. Gil
mour went ON, ~ confess I am indif-
ferent whether you marry the young
lady or not. may, however, mention
that within the past few days Rosa's
father has also died and has left her a
large sum Of money, nearly $4,000.
and that Rosa herself is i'm this house
at this present moment
Frank started from his chair and
ran to the door Suddenly he paused.
Turning 10 his father me said.
con Rosn's table 1 found photo
graph.