Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-07-19
EVER FAITHFUL WOMAN.
How q Devoted Wife Clings to Her Grim.
inal Husband.

How q Devoted Wife Clings to Her Grim.
inal Husband.
cts the old story of woman's devotion
to the man of her choice, no matter what
he does She's like ivy-the greater the
ruin thu, closer she clings" This was the
comment Of q languid New York clubman
on hearing the story of william Riley
Foster, his wife and little daughter. Eos.
from justice, is managing to keep beyond
the reach of law. His wife and child are
living at a quiet New York hotel whiting
to hear from him. When she docs learn
where her husband is, she will endeavor
to reach him, but should she succeed there
is every probability that the police will by
following her once more nab their man.
Foster is the son Of a man who was
formerly in good circumstances. He was
educated at Columbia university and sot,n
afterward came to be recognized as q tul
ented lawyer The trustees of the Produce
Exchange gratuity fund selected him as
their counsel, and such satisfaction did he
give that ere long he was made sole GUS
todian of tho fund. His salary was $1O,-
600 year, but he lived ut q rate necessi-
tating ton times that amount. This went
on until 1883, when, having embezzlcd
4193, 900 Of the funds Entrusted to his
care, he fled. Then for the first timo tho
trustees heard of Lucia Belote. Nhen al
most child, she had been inveigled into
q resort which Foster used to visit. I'm
mediately on her arrival the lawyer saw
her and, moved by her beauty and simple
innocence, determined to save her. At that
time she did not know the fate from which
the kindly hammered stranger had rescued
her. She knows now. Foster installed
the beautiful young girl in q villa on
Long Island. There she was carefully etlu-
Gated, it being understood among people
in the vicinity that she was Fosters niece.
AS matter Of fact she had become his
idol, and he was only waiting for the CON-
pletion of her education to make her his
wife The girl was equally infatuated
with him, and when the crash came and
Foster disappeared she had no thought Of
DESERVING him. Police and detectives vain
II tried to get from her information which
would lead to his arrest. Finally; she
slipped away and took ship for Lisbon,
Portugal, where Foster was alrco>sw locat.
I'd. There thoy were married and lived
for years. Meanwhile Fosters father had
paid $50, 600 of his sons stealings, but be-
fore he could pay the rest he died, leaving
property worth about $500, 900. This
estate was settled up and Foster got the
money, but in some way the police got
clew and started after their man.
I BY this time Foster was the father Of
girl baby. Getting hint Of the pursuit,
he, with his wife and child, roamed from
place to place in Europe, but was finally
caught in France. After long legal
fight he was brought to this country, tho
woman and tho little one following on the
next steamer. In New YORK he secured
bail in $50. 1000, Samuel w. Millbank pledg-
ing his $50, 900 residence for the enbez.
zler's appearance. This was early in the
present year. For four months he and
his family lived quietly at hotel, but on
the day when tho case was called Foster
had once more 1cd. A day or two later
Millbank paid the $2O, 600 bail, and about
the same time word came that the fugi-
tive was in Paris. Mrs. Foster declaref
that her husband has committed suicide.
Every day she asks at the clerks desk for
letter. When it comes, she will proba-
bly, try to clude the police once more and
join her husband and face the old life
fear by day and night, with certainty that
her husband must again return to this
country and meet his accusers.