Iron County register., 1900-02-15

AdItnAu damon, anQ the incident wa.
by him considered as closed.
To exultant Hadley-Benton ''inci
dents" were just beginning, however
and within four hours after his re
| turn to London Miss Butler and Mis-.
Buffers father knew all about tn,
Paris-adventuress incident" Hadley
Benton had deemed it his duty Il
| imPart full details, and Miss Butler'
father had thanked him for so doing
A brief interview followed; some in
consequent and rather pitiful excuse!
were made by Dudley, but what ex
cuse avails in such cases, when Offered
to a faithful and single-minded girl
Mr.. Duncan Dudley's ring was returned
few cold, stinging words were spokeI
to him by his eX-fiancee, an insult ol
| two offered by her father, and ther
Hon. Duncan was shown tremendously
to the door. Added to all of which
he next day had the happiness of hear
ing that his eX-chum and present un
doer, Hadley-Benton, had again pro
posed to Miss Butler-this time sue
cessfuliy. The marriage, said the so
ciety papers, would take place within
80 days
From this time commences the down.
fail of Hon. Duncan Dudley. For even
e. third son can find ways and means
wherewith to go to the ''demnition
bow-wows," and the thorough velocity
of DudIey's down-hill pace is even yet
spoken of as an example of what a
man can do in that line, even in Lon
don.
No mans downfall was ever more
artistically complete and finished than
that of Duncan Dudley. He was at the
bottom of degradation's hill, an out
cast and disowned by his family, when
an old uncle. from whom he had ex-
pected to inherit, sent for him and
offered him his choice between a pistol
and travelling expenses TO Australia.
Dudley chose the travelling expenses,
promising to take the next steamer,
under an assumed name. for Melbourne.
Two days later he purchased instead,
under the name of John Simpson, a
ticket for Panama. And with that pur-
chase ends the career of Hon. Dun
can Dudley, SO far as Great Britain is
concerned; ends, also, our interest in
Miss Aileen Butler. who soon afterward
became the unhappy and unloving wife
of Mr.. Richard ey-Benton-with
which latter parsonage we have not yet
finished.
Regarding Mr.. John Simpson. second
class passenger from Liverpool on the
British South American and Panama
steamship liner Paloma, it would be an
impossible feat to follow his fortunes
and misfortunes through the next ten
years. Of his life in Panama, Brazil
and Central America reams of paper
would be consumed in the telling, also
more of my time and yours than either
of us would care to lose As matter
of briefness, he had been anything and
everything possible in his attempts to
gain either honest or dishonest liv-
ing. He had logged on the Amazon.
dug for gold (Which. like Rachaers
children, was not'O in the Guianas.
gambled unsuccessfu,ly in Panama. and
at last, in desperation. had drifted to
the Mexican border. There he had the
fortune Tor misfortunel to save the
life of a Mexican girl. the only daugh-
ter of a ranchero. who owned ranches
and mine or two in the western part
Of Mexico, just then in process of de-
velopment by various English and
American syndicates.
This girl. Anita by name. was rath-
ar pretty; though dark and chubby. as
Mexican girls often are. But she was
sweet, innocent. and very faithful. and
she let Simpson see that she cared for
him, and would marry him if he so
desired. Strange to say. he did de-
sire; his life had been such that the
pure and unselfsh love of even a Mex
lean girl meant much TO him, and he
swore that he would reform. once mar
ried to Anita. Not that he loved her.
Love Mr.. Simpson had killed with his
own hands ten years ago and more. But
some men can live up to much of
standard without n good woman's help
simpson was of this ilk. Wherefore he
married Anita, sobered up in a man
ner that astonished even himself. re-
fused to accept help from his some
what grumpy father-in-law, and found |
A job as assistant assayer in the Mex |
can mining town of Palma Sola, in |
the very center of the gold and silver |
mining district which English and |
American capital was in process of ex-
plotting.
In the course of time Simpsons en- /
oloyer died, and Simpson continued the /
assay Office on his own account, for he |
lad learned the business during his |
i've years apprenticeship, and chemical
gained by him while at
oxford also stood him in good stead. He
'ldes which he had learned a great deal
about mines and mining. and knew
What was ore and what was not (You
nay not realize it. but this last is
yreat attainment.) Also. in addition
o his assay office, he now had small
re-buying agency and was. in fact,
making money hand over fist.
Anita. though now very fat and mus
ached, had. nevertheless. proved a very
rood and faithful wife and mother, and
simpsons lines had not been cast in the
most unfortunate places after ALL He
lad totally reformed and lived a con-
ented life, forgetful Of his old estate
nd old love. straight and honest in
devoted to his only child. and
ind to his wife. Few men in Palma |
ola were more respected than John
simpson. assayer and org buyer.
Just about this time rumors got
float in Palma Sola that some pro-
loters had at last doomed the 'sEs-
eranza" gold prospect near by on the
.ondon market; that one of the big ;
est mine-broking concerns there had
cen favorably impressed-so favor |