Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-21


Doctors Got.sn.ons. On reaching
,he lawyers office be inquired for
W.. Lucas.
"Ilc W III be in directly, sir answered
lhe clerk
Mr.. Darlington WAS shown into the
solicitor rliv:le room, enc side of
which was :aorllcd with Tin boxes full
If pHIer> Names We're written out
side th.n aH one larger than the rest
was Lady Nor,lcnleid, showing that
Nir lucas WAS htr ladyshp's solicitor.
When Nj Lucas came III. he appeared
surprised to hehoid his visitor.
.Itear fnt." Il. exclaimed. This is
al unexpected pleasure, heard You
were dead Have YOU seen her lady
hip
Lady Mor,,rnttId an.! have met
s:.S tI:e reply.
III is years since YOU 3Ed ! parted in
MS very rGo,D, continued Nf Lucas.
:.n elderly man. "and can guess what
son went to .alk to me about. 'iat
fear have hot time nuW, ktNe re
,reived :: telegram SumnHbH. me to
Herrfor,lsbir. An accident has hap
peneG to vunug Lord Mordenfeld.
~ am aware Of it. He is dying
Rl,s> lue exclaimed the solicitor.
This will he, 81 great blow to her lady
ship
.'I too. am going 10 Herifordshirc.
and if YOU Eave 10 objection, Lucas. !
and "a talk
on the way" SAID Mr. Kedington.
with all NY heart answered the
solicitor
In half :n bonr they were in cab
going to the s:iion.
hIr RrdtnEtou WAS caiMncSS itself.
IN the railway train he lost no time in
quest stio"nE MI. I.uc:s.
"Ycu kn, as much of my life, Iu-
cas-, as NEST pa;l.e, he began.
at we!,d t.. otii if did not, seeing
that ] have hct Il acquainted with you
for twenty years" answered Mr. Luz
CaS.
And during lhAt period you have
acted as ny wife's soiici'or:
Il beg yni. pnrdoh.
~ is useless 20 I,rftendnisnorance to
NO" sald Nj Eoiin2ton st'tn}y.
IN determined 10 establish ia rights
~ 81 court If law if necessary the
rights that a husband has over = Wife.
oh, ! n'.d;rst"rd. N"u have con-
!ractel 81 :l!.i:...rt Of 81 matrimonial
nat11rc Oliiiu@ ,UUr reSidene!' abroad,
icplicd the lawyer, as if Il new light
struck him
You k,4:w wh"t I mean" said Mr.
I3.diuvton. ,i,>i wing some irritation.
My dcHY SIT. allow ne to F'mind
ycll that n .HwNer knoWs nothing ':n'il
ne is told. SAID tie solicitor with a
,sl!nning smnt
oh. if Sat is The cas-, viii rep, at
certain facts for yUur Information. I"
begin WITH Won rm"nlhcr my mar
li.ge with the present Lady Mordcn-
t.Nid?'
Yes. She WAS th'n ~ very attractive
yo,lnG lady, wlose father objected
scrv much TO the alliance. replied
Mr.. lucas.
I'VE were poor. My wife's father
HON1SeO me 10 ~ duI O1u- NN' 49, ""s
ing that should send for my wife as
soon as l got in a foreign land. | left
my wife and infant child. We CORE
sponded, but treachcry was at work.
She never received my letters, and hers
were not allowed to reach me. In the
course of time she was told that l was
dead. Am right SO far
Perfectly
after that fact. as it was falsely
! called, was fcrc0 upon her conviction
she was brought into contact with LORE
Mordenfield. an Old but rich man. and
all the influence of her friends was ex-
erted to induce her to marry him. Her
| previous marriage was kept secret
! from the old peer, and her child-my
sOn-was sent away among strangers
! His existence has been profound So
, cret ever since. OF course you as
lawyer know that the marriage OF my
wife, being alive. with Lord Morden'
field is no marriage"
THAT 10 o."