The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1905-12-15
A DOUBLE WEDDING
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that they win be married for their
money. bU, C...tulc haI always been
used to 49,, possession OF wealth and /
did moi pea, 10 realize It's value. Re |
siacs, was Ingenious AMI candd- |
ing .yury Dexter, the son OF wealthy f.
p. u.t loved her, but after deiibcra'
ton SIZE gave her heart 10 Clarence
Hawlcy At any rate, she accepted bin.
Gertrude had an Intimate friend,
Edna Clarke. and those who knew
Hawey best declared that II Miss
Clarke had been the heress, Instead Of
Miss Brett. Miss Clarke would have
been Mrs Hawley. What every one
else saw Gertrude did not appear 10
see-that her friend wanted her lover.
But Edna. while she WAS ostensibly
Gertrude's friend and contidante. con.
stantly accepting fayors that Ger
trudes wealth rendered possible, Sc
cretly hated the girl who was TO wed
the man she herself wanted.
But suIll greater surprise was In
store for them. When II was an
nOunccd that Gertrude, who had no
near relatives living. had made a will
leaving half Of her fortune TO Edna
and the other half 10 Clarence Haw
/ ley. people considered II time for some
one 10 Interfere Unfortunately. there
was no one near enough 10 the helress
| to 90 to her aud demonstrate. Since
she was Of age there was no authority
| to forbid the disposition she had made
Of her property
The next thing In this chain " aston
lshmcnts was Gcrtrude's sailing for q
trip abroad. accompanied only by FL
na. II was considered a frIghtful In
duccment to crime Edna, loving her
benefactress' aillanced husband, inner
itlng half Of her fortune. while Haw
ley was heir 10 the remainder. would
have every opportunity 10 get rid u
the one who stool between her anil
wealth aud love
Strangely enough. there was AZ least
every appearance that this extreme
view NJ the case had come about In
Switzerland the two girls Joined
party 10 ascend a mountain Gertrude
Insisted On making dctour alone with
guile aud separated FOR some time
FROM the other tourists When her
guide rciuiucd the party he came with
ont Gertrude. who h. reported. had
Slipped aud fallen into crryasse thou
sands n feet deep. This was the story
that Edna brought home and with u
she brought ample documentary cyi.
dencr ~ IL, truth Nevertheless thcp'
were those who refused to believe a.
While legal prorr'diug, were being
taken 10 divide Gertrude. estate b.
tween the heirs II was announced that
Hawlry tui Edna were engaged ~
course no Que was surprised II was
simply considered an Inevitable result
Of Gcrtrudr's infatuation and that II
murder had not been committed ,hc
had a. lca., induced murder
Meanwhile Henry Dexter who sin
cercly loycl Gertrude. went abroad
,e,rrily Ia luok into the matter of the
accident but OH, departure bccnm,
known Since II did not seem 2,
trouble The heirs. who we're prrpar.ur
Tor the wedding The suspicious thu
, chung ~ Elua were much allayr,l
. Card, Tor "a" wedding were Issued
~ usual. some time before the even
f, was tu come Oh The wealth thcy
vrrr tp receive did away with M,
prriuIf' against them. aud prupl,
wcrr luoA.ug forward to brilliant
aNnir but one morning 70 week d.
fore ihr dly set society met with
,ho,k some que u was suppose
through mal.,r mailed a number u Ia
,itstipuy a. tho wedding ~ Henry DyN
ter aud G,rtrud, Brett. a. take plac,
on The same day aud hour rs that 81
, clarence llawlcy aud Edna Clarke
Thrr WIS great Indignation ut thi
uutrJg' ~ IL was considered. and /
was SUPPOSED that when Henry nrNtr
. rvuru'.l be- vuui take pains 10 III.
: ru,rr Hui punish the pcprtrator ia
hrtir lnj gupm vNIvytaut gave ever
v,ldruv, ~ being deeply wounded, au,
y rvlug which had hr-n against then
, was turned in their favor
The prNt"r varls named the rt-l
druor NJ VI. Whiting. wealth.
fr.rud ~ Gertrude. ~ the pIJ,y %
The wedding lud .pylyiy was ,ul
prI,'vi 1i the rpur ihat pplamiIu.
Wvrr lyIug made ihrrr iUf some
p0uiut event The uighi before Ir
Weddings. AS announced. startling o.
port Vu. circulated that buib byNt,
Hui Gertrude had b,ru s,,u Boo tow
The last unk loo The chain 800, 90
" putting un ~ awning, beading firm
iIv siu,- iu Mr., Whiting I'd. IdrU.
p Al b.s'I ul,n the next dly both w,t
ding. ip's p.IUv The clergyman hi
~ srIuuIN pronounced J'Hvu,. Hu
ElU W.u aud wife lvlpiy ih,y vvr
/. a~uuJ 'hHt 40 toe simr hour uymr
auj Gvrierlc had also uycu ma,, uu.
' lu tviuklUg their anucIpatlus ,
'' wealth Wmhlrd like dir yl.rc. abur
lf ih,m
/, u mru-l uul that Gprtruiu bad u,
" hrcn sp stupid after uIl Su.pwtu
Der lover Jul her friend. She bad kri
y her own counsel aul ld 90 pllu Il
/" which They should have every uppo
W tunily 10 prove ur dspru,y her su
W piciius During the mountain rIIu
Y, She had purrosrly separated hrrsr
u from the party. brlbrl hrr guide