The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-06-06
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4 Desperate Remedy.


1AS Al2rnins coach containing q
lady was driven into the town 81 Bar.
ford, England, and stopped At the prin-
cipal inn Of the place The landlord
came out and opened the coach door
obsequtously, and the lady alighted
and went into the house. the landlord
following.
What can DO for your ladyshipY'
ne asked. bowling and giving his hands
q wateriess washing.
Find me a husband"
The landlord laughed.
4 am In earnest Find me hus-
bandg"
There are no gentlemen here worthy
of 50 fine a LADY,
"a husband. shy, and be quick
/ about it!''
The lady stamped her foot, and the
landlord went ont. In half an hour he
returned with the information that
there was but one man In the town
John Harris who could be had for the
purpose at such short notice. and he
was miserable creature who did odd
jobs for a living. The lady at o1ce
gave orders that the man should be
brought TO her with some one author.
lied to perform the marriage cere.
mony. Harris and a justice Of the
peace we're produced. The groom,
dirty and half drunk. stood up beside
the lady, and they were married. The
bride gave her husband a couple Of
hundred sovereigns, then, having set
tied with the magistrate and the land
lord, received her marriage certificate
and, returning to her carriage. was
driven away.
About an hour after her departure
gentleman. mounted. came gnllonins
into the town. inquired II lady in
coach had been seen passing through
the place. and when he learned TINT
she had married there he swore for ten
minutes without cessation. Then he
turned his horses head and rode back
in the direction from which he came.
To so back thirty years. Squire
Gearing. rich country gentleman Of
forty. fell IN love with and marrtct!
Aida Darby. a beautiful girl half Ii.;
own age A daughter, Gweudolln- wa
born to the couple. and the mother
died soon after. When Gwendolin was
sixteen the squire died. leaving her
immense possessions and guardian.
Roger Millbank. middle aged man in
whose business judgment the, squire
had every confidence.
Gwendolin, being very attractiveand
possessing great wealth, was sought In
marriage by every young man in the
county, but her guardian had other
plans for her He wished to marry
her himself Gwendolin had no desire
to marry any of her suitors till Hugh
Beardsley. young artist. came along. |
with whom she fell desperately In
love But Millbank was watching her.
Before any betrothal had come about
between Beardsley and Gwendolln. Mt
"a time when the artist was endeavor. |
ing to so far conquer his pride as to ask
the heiress to be his wife, Millbank
handed him n forged letter from Gwen.
dolln shifting that she agreed with haF;
guardian that # was best she shor;1
never see him again Beardsley went
away without seeing Glvendolin. who
knew nothing Of his reasons L
Meanwhile Millhnnk, finding 1t i'm
possible to marry his ward by persua-
sion, resolved to do so BY persistent /
effort one evening he went TO her
home, taking with him a number Of
hired persons aud. turning of Gwen.
dollns household. shut her mp IN Il suit
Of apartments on m upper door, put
ting her anil the house under the con.
troll Of an old woman. to WHOM he
promised \ large stipend il she should
guard the girl SO carefully as 10 pre.
vent her escape After that he visited
Gwendolin frequently, told her that he
was induced to act as he did because
he was madly In love with her ana
impored her to yield anu marry him.
A year passed, when one day n LITTLE
painting came from her former lover.
accompanied by a letter asking her 10
accept the picture as lnemento OF the
few happy days they had spent togeth-
er and mentioning the letter lie Ind
~" f7A'N-' AtNaAA hSA ~ ItNd SNuFul;lll. /
He hddcd that he was married AMI
loved his wife deyofedly.
Gwendolin had never loved any one
but Beardsley and after his disappear
ance had little preference as to whom
she should marry NIillbank was begin.
ming to convince her that what lie did
was from a sort of insanity OF love.
and she was beginning to think Of (,
when she learned that he had
been the cause Of her lover leaving
her. From that moment She resolved
to make her escape ana put Ii out Of
the power Of her prosecutor to attain
his ends. But even If she could effect
the first OF these resolves how could
she effect the latter? A realization Of
the viIlainy there was in the man caus.
ed her to fear hin. She brooded over
how she might Ryold being his wife till
the feeling grew upon her that lie
would in the end cpaque-.
When Millbant oaf1a rgrfn she pre-