The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-27

er channels of possipiity.l 49, AT
last l found the doctor and then the
nurse. After that 1t was easy to un-
earth the records OF a child's birth
and OF a mothers death. all In New
York city. broom can tell you
the names OF James parents. substan-
tiating the names 1 have just given
TO you. He did not know that they
had been married nearly two years
prior TO the birth OF the child. Ii was
a clandestine marriage 80 l went
straight 10 the father Of the founding.
He was then but little more than twen-
ty-one years Of age. a wild. ruthless.
overbearing, heartless scoundrel, who
had more money but a much smaller
conscience than l. - Today he Is
a great and. l believe, respected gen
tleman. for he comes Of good stock
- 81 had him trembling on his knees
before me. He told me the truth.
Egad. my son. l am rather proud Of
that hour with him.
1t seems that this young scion of .
wealthy house had lost his insecure
heart to the daughter OF real aristo-
crat. / say real because her father
was a pure knickerbocker OF the old
school. He was naturally as poor rs
poverty itself. With his beautiful
daughter he was living in lower New
York. barely subsisting. l may say. on
the meager income that found its way
TO him through the upstairs dodgers in
the old home. Here lived James moth
er. cherishing the traditions of her
blood. while her father. sick and Fee
bic, brooded over the days when he
was a king in Babylon. The hand
some. Maynard lover came into heg
life when she was nineteen. They
were married secretly in the city of
Boston.
The young husband imposed silence
until after he had ATTAINED his ma
jority. There was a vast fortune at
stake. In plain words, his father had
forbidden the marriage. He had Sc
lected another one TO be the wife OF
his son. Jane was born in
the second year of their welded life.
1t was OF course Important that the
fact should be kept secret. am in
closing slip OF paper containing the
names OF the minister. the doctor aud
the nurse who arterward attended her.
together with the record of death. IL
is more convenient TO handle than this
bulky letter. which | trust you VIII
destroy. You will also find the name
OF the hospital in which Jane was
born and where her mother died ten
days later. | may say In this con-
nection that not one OF the persons
mentioned knew the true name OF the
young mother. nor We're they sure OF
the fact that she was a wife. Her
gravestone In the old cemetery bears
the name OF the maiden, not the wife.
Her father never knew the truth.
What l did in the premises need
not be told. That is n part of my
past. | learned how the cowardly
young father, glad TO be out OF the
affair so easily. hired the nurse to
leave the baby on the doorstep. Then
l went to the banker whose son he
was. had absolute proof Of the mar
riage. He paid me well to keep the
true story from reaching the public.
The son was whisked abroad. and he
afterward married the girl OF his IA
theirs choice. l do not believe that he
has ever given a thought to the where
abouts or welfare of his child. IL
was her heritage of castel
IF Jane cares to claim her rights as
this mans lawful daughter. proof Is
ample and undeniable. ] fancy. how
ever. she will find greater Joy as the
daughter of David Cable. Her own
father has less of 4 heart than yours.
for, after all. my son. ! love you be-
cause you are mine. Love me II you
can. l have nothing else left that |
care for. Remember that ! am al
ways your loving father.
JAMES BANSEMER."