Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-08-31


be charitable enough to call 1t that
Clegg has been here to see me. He
says you are bound to make Jane Ca
BILE your wife, knew you would.
For a long time I have held out, I'M
reasonably, ! admit, against having
her as my daughter. could not en-
dure the thought Of giving you up al
together. Don't you comprehend my
thought? cannot bring myself to
look again into her eyes after what
she saw in this accursed prison.
She was born in wedlock. The
story is not long one. Elias broom
knows the names Of her father and
mother, but | am confident that he
does not know all of the circum-
stances. For once l was too shrewd
for him The story of my dealings In
connection with Jane Gable Is shame
full one, and | cannot hope for pardon
either from you or from her.
Here he related as concisely as pcs
sible the incidents attending Mrs. Ca
ble's first visit to his office and the
subsequent adoption Of the babe.
II knew that there were wealth and
power behind the mystery. There was
a profitable scandal in the background.
Unknown to Mrs. Gable, l began In
vestigations Of my own. She had
made little or no effort to discover the
parents of the child. She could have
had no purpose in doing 81. I'll admit.
80 Here he gave In detail the prog
ress of his Investigations at the Found
lings' home, at the health office, at
certain unsavory hospitals and In 9TH
or channels Of possibility At
last l found the doctor and then the
nurse. After that 1t was easy to I'M
earth the records of child's birth
and Of a mothers death. all In New
York city. 80 broom can tell you
the names Of James parents. substan-
tiating the names have just given
to you. He did not know that they
had been married nearly two years
prior to the birth Of the child. 1t was
clandestine marriage. -" l went
straight to the father of the founding
He was then but little more than twen-
ty-one years of age, wild. ruthless.
overbearing. heartless scoundrel. who
had more money but 4 much smaller
conscience than !. 800 Today be II
a great and. l believe. respected gen.
tleman, for he comes Of good stock.
800 had him trembling on his knees
before me. He told me the truth.
Egad, my son. I am rather proud Of
that hour with him.
ut seems that this young scion Of q
wealthy house had lost his insecure
heart to the daughter of a real artsto.
, GRAFT say real because her father
was a pure Knickerb0cker Of the old
school. He was naturally as poor az
poverty itself. With his beautiful
daughter he was living in lower New
York. barely subsisting. 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 heI
blood. while her father. sick and fee
bic, brooded over the days when be
was king in Babylon. The hand
some. Maynard lover came into he,
life when she was nineteen. They
We're married secretly in the city OF
Boston.
| THE young husband imposed silence
until after he had ATTAINED his ma.
| jority. There was vast fortune al
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. l am in.
closing slip Of paper containing the
names Of the minister. the doctor and
the nurse who afterward attended her
together with the record of death. II
Is more convenient to handle than this
bulky letter. which I trust you will
destroy. You will also find the name
OF the hospital in which Jane was
born and where her mother died ten
days later. l may say in this con.
nection that not one Of the persons
mentioned knew the true name Of the
young mother, nor were 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 did in the premises need
not be told. That Is a 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
| went to the banker whose son he
was. l had absolute proof Of the mar
! rage. 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. ! do not believe that he
has ever given thought to the where.
abouts or welfare Of his child II
was her heritage of caste.
III Jane cares to claim her rights as
this mans lawful daughter. proof is
ample and undeniable l fancy, how
ever, she will find greater joy as the
daughter Of David Cable Her own
father has less Of heart than yours