The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-11-18

PIES nrst visit TO MS once ana the
subsequent adoption of the babe.
II knew that there were wealth and
power behind the mystery. There was
II profitable scandal in the background.
Unknown to Mrs. Gable, | began in
vestigutions 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 so. I'll admit.
49, Here he gave in detail the prog.
ress of his Investigations ut the Found
lings' home. at the health Office. at
certain unsavory hospitals and in 9th
er channels of possibility Al
last | found the doctor and then the
nurse. After that 1t was easy to IN
earth the records of n child's birth
and Of mothers death. all In New
York city. - broom can tell you
the names of James parents. substnn
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
a clandestine marriage. 80 | went
straight to the father of the founding
He was then but little more than TWEEN.
ty-one years Of age. wild. ruthless.
Overbearing. heartless scoundrel. who
had more money but much smaller
conscience than |. - Today he Is
a great and. | believe. respected gen.
tleman. for he comes of good stock
$50 I had him trembling on his knees
before me. He told me the truth
Egad, my son, am rather proud Of
that hour with him.
at seems that this young scion of
wealthy house had lost his insecure
heart to the daughter of real aristo-
crat. l say real because her father
was a pure Knickerbocker of the old
school. He was naturally as poor as
poverty itself. With his beautiful
daughter he was living in lower New
York, barely subslsting. may say, on
the meager income that found its way
to him through the upstairs dodgers I'm
the old home. Here lived James moth.
err, cherishing the traditions Of her
blood, while her father, sick and fee
BILE, brooded over the days when he
was king in Babylon. The hand.
some, hayward lover came into her
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 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 a slip Of paper containing the
names of the minister, the doctor and
the nurse who afterward attended her,
together with the record of death. 1t
Is more convenient to handle than this
bulky letter, which 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. 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 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. 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. 1t
was her heritage Of caste!
IF 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 Gable. Her own
father has less of a heart than yours,
for, after all. my son, l love you be-
cause you are mine. Love me II you
can. have nothing else left that !
care for. Remember that am al.
ways your loving father,
JAMES BANSEMER."