The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-12-30
hove Won
$. By Love

A Story Ps.chos and Truth of
Man Marrying His Own
Beloved Wife.
SIT is useless to argue further" said
Wallace, eff you are still unconvinced
of the truth of my original assertion
that we receive payment in full on this
earth for all misdeeds. If, however, you
will bear with me patiently little while
longer l will give the particulars of one
instance to illustrate the truth of my
statements. The case which cite Is
but one of many which are happening
daily, though it is not always possible
to follow to an end every case of wrong
doing. o Now, do not wish you to lose
sight of my original premise, for my ar
gument is, that everyone who merits
punishment either gets it after wrong
doing, in advance, or all along the live.
The justice of such reatment do not
reason,ou All know is that it is so
and my experiences of life, as you well
know, are n any and varied, as well as
extending over many years."
The above conversation was the out
come of friendly discussion which had
started, after strictly business dinner,
at the old Hoffman House, New York
city. Those present were the speaker,
Bertram Wallace, a newspaper man of
proved ability and integrity and some
six or seven Wall Street brokers who
had adjourned to the smoking room for
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS pap4
W6aT Hours 81 sestigafion Into the
cause of failure Of one of their coterie
whose shortcomings it was desirous to
cover and who, it had been decided, was
guilty of q gross breach of business
ethics by not shouldering his own liza
bifities, when able to do so, but instead
had decamped with funds entrusted
by credulous investors. 1t had bt en-
decided to leave him to the working OF
fate. to be his Nemesis. Itwas at this
point Wallace h ad proponnded his
theory.
. "As was saying" continued Wallace
s.every evil action brings its own re
ward. will also add that even ON
wrong will often bring severe punish
,.ment and this in spite of an hitherto
blameless life, while it appears to us NJ
allowance, no compensation or no re
ward is accorded to the good which ha
possibly been done by the same party
"The story which Lam about to relat
has reference to one who has been know
and respected by you all for many year
hut who, now that he Is dead, can in n
wise be injured in the telling. 1allud
to Gerald Portsmore. When he frs
came into our circle we all knew him
he taciturn and unsociable and yet, i
after years, we also knew him as one
the most joyous companions it is poi
sible to meet. Many of you will n
member that the change in his dispos
tion took place Immediately after h
marriage-a marriage which most OF
condemned and prophesied would r.
suit in failure-but which l being
his confidence, knew would be othe
wise for also knew he was marryln
his own wifel That you may the be
ter understand this assertion-for 81
surprise written on all your faces
me tell you that Mrs. Mason had
right to that name and it was only q
sumed when she first deserted her hu
band
es-deserted I say-and II l cou
use stronger word would do so,
it was at the time of Portsmore's wrol
doing that she turned from him thoui
fully aware that what he had done
did for her! / am aware that this SKI
eton in Portsmore's closet was nev
known to you but this part of his lift
history is soon told. Portsmore, at t
period to which alIude, was % yea
old. He idolized his wife, whileshe "
fond of him in her own selfish way, .
loved society and show more than !
else. There was with her perpett
desire for luxuries which, situated
heswas then. he could not give and y