The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1909-04-21

~ did not bclieue could eper be so
happy again." she nu1ntred.
Elias didn't know 1t all. He knew half
Of the truth; that's all. Good Lord, /
can't read 1t. Mr.. Cablel You.
please"
David Gable. white faced and trem-
bling, read aloud the letter from James
Bansemer. 1t was to my beloved
son." The first appealing sentences
were given to explanation and apology
for the determined silence he had main
tanned for so many months He spoke
casually of his utter Indifference to the
success Of certain friends who were
working for his pardon. "If they Sc
cure my release" he wrote, II shall
find happiness If you clasp my hand
but once before leave America for
ever" Farther on he said II will not
accept parole. 1t is a poor premium
on virtue. and. as you know, my stock
OF that commodity has been miserably
low"
Il may be required to serve my fun
term" read David Gable. 'In that
case we should not see one another
for years. my son. You have much to
forgive. and have much more to for
get We can best see our ways to the
end II we seek them apart. The dark
places won't seem so black. 81
My sole purpose in writing this letter
to you, my son. is to give back to you
as much happiness as | can possibly
extract from this pile of misery.
am not pleading for anything: l am
simply surrendering to the good i'm
pulses that are once more coming into
their own after all these years Of sub
lection. ! am not apologizing
to the Gables. am doing this for
your sake and for the girl who has
wronged no one and to whom I have
acted with a baseness which amazes
me as l reflect upon 1t inside these
narrow walls.
"You will recall that I would have
permitted you to marry her-I mean,
In the beginning. Perhaps 1t was spite |
which interposed later on. At least |
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. l knew you would. |
For long time | have held out, un-
reasonably. l admit, against having
her as my daughter. could not en-
dure the thought of giving you up al
together. Don't you comprehend my
thoughtf 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 l am confident that he |
does not know all Of the circum-
stances. For once was too shrewd
for him. The story of my dealings in
connection with Jane Cable is shame
full one, and l cannot hope for pardon
either from you or from her."
Here he related as concisely as pos
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. Cable, 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 so. III admit
- 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
er channels of possibility *"* At
last ! found the doctor and then the
nurse. After that 1t was easy to IN
earth the records OF a child's birth
and of mothers death. all in New
York city. - broom can tell you
The names of James parents. substan-
Hating the names l 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
1 clandestine marriage. - l went
straight to the father of the founding.
BE was then but little more than twea-
.y-one years of age. wild. ruthless,
heartless scoundrel who
had more money but much smaller
conscience than |. - Today he is
/ great and. believe. respected gen.
.leman. for he comes Of good stock
- had him trembliI on his knees
before me. He told me the truth.
cad, my son, / am rather proud or
nat hour with him.