The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-01-02

mother, bu, | am confident that he
docs not know all Of the circum-
stances. For once | was too shgewd
for him, The story of my dealings In
connection with Jane Cable IS a shame
full one. and | cannot hope for pardon
either from You or from her"
Here he related as concisely ms pos
slble the Incidents attending Mrs. Ca
ble's first visit to his office and the
subsequent adoption of the babe.
81 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, I'll 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
err channels of possibility AT
last | found the doctor and then the
nurse. After that it was easy to I'M
earth the records Of a child's birth
and Of a mothers death, all in New
York city. ""~ broom car tell you
the names Of James parents, substan-
tiating 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
a ~clandestine marriage. | went
straight to the father of the founding
He was then but little more than TWEEN
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, | believe. respected gen
tleman, for he comes of good stock
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 n
wealthy house had lost his Insecure
heart 10 the daughter Of a real aristo-
crat. ! say real because her father
was a pure Kniekerbocker of the old
school. He wal naturally as poor as
poverty itself. With his beautiful
daughter he was living in lower New
York, barely subsisting, | may say. OF
the meager income that found its way
to him through the upstairs dodgers ii
the old home. Here lived James moth
er. cherishtsg the traditions of hel
blood. while her father, sick and fee
BILE. brooded over the days when hi
"a a king in Babylon. The hand
some, hayward lover came into he
life when she was nineteen. The!
were married secretly in the city o
Boston.
1.-THE young husband imposed silence
until after he had ATTAINED his ma
jority. There was a vast fortune a
stake. In plain words, his father hat
forbidden the marriage. He had Sc
lected another one to be the wife o
his son. > Jane was born il
the second year of their welded life
1t was Of course important that tn
fact should be kept secret. | am in
closing a slip of paper containing tn.
names Of the minister, the doctor ant
the nurse who afterward attended her
together with the record of death. /
is more convenient to handle than thi
bulky letter, which l trust you will
destroy. You will also find the nam
Of the hospital in which Jane wG
born and where her mother died tel
days later. | may say in this con
nection that not one Of the person
mentioned knew the true name of tn
young mother. nor were they sure o
the fact that she was 2 wife. He
gravestone in the old cemetery bear
the name of the maiden, not the wife
Her father never knew the truth. . "
what | did in the premises nee,
not be told. That Is a part Of IN,
past. ! learned how the coward.
young father. glad to be out Of th
affair so easily, hired the nurse t
leave the baby on the doorstep. The
| went to the banker whose son h
was. l had absolute proof Of the mai
rage. He paid me well to keep tn
true story from reaching the public
The son was whisked abroad, and h
afterward married the girl OF his ia
theirs choice. / do not believe that h
has ever given a thought to the where
abouts or welfare Of his child. I
was her heritage Of castel
IF Jane cares to claim her rights a
this mans lawful daughter, proof |
ample and undeniable ] fancy. how
ever. she will find greater JOY as III
daughter Of David Cable Her owr
father has less Of a heart than yours
for, after all. my sou, / love you he
cause you are mine Love TIE " yoI
, can. I have nothing else left that
care for. Remember that am al
ways your loving father.
. JAMES BANsEMER"
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