The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-29

one child. I had one child-and through Beatrice
Shenstone he had been lost to
"A little more than two years ago left South
America, transferring my fortune TO a bank in Mel
bourne then after spending short time in Australia
and getting pretty good knowledge Of the country,
I went TO Paris Josh accompanying me as he had
done to Australia.
In Paris I went to a specialist and had my two
principal features altered My nose and mouth were
quite changed. 1 began to wear a mOustache and my
hair gray. My figure too, had changed. 50 1 did
not fear detection Josh had fortunately had his
broken while we were in Australia and / made him
have mis- lip altered. after which to England.
I looked out for house, not far from Arlington
han The Hermitage was IN the n,arkst so boi.aFt
it, freely about the district, spoke farmers
aud people who had known me when I young
man without bene recognized The reason 7 avoided
society because 1 couldn't have visited at other
houses and refused invitations at Arlington Hall, and
would not break bread in the house of nv ener1v
As settled at The Hermitage began
to arrange matters in order TO work the scheme
of vengeance had formed. resolved that the active
party should be young man. Had I taken the mat
ter in hand it possible in the end suspicion would
have fallen me, and both Josh and I found
selves in prison again. l purposed that the man
who to be my deputy-should win the affections
of Margaret Shenstone, then kill the Judge, and I
would have arranged matters so that suspicion fell
his wife. When all this had happened I should
have told the man-who had been the instrument of
my revenge-what am now telling you"
Don't think it awful thing to drag
another man-younger than yourself into your
scheme Of vengeance?" said Paul He spoke quietly
the bitterness had gone out Of his voice, for the
story he had listened TO had changed his feelings
to his father whom he realized had been bitterly
wronged-
7 Thoughts Of nothing but the revenge for which
I Ionged. For years it had been the last thought at
night and the first when l opened my eyes in the
morning"
they count for less than revenge?" asked Paul
yes. When I came out Of prison I asked Mr.
Shanlon II he knew what had become of them but 1
could not hear anything, and 1 knew if she had be-
Heved in my innocence my wife would not have let
pected she had, if my knew Of my existence
taught him to regard with horror-so I acted
as I believed was the case-as though I had done
with them forever"
Paul looked at his father.
fo+t,
blameess life" and his voice shook he thought of
the two lives that had been spoiled by a woman's
jealousy Then he turned to his father, saying:
Didn't the name Of Jarret arouse any suspicion in
your mind?@
relations of that name"
mo but my mother had and Mrs shenstone knew
il. Jarret Thompson was my mothers uncle. His only
son. Kyle Thompson. to have married her, but he
killed Did she never tell you this?" asked Paul.
mo, she never spoke of her dead lover. And
when she left she took her uncle's first name?"
Yes, and Mr.. Shannon would hardly be convinced
that I not Paul Jarret because the likeness to
Kyle Thompsons portrait is so strong And now tell
do think Mrs shenstOne is guilty of her hus-
bands murder"
For moment his father hesitated then he said
mo, inclined to believe she is innocent Paul,
If there retrbutive justice il has been shown
to her. I was unjusty accused and condemned so
1T is a pity you could not leave it to a higher
power to punish the guilty, said Paul
you find it easy to talk of patience, but think of
the years a convict. Think Of my home life de-
sroyed and ask yourself if you would have been more
merciful still, if I could live the last few months
again would do my own work would not
seek to draw another into sin. Now tell me, do you
still intend to marry Margaret ShenstOne?~
Yes. I love her and she is not like her mother.
Judge Shenstone was good man. and Margaret is
like her father"
you will wed the daughter of the who has
ruined nay fe?"
Eyes. and she will be such a good daughter to
you that it will be atonement for her mothers
sin said Paul and there ring of determination
in his that told his father it arguing.
"Then I viii say Paul, my son. 1 felt
strangely drawn TO you before knew of kinshp.
I hated the thought of what you to do,
vet felt that I could not relinquish my revenge.
Can you in time regard a father?' he asked,
and there appeal in his tone.
Paul stretched out his hand and elapsed his
fathers.
Indeed I One thing I forget-you
saved my life"
yes. I honestly say I should have tried to
stop your committing suicide even if I had not
thought you suitable for my purpose. Paul you must
have suffered terribly, to want to throw life
away before YOU had tasted any of it's joys"
Il had I knew what hunger and cold meant; the
world and We're sworn enemies in those DAYS And