The Raymer enterprise., 1911-07-06

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sonal attention. Sudden.
ly the desk phone at his elbow tinkled
hsistently. An agitated male voice
1t the other end OF the line began to
speak the instant connection was es-
tablished.
Inspector Valentine-this is Daw-
lish-Steve Dawlish-you remember?
Say. inspector. I'm in devil Of a
hole-just killed a man-said he was
Miss Williston's nrst husband-remem.
Der that case? Well. he tried to
blackmail me-our wedding comes of
In three days-yes-I hit him-only
once, but that was enough. Say, In.
spector. can't you come out here right
away? Why. I'm at Locust Valley
you know my place-there's late
train at nine.thirty, get you here by
eleven--you can? That's good-Tll
have motor at the station to meet
you. Don't fall me. I'm In an awful
mess! Thanks-good-by."
Valentines face was grave as he
hung up the receiver and looked at
his watch; there would Just be time
to run uptown and pack bag before
catching the $3.50 North Shore train
over the Long Island railroad. Ste.
phen Dawlish he remembered as one
OF an unusually bright bunch Of news.
paper boys who had sometimes pes
tered the life out Of him In that grim
stone pile In Mulberry street. But for
some years they had not met-partly
on account OF the Inspectors retire
ment. and also because Dawllsh had
come into property and was now
man OF leisure. spending some months
OF every year at his country place In
Locust Valley.
And now that the broken thread Of
ncquaintanc0ship had been reunited
by this urgent call for help, Flnney
Valentine recalled an exceedingly
tragic episode In which Stephen Daw.
lish had been an unwilling actor.
Half decade earlier. dating from
this October night, certain fashionable
and financial circles OF uptown and
downtown Manhattan had been agog
over the rather meteoric rise OF a
young southerner, Yancey Daubeny,
who In a breezy and masterful man
nei had stormed the city.
While more or less OF plunger on
the street." he was believed to have
made considerable money. His bro.
kerr were Mortimer Willistol & Co.
very conservative and wealthy con.
ccrn-and II was through the senior
member OF the firm that he met Grace
WillIstOn, an only daughter. heiress
to her widowed fathers millions.
With the same insouciant and dash,
Ing ways that had heralded his ad.
vent In Wall street the young south.
erner laid siege to the heart OF Grace
Williston. In person he was most at
tractiye-emphatically woman's
man: TALL blond. widc-shouldered,
rail her burly In voice and build. both
of which traits one forgot wnen that
one happened to be n beautiful woman
whom Daubeny was anxious to please
Then his tones became caressng, and
his strength somehow seemed to as.
sumo protecting. almost chivalrous
character.
Yancey Daubeny became social
fayorlte everywhere: he was lavish
spender, yet not spendthrift, since
he knew how to get dollar for dollar
His ancestry was supposed to be OF
the bluest blood south OF Mason and
Dlxon's lIne--that Is, by his own ac'
count-and he claimed Relationship
with half dozen families OF Illus
trious name. In short, Yancey Dau
beny became distinguished and pop
ular member OF the southern colony In
New York.
Grace Williston was admired as
much for her beauty as for her sweet
girlIshncss. that she would one day
be extremely wealthy was also nc
drawback OF admirers she had a
score, OF whom Stephen DawlIsh
seemed to be the most favored until
the advent Of Yancey Daubeny. But
the southerner soon usurped the place
of first fayorite; Dawlish proposed and
and was gently rejected; three months
later the betrothal OF Grace Wllllston
and Daubeny was announced; every
body said II was love match-in
which for once everybody was rlgh,
90 far as the girl was concerned.
On a rare June morning they were
married at Grace church, and imme
diately after the wedding brcakfas,
the couple planned to sail for Europe
on six months bridal trip. But n,
the foot Of the gang.plank. while Nor
timer Williston was In the act OF say
ing farewell. q brace OF secret service
men tapped Daubeny on the shoulder
snapped the handouts on his wrists
and arrested him for forgery!
At the subsequent trial II transpired
that "Yancey Daubeny" was none
other than William or "Blll' Dabney
mn old jailbird and an accomplished
crook wanted" by the police OF Chi
capo and San Francisco. He was tried
and convicted: In view Of his previous