The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-15

inc hour arriving passed. think,
Soho NJ AT o'clock 7 had sci
J., ~ udih @ uoWn IN the. office Of Mrs. Porte
laWSGr' and explained its contents.
called nor Instantly by telephone a,
once more st. George Fairfield Fort
came before me with his retinue. the ani
one OF us on this dramatic day a rsr.X
ueuian uumoved and vet the one who%
fortune was in peril
Again saw a woman cast from on
emotion violently TO anotner-a yonnc
or D higher order, and yet the situatic'
was no less one or desperate drama Nj
Porter had taken the message To il
for some clean recovery OF the monc
and came elated ss 10 a victory. Wild
snc had tho story when she knew tho
The contract Of settlement had been d4
uYercd for II. she fell upon that instarI
TO the very 2raVc-6oor OF despair. Is
this folly Of Randolph Mason she ha1
lost the ma jor portion or her boys id
heritance He he'd surrendered the pspd|
against his promise ne had broken IN
word immediately, ne had given UP f.
one million dollars their claim To The e
tate, The thing in tho acuteness OF 3
injuries was criminal. and yet there r
ings OF hysteTla, The woman was
rifyinglr quiet. her face fallen into
painful stiffness. In that hour admin (.
her lawyer, He made no comment up'
this veriticatior of his own advice, upc
this blundev Of Randolph Mason. up,
failure following where he said II ce
tainly would follow. He set the truI
OF end in his Office vault and took h
client 10 Randolph Mason.
I carried ST. George Fairfield port.j
from the carriage 10 Randolph Mason'i
house. I was still his loving friend. al
though by my act | had lost him and III
mother on this day six million dollar{
He patted me softly on the shoulder and
by infant magic changed me 10 an Ard
charger. urged gently with the dog wifi
Tnen he placed the n1urderous Ho~de- q
asirde my collar with various equestria|
directions. So little thing was six ntW
Hon dollars against a friendship SIM
] was. set wailing in this world | hav
| not gone two hundred feet With keeul
! misery.
| We found Randolph Mason writing
| his table, where ! had left him. In q
| presence the distressing dumbness win
| had fallen on Mrs. Porter for a mome
lifted. She went forward resolutsiy
| his table.
Mr. Mason" she said why did n
| break your promise 10 me-
Randolph Mason arose and. seeing I'd
Parks. he said did You get N
| money!"
Yes" answered II did .xacd.
what you directed me TO do. ! took ttI
contract TO Suzanne iiinsky and got u
Good he said Then he turned
the woman standing by thc table
Madame; he. said: Il have Kept q
word rigidly. ! said that this psp4
should not pass out OF my possession &
the loss of your child's inheritance. "A
have kept that promise" You have nor
| in your possession the one million OF dol
| lars which you wished me to secure, and
under the laws OF New York. you an
your son Will inherit the remainder of thu
estate OF MIR. Porter AT his death"
But, my dear sir; INTERRUPTED tn
nssDt"6y meDt by which Mrs Mrs, Potter binds hersel
not TO disturb the decree OF divorc
granted in Connec4cut That paper vii
be filed in bar ASNa0 proceeding nov
tune as the tr,!S ve OF Charei
o?kod, ,sns the effect yd;6,ep :. .o,,s,
Randolph Mason.
Then he took up a book from the table
opened II at a certain page. aud hande'
il to the attorney.
There" he said, 'ls the leading de
cision in this country. holding tina
where a decree Of divorce has besl
wrongfully obtained subsequent agree
meut among. the parties that IL shall no
be disturbed Is an Illegal contract. void
as against public policy"
For the legal principle involved in thi
story see Comstoch $. Adams, % Kan
sas. 5l3. SO Am. r. 1el: Black y. Nohl
lO2 Mo. 1os; Haddockk y. Haddock' s1 sa
preme court Of the United states ~
| L. s. 90
The courts Of New York have irvsria
blv refused To treat a divorce renders
in another state under tho circumstances
stated. as entitled 10 be enforced in Nes
York ny virtue OF the full faith and credi
clause of the constitution OF the Jnite
| States: and indeed. have refused gen
orally 10 give effect 10 such DEGREES evel
by state comfy. lIaddock Y, Haddock
supra. citing Lyude Y. Lynde. 1s2: \; \.
| ,05: IS l.. r. A., 67? 76 Am. ST Rep
s..o 80 n. r.. aIo: Winston v. Winston
l65 y I. 555, % y. T.. 273.
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