Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-11-01


| went, into what pleasing scene this
changed situation fell at my depari
ture. had come evidently, by the
maids blunder, upon a fight. / had
entered to the danseuse an instru1
ment of the law with some OBTAINING
writ, and was changed into friendly
herald of surrender. 1 had brought;
against all hoping, peace, the end OF
narrowing uncertainty signed in4
strument of settlement Three mill
lions to the adventures for one!
That hour was highly colored, and
yet the hour arriving passed, think
beyond it. At three o'clock had set
the trunk down in the Office of Mrs.
Porter's lawyer, and explained its con-
tents. He called her instantly by tele-
| phone, and once more st. George Fair
field Porter came before me with his
retinue, the only one of us on this
| dramatic day gentleman unmoved,
and yet the one whose fortune was
in peril.
Again saw woman cast from one
emotion. violently to another wom4
uation was no less one of desperate
| drama. Mrs. Porter had taken the
message to her for some clean recov.
cry Of the money, and came elated as
to victory. When she had the story,
when she knew that the contract of
settlement had been delivered for it,
she fell upon that instant to the very
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Randolph Mason she had lost the ma
jor portion of her boys Inheritance.
He had surrendered the paper against
his promise, he had broken his word
Immediately, he had given up for one
million dollars their claim to the es.
tate! The thing in the acuteness of
its injuries was criminal, and yet
there was here no violence, no bitter
word, no rawlings of hysteria- The wo.
man was terrifyingly quiet, her face
fallen into painful stiffness In that
hour / admired her lawyer. He made
no comment upon this verification Of
his own advice, upon this blunder Of
Randolph Mason, upon failure follow
ing where he said it certainly would
his Office vault and took his client to
Randolph Mason.
carried st. George Fairfield Por-
ter from the carriage to Randolph Ma.
sons house. l was still his loving
friend, although by my act had lost
him and his mother on this day six
million dollars. He patted me softly
on the shoulder and, by infant magic.
changed me to an Arab charger, urged
gently with the dog-whip. Then he
placed the murderous Howde-do as.
tride my collar with various equestri.
an directions. So little a thing was
six million dollars against a friend.
ship. Since was set wailing in this
world, have not gone two hundred
feet with keener misery.
We found Randolph Mason writing
at his table, where had left him. In
his presence the distressing dumbness
which had fallen on Mrs. Porter for
moment lifted. She went forward
resolutely to his table.
"Mr. Mason" she said, why did
you break your promise to me?"
Randolph Mason arose and, seeing
me, ignored her query.
Parks" he said, "did you get that
money!"
Eyes," answered, II did exactly
what you directed me tp do. I took
the contract to Suzanne Kinsky and
got the money for it,
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the woman standing by the table.
Madame" he said, 'T have kept my
word rigidly. / said that this paper
should not pass out of my possession
to the loss of your child's Inheritance.
have kept that promise. You have
now in your possession the one mil
lion of dollars which you wished me to
secure, and, under the laws of New
York, you and your son will inherit
the remainder Of the estate of Mr..
Porter at his DEATH"
"But, my dear sir" interrupted the
attorney, you have delivered an
agreement by which Mrs. Porter binds
herself not to disturb the decree OF
divorce granted in Connecticut. That
paper will be filed in bar OF any pro,
ceeding now taken to establish her
right to the fortune as the true legal
wife Of Charles Porter. You seem
strangely to have overlooked the eft.
feet Of this agreement"
IT have overlooked nothing" replied
Randolph Mason.
Then he took up a book from the
table, opened it at certain page, and
handed it to the attorney.
There" he said, els the leading
decision in this country, holding that
where a decree of divorce has been
wrongfully obtained, subsequent
agreement among the parties that it
shall not be disturbed is an illegal
contract, void, as against public pol
icy"