The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1912-03-07
B, HOWARD FIELDING


,he close ~ bis military seryiee he had
suffered .ou~,ilng sits q sunHiroke 90
the lsihmns % Panams. where b. vas
a member u board u engineers, ana
an occasional rbcking hcadache would
remind him Of this sxpcFisnce. lie
had sever bad worNe one than On
this particular night
The long letter wa. addressed 70 Dc
beet friend. Dr sydney Bcuhem, and
ran thus
Dear sydney Here Ia q record OF
The whole matter boiled down es One
o., ran get Il Some Of The facts are
already well known to Jon, but have
10. them all 10 for the sake Of com
pletepsss. A. 10 the truth 81 L, iny
barr word win he enough for you.
thauk God,
Il DO not care for any public de-
fense, ana of course ] would have no
hand in any attack upon Clifford Law.
renee You Know my sentiments To-
ward bis Niece an taking out OF
the world with noe. ! verify believe,
the greatest love That was ever 10 II.
and there Is no hereafter whore ! can
exist q. conscious being without
ihat love as an elemental part Of my
soul / have written Miss Lawrence
brief note, stating tbe simple fact
that my present situation Is intolera-
bic 10 nv sense Of honor No excul'
patton o. myself was possible In the
circumstances
Il have written also 10 ms counsel.
10 my chief assistant IN the depart
ment. 20 Dr. Gnrran. coroner for this
district. and 10 some undertaking fel'
iow whose name ! have often seen In
the papers Ny fortunate lack OF any
near hin enables me 10 bestOw my
worldly goods upon you The viii ia
10 nv lawyers hands should Miss
Lawrence ever siand in need you VIII
help her The idea seems fanclful In
view Of the luxury b. which she Is
now surrounded. but cannot permit
myself 10 believe that she would nc.
cert her nnele's bounty II she should
ever come 20 understand the sources
of hl. wealth But that Is improha.
BILE The best women In ihn world
seem blind to abstract dishonesty.
They require 60 see the individual who
is desrauded and 10 feel bis loss as a
personal grievance before they can
comprehend the wrong.
III il a painful thing to believe, but
eau no longer doubt that Lawrence
counted upon my love for Emily as IN
Influence rs which ho could control
me 10 my present Office. lie knew
that | resigned from the service be-
cause Of my love for her and my am
bitlon 10 be- rich IN order that J might
Surround her with the extravasanees
10 which she has become accustomed
WAS absolutely child in my IDEAS
81 political methods No doubt spoke
TO Lawrence 10 such q way as 20 give
bin every right 10 think zoe open to
corruption. ! babbled 10 him o. the
value Of bis advice. thought him an
tnucst lawyer. al able and fearless
District attorney. and Il never even oc-
CURED 10 me % inquire how he had
come 70 be so rich.
Il bare 80, my deserts Fools and
knaves are always punished In this
world. says Stevenson, but the fools
nrst.
sFor little more than a year |
have been commissioner OF public
work, As ap engineer have accom-.
pllshed something but not very much.
As an executive officer and watchdog
pf the public interests have been q
farcical failure. Lawrence and the
treat boss. Martin j. Mlnot. have
lsa.cu ms at every turn Favored
contractors have got everything, Just
10 shey did before In each million
fallars expended there ia st least 30
ter cent Of pure graft The only thing
thar could stop Il IL she criminal law.
and Lawrence as district attorney
ro-irol. rs administration II the
governor would remove Lawrence and
sppolni my friend stuart In bis place
eonld accomplish such reform as
would ssiount the public. But that
trraM IA over.
1.-THE occurrences Of this evening are
he las. straw. and ! an brohel.
Lawrence and Ailnot called upon me
sian, 10 O'clock. After brief pre-
smlle they laid before me letter ap.
pa~n,ir 10 ms own handwriting ]
assure you that il was The neatest
Forrerr erer executed ] could not
pretend 70 distinguish Il from my own
penmarship
~you are aware thst ! hsve tried 70
sncouree lids for public works from
ne Nelson Constructor company
James Nsls0u vas wlth me ~ West
Point. and he IS 40 honest man HIS
compsuy ~ beyond aaesiEeg the best
equipped snd most csic'eni ID ~ line
and would bIa - per cent under tht
price ihsi wili ~ paid gor the a9ue
duet extension Bat Nelson cannot
nght tae ring s@eruse " she work n
has CO hand Tor private Interests Ia
ths el,a. n be should autagonlze ~
rims she cts anihpriileE weaa ~
hnaper hlm that every private son
tract nhich be has woaid ic forfeited
90 g.me clauses
The iorssd ieiiss pgfrafis % bass
bern Eadrcmed ny me 10 AelsQa, aaa
II inches cafrufs gnPoss0ou tbs
proposition il lFeglsely sallaT to pns
thas wee mEte ~ uy lr~2rarssgf q
eertsin coniraeiDr aa1 i expressed u
The same leasuRse ! dug W toe egi
deuee 10 thsi nn;gCg apd laia Il heserg
Lawrence ~ tie form u . sgsi % re-
pcFl Al bis request about three weeks
ago. Enthusiastically Il WAS nsed A. ~
basis q this forgery. bel bon spala
prove SO
~Mlsos snd LsuFeape were IS grsrs
a. fwo nsHEanles ID their laierrieN
with ms Tgleg ussied 'as letter %
perfectly senglas sad ucs;ysi ~ %