Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-11-06

ing tarns of #; she knew with hide
GUS certainty what fate awaited poY-
erty and the loss OF youth In that
tinseled kingdom. Like every woman
of her class, arrived at certain sta
ton. she determined to secure at any
cost a permanent fortune and a foot
ing in the world OF respectability
above her. The coming OF this rich
western licentiate " as a direct answer
to Satanic invocations
After this fatal meeting. the Ameri.
car travelled through the south of Eu-
rope like the Fifteenth Louis, the divi-
bends OF the second greatest business
in the world skipping through the Gig
arette-stained fingers OF a Viennese
danseuse playing desperately for an
established marital relation.
The end was not far to seek. Re-
called to America by his business as
sociates. Charles Porter repaired to
New Haven, established there con-
structiye residence, alleged the deser-
tion of his first wife and secured a
divorce by an order OF publication. I'M
mediately upon the entering OF the de-
cree he married Suzanne Kinsky and,
later, returning TO New York. took a
country house on Long Island
During all Of this time his former
wife had remained quietly with her
father In New York city Unfortu-
nately, she could rot accompany Por.
ter on his disastrous European tour
because Of the birth CT the little boy.
For a time she was absolutely loyal to
the dissolute husband, in the face of
convincing private advices and the
lurid public reports brought glaring-
ly to her attention Even the mans
divorce and subsequent marriage in
duced no word of comment or censure
from the lips Of this remarkable
woman
The spoke In the wheel of fortune to
which Suzanne Kinsly had so desper-
ately chung having carried her unbe-
lievably to the first realization OF her
hopes. went on swiftly upward The
physical machinery Of Charles Porter,
unused to dissipation and driven at a
pace thus killing. went suddenly TO
pieces. Two months after his second
marriage, HIS brain softened like
dish Of porridge. He got up one after
noon from his desk in mis- oiIice. drag
ing his feet, his Gouth drooling his
speech simian jabber. The dansedse
acted with the most daring resolution.
She isolated him instantly in his coun-
try house on Long Island, gave out
that he would conduct his affairs from
his residence and caused all his pri.
vate papers. Including the tin boxes In
which his very securities were packed,
70 be removed 10 IT, His deposits in
banks were, likewise, Immediately
drawn out. His yacht, motor-cars and
racing stables were sold hurriedly at
auction. Suzanne Kinsky thereby got
at least one,seventh OF the mans es-
tate safely into her hands while he
was yet alive. The great bulk OF his
fortune she could not lay hands on;
II was In iron and steel stocks. de.
posted with trust company under an
order permitting their withdrawal only
upon the written direction OF a syndi-
cate committee of which Charles Por
by further agreement requiring them
to be first offered to the members OF
the syndicate before being exhibited
otherwise for sale. This estate was
valued at, perhaps. seven millions OF
dollars.
The far-sighted. practical second
wife was not greatly alarmed over the
status OF these seven millions. Every
other scrap of the estate was in her
possession--cash and negotiable as.
sets aggre eating perhaps. million
dollars. one.half of these remaining
six millions the law would give her at
the husbands death. Porter had made
no win and he was now forever in.
capable of executing one These iron
and steel stocks were personal prop
erty. and onehalf would go to the
wife should the husband die, as he
was doing. without issue by the sec.
ond marriage. the child OF the first
marriage having been provided for in
the decree of divorce by meager an.
nuity in lieu OF future property rights.
Then, when every detail was snugly
arranged. she carried Charles Porter
to the medical experts. They pro
nounced him utterly incurahle. with
perhaps six months to live.
The danseuse now saw the last gate
barring her widest faHcies swing in
ward on it's hinges-a great chateau
IN the Bavarian mountains, palace
in Vienna. glitterir court fitting
through continental capitals like
fairy pageant, all rising from that six
feet of earth into which this slobber-
Ing creature. who had eaten OF Circes
flowers. was presently to be hidden
Then. on the instant. as under Gods
finger. that spoke In the wheel OF for
tune. arriving at the summit, snapped
Suzanne Kinsky. looking over New
York paper at dinner one evening.
read that the Supreme Court of the
United States had on that day pro
nounced an opinion declaring invalid
! divorces granted upon an order of
publication
In another quarter events now be-
gan TO move The catastrophe be
falling Charles Porter startled the first
WIG lnto aCuNAtHs one hdu NOT CAftu
/ particularly for herself, and she had all
along believed thai finally Porter
! would secure the bulk of his estate
to his son Now, stricken into SEMI
| ity. he could not. The scarlet woman
must be met with FIRE There is nc
1 courage. no endurance. no tenacity
comparable 10 that Of the lust. rising
/ az last TO action This deserted wo