The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1914-04-04
A WIDOWS
RUSE
By MARGARET c. DEvEREAUx


he owned, one David Dupont. HIS
wife bore him one child. u son. and
when the baby was but year old the
father died. leaving his property to his
wife In trust for bis son. But Du-
points Affairs had always been In the
hands Of one John Coulter. In whose
business ability and integrity the
planter had every confidence. He
therefore left the management Of the
estate to Coulter as executor.
Mrs. Dupont had always distrlsted
Coulter, but 80 great was his influence
over her husband TINT she dared not
speak her mind.
One day she set out from the plan
tation to visit friend. Her trunks
were taken to the station by the ne
groes. but the widow carried In her
hand what in those days was called
bandbox made Of pasteboard. Intended
for the carrying OF women's bonnets
or mems hats. This box she would
trust to no other hnnds than her
own. She told all Of the household
that her baby was to remain in the
hands Of Chloe. his NANNY. and no
one else was to have anything to do
with him.
Mrs, Dupont had been away from
the plantation but a few days when
Chole's husband. Sampson. appeared
to inform her that little Archie. her
son. wa yery III. she hurried home
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uon 10 iorce MN 10 uissorse. wheh
No nad zone so sne dismissed MN. mop
ing tnat ne wouio ienVe the helgppor-
nood. BUT In the service OF the dupont
FAMILY he had accumulated some mon
ey, with which he bought small plan
tation In an adjoining county. where
he settled.
Some eight or Iiine years after Archie
DupOnt's death the widow brought to
the plantation a boy whose nge was
given an twelve years and adopted him.
George Etheridgeswas the boys nnme,
and he soon became favorite with all
the household. Chloe and Mrs. Dupont
both seemed to have transferred to him
their love for little Archie. George
grew up a f3ne fellow and, thanks to
his mother by adoption, was well edu.
Gated.
When Etberidra wus about to be-
come Of age Mrs. Dupont granted him
q celebration Of the event. The plant.
en- from round about were invited to