The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-03-13
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III En- an
To students of large financial affair
it will be of more than ordinary inter
est to know-what has never been an
nounced so far as yet-the intimate
and inside story of the steps leading
up to the final demise of that nov
widely-famous creature of the law, the
GOrgam Trust-and incidentally of the
termination of its power over the
young woman with whom it had beer
brought into such a remarkable anC
dominating relation. The end actual
ly came, it may now be announced
as so often in legal %intricacies of this
kindly means of a compromise.
The first instinct of the Trusts ward,
after that terrible night, was to flee,
to get as far away from this place
and its infuences-from this great in
tangible power which held her-as pos
sible. But a little reflection showed
her how impossible this would be. The
Trust was still alive, and she its ward.
And even if she could escape-which
she probably could not dO-she would
be still in the eyes of the law AIDE
laide Rutherford, still always liable
to capture and return as a legal ward,
mentally irresponsible. The more she
considered the situation, the more she
realized that she was still the prisoner
Of the Trust, and would remain so I'M
til she vas released by the one per-
son who could do this.
He still remained, that one person
who was able to free her, like the
young d~eliverer from the monster in
a Greek legend-bound fast by his
weakness, his wound. Desperately
hurt, he was slowly recovering. One
outside can probably only family real
ize the suspense and apprehension
with which the ward of the Gorgam
Trust heard each morning the daily
Jews which came from behind the high
dark door of the sick-room into which
young Gorgam had been taken.
For naturally she was terribly con-
cerned over what she had done and
caused TO be done to others-taking
the blame personally to an extent, it
seems, not believed by other observ-
ers justified by the actual part she
had taken in the matter at the invi-
tation of Jasper Haig. And not I'M
naturally she was more than all con
cerned over this young man for whose
dangerous condition she felt especial
ly responsible and guilty.
AS Stanford Gorgam grew gradual
ly better, it was a time Of intense
and more or less mingled emotions to
the girl finally after a number of re
quests on his part, he was allowed to
see her. The happenings of that last eve
ming were forbidden to discussion. To
Mary Manchester's great remorse and
the patient did, however, men
ton the matter of her having saved
life-as he saw it. Feeling it was
not so, knowing what she had really
done to endanger his life, this was
an intense strain upon the girls emo
lions, especially as she was forbidden
any discussion, or contradiction of the
patient.
She now felt an added sense of re-
Sponsibility and guilt of which she
could not rid herself, and beause of
which the idea came to her, it ap-
pears, that it was her duty to atone
personally for her acts in every pos
sible way. And when she was finally,
1t the end of a considerable number
If interviews, allowed the possibility
If freer talk with the patient, she
into a distinct and bitter vein
If self accusation.
The young man watching her from
lis invalid's chair interrupted finally
With a CLEAN of characteristic amuse-
nent in his eye. He was Of a humor-
JUS and quizzical temperament, evil
"All this is pretty hard on mel" he
n~terjected with a smile.
"What?" she asked, surprised a lit
lie.
zone part especially-the part where
come in. You take it rather lightly"
"T," she stammered, take it light
"" For that certainly was not true.
What do you mean?"
"About my life being saved, by some
ne we might mention in this room
t the risk of her own"
Eyes" she said, her face flushing,
after planning to rob youl After
ringing you in where you were al
lost killedi"
Don't talk to me like that" he
aid laughingly. IT'S bound to make
~ temperature risel" For of course
e was not yet very strong.