Love’s Sacrifice:

 The Romantic Story Told by a Returned Detective

“Love’s Sacrifice: The Romantic Story Told by a Returned Detective” (The Buffalo [NY] Sunday Morning News, September 1, 1878) was previously published as “A Woman’s Fidelity” (The Daily Picayune [New Orleans, LA], December 27, 1868).

Click here to be redirected to “A Woman’s Fidelity.”

All the reprinted versions of this story feature the following introductory paragraph (as opposed to the one featured in the original text):
[The San Francisco Golden Era has this story:] It was the last act of my mission as a detective before leaving New Orleans for San Francisco in the spring of 1849; and I may add that it is the saddest memory connected with my career as a detective.

This version of the story credits the San Francisco Chronicle.

This story was part of a series titled “A Detective’s Experience” and featuring detectives Mr. F—— and Mr. I—— that was published in the Sunday Daily Picayune from August 1868 to November 1869. Click here to redirect to a list of the stories in this series.