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SAD YEAR FOR CUPID
WAS ONE JUST PAST
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DOMESTIC JARS FREQUENT AND SEVERE
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Matrimonial Wrecks Almost Bcyond Counting Halle
Strewn the Shores of Life-- West Far Ahead of the
East in the Numbcr of Divorces Tlrat Have
Been Ashed F r and Granted.
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Chlcngo.-Suroly Now Year's dny
bust hnvo boon the snddest that Cu ,
ld over hns SPOilt. When the lIltlo
tad balances his books for 1JOG ! ho
" ' 111 he compelled to sll down nnd
treop , for the list oC lha matrimonial
wreckH oC the year ahow an awful
lIumber of dlanslors. 'I'horo have
.beon enough domostlc jnrs to shako
lho conUnont worse than lho earlh- ,
kuake shoole Snn Francisco , If they all i
bad occurred at ono Instant. The
leal's lhat have boon shed would make
. . Saa ) ' sea IC they could bo collected
In lho desert IJllsin of Salmrn.
Indeed , It hns boon a bad year for
Oupld. Divorces have been 1I10re
numorouB than In any othOl' twelve ,
Inonlha ! ! Inco marrlago becnme an Ini i
atllutlon. Princes , dulwf1 , couut ! ! ,
alnlosl1lon , magnates , and m1l11011111ros ,
butchers , doctors , grocera , lawyel'll ,
and laborers have como to grler In
Lhelr love affairs.
In the good old days llcoillo mat'l'led
knd "lIvor ! happily ever after. " Now
1.110 problem of the novel begins lu.
tend oC ending at lho altar. People
tot married aud then got lvorced.
Chicago still lonlls the world In dl-
\'orco 1101\11atlon , and perhallS In lho
faclllt ) ' with which dlvorco Is ranl-
lid , due cause being shown. 'I'ho hearIng -
Ing or testimony and the granting or
decree In doCuult cases In thlB city
lalces only n few minutes , aud the
II.verngo lenglh of time consumed Is
cstimatcll at ten mlnutoa hy pcople
\vho study dlvorco methods. 'l'hl1t
Is wlJ.t the locnl courts lLl'O known as
'dlvorco mlllls. " They work with the
BlIce'd of 11 sleam buzz saw as they go
. lhrough the Imots oC matrimony. Your
tawyor nIes the papora , your carlo
Is cnlled , and hurr.r.r-yoll are dl-
tOl'ced.
It Is 'tile ' women who Iteol ( the bun
Saw working In th3 dlvorco 111l11s In
Dhlcngo. FOllr out of five suits are
brollsht by the wives. The men arc
tncaner than the women , perhaps ;
br else the husbands arc moro willing
' 0 tough It out without appeals to the
rourt.
"Ir of Futlvlty In Courtroom.
While Cupid weeps : \l the slghl of
divorce court , that Js more than the
mplnlna.nt docs. Ono Chicago dl-
, orca la1V1er SI\YS t111.\t Olere 15 II. no.
ceablc air of festivity In the courtroom -
room when cases are being heard.
rho average woman who nppoals to
1110 cOllrls fOI' release manifests no
kenso of sorrow 01' Immlllntlon. It
t a business proposition with her.
he sues her husbmd for his crllelly
Dr dQserUon and tells the story to the
ourt In buslness.lIke way. The
.nlnformed stranger , strolling Into
the courtroom , easily might think the
I1sIluto was OV l' a grocery bill or a
ruined gown , raUler than a ruined
( e. 'I'he law says she may have a
lhan the losf ! of the man who haf !
heon her hU3band.
All thla Is IIko a comic ollom , but It
mllkef ! CUIlIl1 weep. lie has heen tollIng -
Ing lhe world Cor thouaands or years
tlll\t \ marrlnge Is a aacred Institution ,
IInd now ho first dlfcovors that It If !
n joko.
'l'he proportion of divorces to mnr-
ringeR In Now York If ! ono In four.
In Chicago It Is on In nine : In San
l"rnnclscu It la one In four. 'l'he
further west you go the moro Cre.
Iluont are dlvorco ! ! . ' 1'ho decro Ropa.I I
ration hns hltchod Its wl\gon to the
stur or emllire. Kansas City , Los An-
goloa , and Seattle are as bad as San
Francisco , In each oC these cltleR lhero
being ono divorce to every four mar.
rlage ! ! . 'rho statlatlca fOI' Sioux Falls
are Iteill. locked up In a reporter proof
vault.
'J'ho most nolahlo caBO of t.ho year ,
\ > orhnpR , WIIS the International tragedy
of the Castellanes. } ; 'or years the
world had wltnelsed the extrava.
ganceB and Indlacl'Ctiona or Counl
nonl and wondered how much longer
the 11001' COllntcHs would endure lhem
Cor the salce of her chlldron. Amori.
can B'mlmlhy , almost wllhoul. 0.COli' :
tlon , has bcon with Anna Gould , for
howeyor much Jay Gould. the railroad -
road magnate , may have been dls.
truated , hlR daughters always were
1I01\llllr. Count Castellano WIlS a 1'1.
dlculous jolto to people who took lICe
IIghtl ) ' and an exnggol'lIted villain lo
lhoso who took It serloualy.
Troubles of Heiresses and Titles.
When the countess finally 10ft her
husband , peolllo on bolh sides or lhe
Atlantic said It Iorved : ! him right. 'rho
mnttel' of soparatlon has been sel-
lIed , but the count BUll Is clamorJng
COl' monCy-mllllonl ! of It-to lIay his
dehto. Perh\pB : In the final dlBllosl.
Uon or the case ho will I'ecelvo an
nllowanco oven greater than the all.
mony oC Mrs. O. 11. P. Belmont , who
draws $260,000 a ye r from her former
husband , W. K. Vandorbllt. Count
Castellano Is vl1ld to llrlve cost $15. '
000,000 when the GOllld \l11lly nrst
bought his title aUlI It llrobably will
take all much more for them to be rid
oC their bad bargain.
'I'ho domczUc wreck of the Marlbor.
oughs WII.B more of a lIurprlse to the
world , There had been rumor or
dlanlreements , but these Vlere not
lhoulht to be SqrlOUB. The duke or
} , f2\rlborou ll , like the count do Cas-
tollan , was not able to understand
UIO character of American girls. They
might be attracted by n title , but they
would not submit to the Indiscretions
-Jt UI a mild wOl'll-of tholr hus.
bands. It was said at the tlmo 1\IIss
Consuelo Vanderbilt married the duke
UHlt she hml mndo the bCflt : bargain
of any American girl tha.t over
bougM a foreign lordllng , but her
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IIvoree. and Iho proposes to got It.
that III all. If her husband has a
00l1 position or II. bit of I1rOllort ) ' , she
i.sks Cor alimony. 'I'ho strugslo for
mo form of mllintenanco somotlmes
, ocomes strenuous , showing that the
woman regrets 010 10sI ! of the man
, o has been her support rather moro
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IIre Cnt unhappiness proves that th
belief was unfol\l\ded.
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Among the wrecl < ! i oC the ) 'ear. non
haa cauBod moro COlUlllont than th
"Pittsburg cas os , " which Include th
traglcal unhar1plne98 of the 'l'hnwl
the Coroya , aull the BarHes , and co'
talnly no other cascs have cause
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grenter dl treRs to CUIid , the deity
of nll true lovora. It would Room Ulnt
the Jlcnm or RllIldenly acquired mfl-
lions , ng soon through the smol < y nt-
mosphoro of Plttsburg , Is aumclent lo
blind t.bo eyes oC love.
Wllllnm IJ. ! Corey was ruined by Mr.
Cnrneglo , so Mr. Corey's uncle Is re.
Ilorted to have snld. This was ho-
cause Mr. Carneglo put Mr. Corey In
the wny of becoming rich. 1'ho header
or the great steel trust , looking tor
plol1lro nnd "thrills" In the byways
of lite , found only unhapplnoss. As
the familiar saying gees , "ho couldn't
Btand prosporlty. " All UIO world la
familiar with the story of Mr. Corey's
spectacular rlso In the world of finance -
nanco and of the alleged eacapades
which caused his wlto to leave him.
She obtahHJd a divorce last summer
after living In the state of Nevada
long enough to acqulro citizenship
under lho IIbernl laws of that stato.
In her bill aho charged 1101' husband
with dCBortlon , but II. generally was
undoratood that th' ) fnmlly hnpplness
waa wrecked by Mr. Corey's p\lbllc at-
tontlons to Mabelle Gilman , an act-
ross.
Conchmnn Figures In Mnny Cnsca.
The Hartjo caHe or Pitts burg made
the whole clluntry gasp. It Involved
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and bel' coachman anll counter
char es on the vut or the wltc that
she was the victim of a conspiracy ,
Invhlch her hUb\nd-the ; : man she
hnll loved and with whom she had
IIved-soughl to blnsl her reputation I
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by hired and perjurcIl tesllmony. 'fhls
was one of the mosl notorlo\ls domestic -
tic tragedlos ever nlred In any court
of any land. It was worse evan than
the 'ragagrt case. Alone It was enough
to make the year memorable In the
matter of divorce.
In contrast wllh this the trouble of
Mrs. Charlef1 T. Yerkes and Wilson ,
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Mizner wore almost farcical. 1\11' .
Yerltes , the lractlon magnate , died
In Now York In December last under
clrc\lmstanceR lhat called the attention -
tion of the whole world to his widow.
Although they had not been llvlng together -
gether harmoniously during the later
years of his lito , Mrs , Yerkes declared
Ula.t her husband had never ceased
to love her , and that she was devoted
to his memory.
Yet within a month It was announced -
nouncod that 1\Irs , Yerkes h:1d I.ar-
ried Wilson Mizner. At firllt 016 public -
lic refused to believe It. Mizner was
not :10 : and the widow of YerltclI was
more than liO. He was a gay young
soldlor of fortune , and people only
laughed when ho smllod and admlttod
01ll.t the marrlago had taken place ,
especially aB Mrs. Yerkes tearfully
and Indignantly declared UlI1t the Idea
wns absurll.
Dut the news .w s true. : Mlzner aUlI
Mrs. Yerkes were mnn and wlCo. De-
fore people were through talking
about the case the couple quarreled
and parted and remained apart. It
was said , though not known to hi )
true , that Mr. Mizner hud inslstod
upon her giving him $1,000,000 , nnd
lhat she had reCused. Arter the sep.
amllon Mrs. Yerkes.\lzner ! expllllnClI
the marrlago b ) ' sayln ! ; : "Mr. Mizner
came to mo at It tlmo wben I was
looltlng at lICe through eyes that were
filled with te\rs. He was an artist.
lIe enchanted mo. 'I'ho1'ay I was aIr
'proachod I1rst startled and amazed
mo , then capti\'nted mo. " Dut within
a few days she discovered , she says ,
thal the young man did not love her.
'l'ho case was a nine dn's' joke to the
public , but Il was a gront shock lo
CUllld , who InslstB thM all mntters
portalnlng to love be taken sorlously.
Cupid and Senntor Platt.
Senntor 'I'homas C. Platt oC Now
Yorle Is , 'ollortell as eaylng : "it I
bottoI' to bo wlao thnn to bo rich : '
and thal "A good wlCe Js the hest 01
all a man'ft possc8\lons. : " Yet. Sonu'
tor Platl was nol wllin enough to get
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n. good wife , If wh3t ho says bo truo'
Or It his wlfo wns good , as she declares -
clares she was , then the aged Now
York senator was w > t wise enough to
ItCep her. 110 Is nol t110 I1rst man
mnrltod by Cupid , however , na bolng
unable to 11\0 up to his OWn epigrams ,
When the soparatlon or the Platts
occurrcll n rCw ! monlhs ago Mrs. Platt
defied her husband , notwithstanding
the charges 11e made , nnd O1renlened
to bring ullit agnlnst him. She In.
siated lhat ho sl1Ou1l1 give her a share
or his riches. She Is quoted I\S say.
Ing : "Ho bought my beauty : now let
him pay for It. " If the senator did
not pay In mone ) ' , at least ho paid In
sorrow and Immillatlon and losa at
dhnlt-pnld to the last farthing- .
Love LeaveG After Many Venrs.
It Is small wandel' that Senalor Plalt
dcoiarcd In ono of his latest Interviews - .
views that his life as ho had lived It
"was not worth tbe living , " and that
If he had the 'ears haole ho would
spend them differently. Rich nnd
powerful as he Is he finds nothing In
hlB old age to compensate him for the
disrupted home.
W. .J. White , the ehewlng gum mng ,
nate of Cleveland , was the central
figure In one of the domestic wrecks
of the 'ear. Perhaps he was spelled
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by coed fortune , as Jrfr. Corey wn
saJd to be. Mr. White lived tor 33
years with the w'ite of hi. youth. To-
got.her they had planned and worked
to build up the foundaUonll of hili
millions. Artor they had OTrn old
: \nd rich togelher they found t.hat 10TO
'hld nown out through the window
11.1I 010 millions came pouring In at the
door. Mr. White left. home and Mrs.
White sued Cor dlvorco. There was
no public scandnl in tllG caae , but It
certainly was cnough to make Cupid
weep. He 1IIi03 to seD the while
haired man and wife going down lho
hill of 1I 0 hund In hand , IIavlnr ;
borne the burden of the day together ,
they should reconcile themselves to
the calm and peace of the evening.
W. .T , Lemp , the millionaire brewer
of St. Louis , also bad trouble which
resulted In his separation from the
beautiful Mm. Lemp , known In St.
Louis as the "Iavcndar lady" on account -
count of the prev3111nc 00101' 8chemo
or her many boautlful gowns.
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Four ) Imea aa Many Separation. .
Among the mal'O famous Chicago
CftSOS of the year mlsht be mentioned
thl1t of Clarence Eddy , the organist.
This was a musical romance , In which
the first discord wan struck after nearly -
ly :10 : years of married lICo. The "ar-
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tistic temperament. of the great 01"
ganlst Is mentioned In connection :
with the domestic unhapplncss. Cupid
has had trouble from tlmo Immemorial
with the artisUc temperament. The
seplI.ration of the Eddys occurred In
Paris , and Mr. Eddy first brousllt suit
In Chicago , but aflerward dismissed
his o.\so and secured the dlvorco In
Sou01 Dakota last summer.
The list of the yonr'B domooUc tragedies -
edies might be conttnuoo almost end-
loasl1. It Is no wonder that Cupid
wcops. Ertorts [ lre being made by dl-
vorco congresses and reformers to
cure the evil by a national dlvorco
law. It Is clll.lmed that It the road
to separation were made marc dim.
cult lo trll.\"ol there would be fewer
dlvorcos anll perhapo less unhappl.
noss.
In recent years , whllo the popula ;
tion was Incron.slng 30 per cent , the
number oC divorces has rlson 300 po :
cent. The disproportion Is Jncreas-
Ing rallidly. If It keeps on Cor anoU1o
ronoration there will bo a dlvorco for
every marriage.
Moantlme dejected Cupid ponders
the caao , lie knows bow to make
people Call In love and marry , but he
can find no way in which they ma ) '
be happy though marrlod. He doubt !
. 11Iuch it legislation against dlvorc
would compel them to continue tcJ :
love one anothor.
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BY R. NORMAN SILVER ;
Author of "Wonders of the Deep , " 1
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( Copyrlht , 1900 , by Joseph D. Dowles. )
"Dear ell' : Having seen and liked
II. copy of your paper , The Golden Clr-
clot , I venture to trespass a lIttle
upon 'our nttentlon. I nm young ,
only 23- " .
Thaddeus Field smllcd when he
came to the statement just quoted.
He had never In the whole course of
his experlenco as a matrlmonlnlagont
met a would.bo brldo who owned to
.more than 30 summors. Hardly had
the smllo dawned upon his lips than
It vanished . ; the letter had become In-
teresting.
-"And have Inherited some money
from an aunt , with whom I had 1I\'ed
slnco chfidhood , and who has just
died. Thanlt to her , I have been
fairly well.educated , and I bell"ve I
am naturally neither stupid nor awk-
ward. Yet I am now allogother alone ,
and am very , very unhappy. If you
could see me , ) 'OU would Imow why ;
I am just the ugliest woman In the
world. Yet I think If some ono
could Imow mo as I am , ho would love
me. Can you help mo ? I enclose
$25. I nm sure It would never bo
worth your whlIo to attend to my
case at ) 'our ordlnar ) ' rates. I am so
very , very ugly. nellove mo to be ,
yours very trulY , SLell1Garner. . "
A few , days acter Thaddeus Field's
receipt of "Stella Garner's" letter ho
received an Important visit. The
tall footman opened the double doors ,
and bowed In a handsome man of
mlddlo age-a man with blue oyea ,
crisp , Jron.gray hall' nnd beard , and
dazzling whlto teeth. Thaddeus Fjeld
was Impressed , aud rose graciously
I1S Pierre , the footman , retired ,
The newcomer held out his hand.
"Mr. Thaddeus Field ? " he said.
"I am Mr. Thaddeus Field , " answered -
swored that gentleman , assuming his
official dignity.
His vJsltor bowed.
"I am Stephen Osborne , " ho ex.
plalned. "Stophen 1\Iontgomery Os.
borne , at your service. "
"Pray bo seated , " said Thaddeus ,
offering II. chair.
Mr. Osborno sat down , and crossed
his legs.
"In what way , " demanded Thad-
deus , "can I have the pleasure of
serving you ? "
Stephen Osborno laughed out
hearUly.
"I want a wife. " he answercd.
"What kind of a wlfo do you want ,
1\11' . Osborno ? " 'I'haddeus asked.
Stephen Osborne seemed embarras.
sed.
sed."To
"To be quite honest , Mr.-Mr ,
FJold , " he roplled , "It Isn't 50 much
the kind of a wlfo I want. as the Idnd
of wlCe I've got to have , "
"Indeed ! " said Thaddeus. puzzled ,
"Yes , " said his client , Irritably ; "I
haven't a grent deal of time , You see ,
when I was a bit younger I was fool
enough to tell my papa , who had mar.
rJed agaln-I was the only child of
the first marrJage-that I would never
marry If I couldn't get some ono a
little belter looking than my new
step.ma. So we quarreled and parted ,
&nd when the old boy died last win.
tor-thero were no more children , and
stop.mn died some years ago-ho left
me his money on eondilion that I
married a girl uglier than slep.ma ,
and gave me 12 months to make up
my mind , I didn't expect ever to necd
the money , and 50 took It easy , but
some of my speculallons have done
deucedly bad , and I must hnve some
cnsh before long 01' go bust. That's
why I'm here. "
Thaddeus Fjeld's eyes shone-it
was just the kind of cnso he lilted ,
"If you will call to-morrow a out
this time , Mr. Osborne. " he said , "I
thlnle I shall have something to sa ) ' .
Good.day. "
With this comforting assurance he
rang the bell , and Mr. Osborno de-
parted.
That afternoon 1\Irs. Chrlsllnl1
Flold left for Doslon. Her Instruc'
Uons were not to return without Miss
"Stella Gnrner. "
On 010 succeeding morning Ohrls
tlan , accompanied by a closol-veIlCl :
lady , entered the anteroom. Chris
tlna left her charge and wont Into hm
husband's sanctum. Thaddeus wm
standing on the hearth.rug , . chewln
his mustaches with Impallence.
"Will she do ? " ho asked.
Chrlsllan grinned.
"As ugly as sin , " she said : "bu
smart. "
"That's all rIght , " concludcd . Thad
deus ; "brlns lieI' in. "
Chrlsllna. opened the door anl
called. The veiled lady rose anll en
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I "Miss Garner , I uDllerstantl , " sali
Thaddous , rapidly ; "pleased to mee'
you. Miss Gamer , I want you to seE
a gentleman ; If you can IIko him ,
think he can IIko you. It you take I
fancy to him I shall bo happ ) ' to asl
you to meet him at my house somE
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evonlng soon. I can't stop to explain
You must just step In there with mJ
wife , nnd leave ) 'ourselC In hel' hands
You'll bo able to see all rlsht ; 01\1
mnn's almost duo. "
No sooner had the two ladles beoI
snfely disposed of than 1\11' . OsbornE
. was shown In , and was soon In deel
converse with Tluuldeus ,
1'hnnks to the tact of 1\11' \ . ThnddoUl
FIOld , Mr. Osborno laughed and ell1lt
tored and looltcd so merr ) ' and hand
some that the lady behind the carvel
'screon lost her hearl to him , ani
. when Mr. Field ( 'scorted h' , Osborlll
lout , and. the dool' closing bolllnd them
, the ladles were at IIbort ) ' to comE
, 'Corth again , Miss stoll a Game :
laughed herself. and chatted. nnl
looked not so ugly after aU. And : Mr , ,
Stephen Osborne , who wllh Thaddeus
had gene round another way into the
hidden cupboard , tha the former
might spy upon Miss Garner os aho
had silled upon him , drew a deep
brenlh , and whispered to the matrimonial -
menial agent , "I SUIlIOSO I cnn'L do I
better-ca.Je seems a decent 50rt. "
"Qullo the ladY , I assure you , ! Ill' .
Osborne , " murmured the wily Thad-
deus In his ear ; "nny amount oC ac.
compllshments-young , and 1I. liUle
bit of money in the banl ( . Will you
como up to my house to-night ? I'll
ask her round too. "
"No , thanks , " said Stepllen O borne , '
"lot It be to.morrow. I'vo somethln
else on to.nlght. "
"To. morrow , then , " ropllml Thad.
deus , "you will mnlto the acqunlnt-
anco or the future Mrs. Osborne. "
Now , there was ono O1lng In the
world for which Christina Field lived
and moved aud hnd her bolng , and
that was jewelry. In her bedroom at
the lIttle uptown house she had a
small stmng safe buill Into the wall ,
and the ltey of that safe never left
her possession , Her diamonds were
not Imperial , still they were valuable ,
and had been mounted to her own In.
structlons. and she had a ruby braco.
let for which many n fairly honest
woman would have risked her soul.
When an opportunity arose for lta-
dame Chrlsllna to don her glittering
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lrensures she was happy : when there r
were women present to envy them
she became posilively radiant ,
In obedience to tIlls ruling passion ,
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Chrlsllna-dresslng for 010 early din-
uer at which Stephen Osborne was to
meet Uss Stella Garner , and which
was to bo followed by a visit to the I
theater-clasped about her white , \
throat and dainty arms some five .
thousand dollars' worth of precious ' I
stones. Very well she looked , too.
did Christina , when she took her t
place at the head of thc table and ;
beamcd on the ugly Miss Garner , the '
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admiring Stephen Osborne and the
complacent Thaddeus ,
It was a. wonderfully merry little
party ; each seemed to vlo with each ; . (
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Party ,
1\1lss Garner was brilliant : It "had , I
deus was overflowing with good hu ,
mol' , Stephen Ofborne proved a vrlnco
of entertainers ,
Suddenly upon the mirth of the Darty
there descended an nstonl : hlng qolet.
I 'l'haddeus , strange to say , fol1 ns p
In his chair , and ChrJstlna , aficr a
gallant struggle to l\Oe1) awake tel ,
lowed his example. .
Then 1\11' . Stephen Osborne and Miss
I Stella Garner Indulged In n very 1'6' I
marlmble ) lror-eedlng. They 10SO
from their places and calmly llroeced.
cd to slrlp their sleeping hosloss of
her jewelry , 1\IIss Stella's light nn.
gel's unclasllng ) Christina's neck13re
I nnd bracelcls , and removing her
rings , Stephen Osborno the whllo
deCl1y concealing the jewels about hIs
person. When Chrlsllna'a sholllders.
wrists aud fingers were bared of tholr
glittering load , lhe lIalr turned theIr
attention to lhe slumbering Thad.
delis , relieving him of a diamond
slud and ring , worlh together a hun ,
dred dollars or so. TheIl they paused
- and , 1001tlng at one another , laughed
sllentl ' .
) t
"It.'s fall' 'havo ' " ' i
a , Pollle , sahl the
man who had called himself "Stephen
Osborne. "
1\IIss Stelln Gnrnor nodded ,
"Arc YOIl sure lhat stutI'l1 only
make them aleep ? " she asked , anx.
lously ,
"Cerlaln sure , " said the ot1Or. "Do
r ) ' 011 thlnl , I want to swing ? Not
milch. Como on , loolt. sllpp ) ' , now ; ,
r this wny out. "
And with that Mr. "Stophen Os-
borne , " 1\1lss "Stella Garner" and
abollt fi\'o thousnnd '
\ dollars' worth of
) "swag" disappeared througll the .
, French window of Mr. Thaddous
3 Field's dining room.
Mr. . 'rhaddeus ; '
l'leld novel' Cound a
sUfllciently ugh' parlnor Cor Mr. Ste-
IIhon Osborne. In fact he novel' Sa\T
1\11' . Osborno again. Nor did ho ever
set l' 'cs on I1s Stella Garner , nor
. find h < 'I' ' '
S0l110 ono to lovo. 'I'hoy had
) I vanishcli Into the unknown through I 'f' . . . . .
r , that Pronch window , and Chrlstln3 'r' < ;
I ' still 1I10urns her dlnmonds ,
