The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-09

is going to be some difficulty about the corona
ton. because pretenders and aspirants
plenty. saw E. Berry Wall, by chance. three
times yesterday, breakfasting at Delmonico's in
tie morning going to the Sheepshead Bay races
in the afternoon, and at a iheater 10 the even
icg. He positively wore the same suit of clothes
from morn to midnight That tells the story
OF his stepping down from the throne of dude
dom. In his height of royalty ne would have
despsed himself for failing to change his cos
tune for each OF the mentioned occasions. |.
is a woman. and a lovely one, who has wrought
the astonishing change. When he got married.
last winter. the thought of his acquAintsnces
was that the bride would have to either share
with him the doubtful honor of sovereignty ia
dandyism. or else lead a lonesome l.fe of her
own. Nobody dreamt that she would even try
to win him away from his tailors. Berry
proud OF his position. He gloriied IN the title
OF Hing or Dudes, and the 1ests OF
the newspapers concerning him were the
most delightful reading that he could find.
A good-hearted. careless. sociable fellow, he
knew no higher aim in life than to be superoly
dressed gentleman of leisure. But he has
passed through the hot weather in last summers
clothes without valet. drinking and gambling
very little, and as dom estic husband as could
be found IN search OF all New York. Mrs.
Wall is the carefully educated daughter of
United States army officer, as bright as q but
ton on her fathers uniform. Berry 10 infatuat-
eddy in love with her. His devotion to her lie
complete. and she has by gentle insistance
formed him completely. guess he will stay so,
though Of course don't know. When he mar
ried suddenly and rather my steriously in Balti-
more, his wealthy and socially exclusive mother
was displessed. The extravseance and folly of
her son had led her and his brothers to practi-
cally ont his acquaintance. aud their inference
was that the girl who would become his wife
couldn't be worth recognition. But her refor-
nation OF Berry recommended her TO their con-
sideration, and just now she is q petted visitor
at their town residence.
How true it is tina. what We see and hear i'm
presses us out of all proportion to its impor-
tance. dog fight under your window interests
you more than a battle between armies on the
other side of the globe. Mrs. Lsngtry is illus
tratine this truth. 1t is undoubtedly fact
that her principal reason for going to Europe
was to follow and reclaim Frederic Gebhardt.
He had sailed away week before in q it of
jealousy aud anger. So the Lily abandoned her
projected visitto California, which he was to
have shared with her. and hurriedlv to ok steam
er for England. About the time that this para
graph gets into print she should be once more
IN the company OF her sweetheart.
But she had lesser errand. which
was 10 get SONS London playwright
TO DRAMATIC case that had come
under her notice at Long Branch. At the hotel
which she frequented there was husband and
wife whom we will call Brown. They were
from England, md were making tour OF
America Tor recreation. The LADY was an
invalid, and she wac accompanied by nurse in
the person of a young and handsome woman
whom we may name Marie. Mrs. Langtry had
known the Browns slightly in her own country,
and she renewed the acquaiutan on coming
across them at Long Branch. They were invited
to the locally famous clambake which she gave
at Pleasure bay, and on which occasion the at
tentions which she received from Porter Asche
maddened Gethardt until he threatened q per-
sonai attack upon his rival Well, the sharp
eyes and keen discernment of Mrs.
Lanatry were not diverted by her own
antagonistic lovers from certain indica-
tions that there was trouble in the Brown
family. She was puzzled a while as by riddle,
but at length she guessed il, and the solution
was that the supposed nurse to Mrs Brown was
nothing less than Mir. Browns sweetheart. In
other words, Marie was o London adventures
with whom Brown had fallen in love, aud who,
In order to be with him, had accepted the par
italy mental position OF attendant upon his
wife. There was uncertainty to whether the
invalid would recover, and her comfort, II cot
Der hfe. depended upon Msrie's skill aud care.
The situation struck Mrs. Lanetry as of
dramatic popularity. Suppose that Marie was
slowly poisoning Mrs. Brown in order to clear
the way to her own marriage 10 the prospective
wdoweri Or, imagine that Marie did not delib-
erately intend to become a murderess, but was
distracted by the temptation to let her mistress
dle IN various ways the relationship Oh these
three per6ops struck the actress being
suitable to put into play. OF course
any experienced novelist or dramatiss
| covli easily devise plot like
that, but because 1t came directly under the at
tebtion OF Mrs Langtry in actual life she was
deeply impressed by it. 'If can get a play
written around the Browns" she said to a
| friend. the day before her departure for
| England, II am sure il would be success.
| have it pretty clearly outlined in my own mind.
| but can't write 1t, and so / am going to lay it
| before one another of the London profes
sonal playwriehts. want to be Marie. Would
| / impersonats a murderessf No, my scheme Ia
to make the nurse wicked-not too wicked, but
| just wicked enough-aud let her be powerfully
provoked to let Mrs. Brown die of inattention.
/ wouldn't have her even contemplate poison, or
| any other method of murder-f would simple
let her be confronted by the temptation to with
hold remedies from the invalid, or something Of
| that kind, so that the meditated crime should
he a passive one. But 1 would finally save her
from even that degree of guilt Oh, 1t will be a
great play il can get it written out as l con.
| ceive it," CLARA BELLE.