St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-12

solved to start for England Immediately,
and left on the steamer Venelia, which
sailed Dec. "a for dear old Albion.
''SO0n after we left port Capt. An
drewS came to me and said: Il am
afraid you will have dull passage. my
board-the Lady Give Bailey and the
Hon, Miss Bathurst. The latter has not
yet shown her face; SO l can't tell you
what she is like
''Time passed, and one day while Ian
guldly reading novel on deck L was
startled by the sight of an Indian serv-
ant who passed me, bearing two elab-
crate cushions, one of which was placed
in an elegant steamer chair, with the
monogram Fl. b. painted upon it;
while the other was placed before it
for use as fOOtstoOl. Wondering if the
mysterious Hon. Miss Bathurst was
rewarded by the sight of one of the
handsomest women l ever saw, and it
certainly was our hitherto secluded pas
Senger.
Hair of dark gold color and eyes of
the deepest blue made an impression
which /, as yOungSter, shall never for
get, and ] sat there entranced. Every
one crowded around her except myself
and a certain Maj. Daniel, of the Indian
police, man whose acquaintance had
made before leaving Bombay. While
watching her l was struck by the man.
ner in which he looked at her and at his
evident avoidance of her society; SO
arouSing myself and engaging him in
to the Hon. Miss Bathurst, when, to my
surprise, he abruptly changed the con-
verSation and walked away.
This convinced me that he knew
more than he cared to tell about her,
and the impression gradually gained
ground with the passengers, Lady Give
Bailey especially sparing no chance to
Snub and avoid her. But the major ut
terly refused to talk, and so nothing
tangible could be discovered.
II admired the Hon. Miss Bathurst
greatly, and before we arrived at
Venice we were on very friendly terms.
future movements, saying she wished
to go to Paris if she could only be pro-
vided with a proper escort, but as |
took no notice of the hint she immedi-
ately asked me if arrangements could
be)made to send her baggage to England
if;She left the ship at Venice and went to
Paris.
81 assured her that it could be done,
and she asked me to write letter to
warehouse firm at Southampton deSir-
ing them to take charge of her trunks,
which were. very valuable. she said,
being filled with family plate and jew
els. ! complied, and bringing the letter
fer her signature, was surprised to see
her hesitate and flush. Then, suddenly
yielding to what seemed to be an UNI
cOntrollable impulse, she leaned over to
me and said: My name is not Bath
urSt.' 1s..,I..
fAlthough astonished, said nothing
but waited for her to proceed, which,
after few moments silence, she did
by. saying: My name is Lady Fitz
Clarence, and8I, am acting under the
advice of my solicitor, Mr.. Jacobs, of
Bombay and without another word she
took the offered pen and placed her sig
nature to the letter l had written.
From then unlilw separated at Venice
! saw little OF her, as she kept to her
StateroOm, avoiding every one, including
myself. We parted and Inever saw her
again. proceeded to England, arriv-
ing in time to say last farewell to my
friend before he died, and Immediately
booked my passage and return to India
''SOon after arriving was in Simlah,
and while dining at tine officers mess |
spoke of the mysterious lady passenger.
wondering if any one present could tell
Hlc any llllIlS VI HcT, anu gave
an accurate description of her, even
that her face always assumed while
talking to any one whose conversation
she enjoyed, and little trick of half
closing her eyes when she intended to
be very emphatic. My hopes were re-
allied. for Simlah had been the scene of
her tragic adventure, and all the officers
present knew her and her sad history,
which | heard as follows:
"a colonel of one of the English regi-
mentS stationed there had gone to En-
gland on sick leave, and his wife had
commissioned him to bring back an En-
gliSh gOvernesS capable of educating
their children. While in Paris he made
the acquaintance of a lovely girl, an
orphan of a French father and an En-
gliSh mother, who was trying hard to
support herself by giving lessons in
French and English. The old soldier
became infatuated with her and pro-
posed a private marriage, which offer
was accepted, and not long afterward
the couple sailed for India. Then the
cOlOnels troubles began. Remorse for
what he had done, the certainty that it
would be discovered, the fear of the
surely follow, made his life series of
fortunes.
"Summoning all his courage, he re-
vealed to her that he was already
married man. The poor girl sat stunned
by the shock, but suddenly grasping a
pistol from the soldiers travelling case,
she leveled it at him and pulled the
trigger. Luckily the weapon was I'M
loaded, and no harm was done: but at
that instant the girls character was
changed. and she became revengeful,
Il fc{x f,,1
strength of the hold she had on this
British colonel, she agreed to be silent
and to accept the position of governess
to his children. As such she met his
wife, and was duly installed in that
capacity.
Everything went smoothly for a
while until she developed passion for
extravaganza, and made her betrayer
supply her faintest within. disclosure of
his criminal action being the penalty
of failure on his part to comply
with the slightest wish. Thus his
life was made unbearable. One
day his wife sent trivial note to him
by one of her native servants. Waiting
vainly for reply,she sent for the serv-
ant, and, by questioning and threats,
made him confess that he had taken the
note to his masters study, but find
ing the governess with the colonel, he
discreetly withdrew, thinking he would
deliver the note later on.
1.-The wife sued her husband for
divorce and obtained it Immediately.
The colonel resigned and married the
gOverness, who, now having him under
complete control, proceeded to revenge
herself thoroughly, and went to great
lengths in extravaganza and folly.
Complete social Ostracism for both fol-
lowed the divorce. Yet the broken old
man continued to live at Simlah
with his new wife, but only
wreck of his former self, and appar-
emily unable to free himself from the
mental bondage in which she held