The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-01-13
RAcY ROMANCE.
The history OF = FraiI Woman Who De
coivcd washington Society.

Al good many people win be surprised to
learn the history of the woman, who was
received among the best people at the cap
ital, and she had 4 right to be by virtue Of
her husbands standing. He is the deoeiy-
ed person. The woman from whom he
wants TO be released has had q varied ca
reer as an adventures, part of which has
been in northern ffffiiHeiis. People there |
may recognize some points in her history.
The story Of
HER WASHINGTON LIFE
Is a life chapter in itself. About two
years ago the daughter of a well known
West End physician had as a guest q
Young woman whose loyeliness was the
talk of society and afforded material for
numerous newspaper paragraphs. II was
said she was the adopted daughter OF an
Illinois millionaire, and SO much attached
was he 10 the girl that he had settled upon
her $4,000 4 year. Her own wealth was
her voice. II was one of those soulful
sopranos. That voice eaptiyated D well
known business man of Washington, He
met the girl and fell in love with her,
pressed his suit, and after a brief court
shipr they were married. The western
mif1ionaire attended the wedding and gave
the young couple several costly gifts. In
4 handsomely furnished house the
bride and groom settled down
10 enjoy life. The summer drew on
and sheindnced her husband 70 let her
nav 4 visit to her western friends. He
consented. Two or three weeks later he
cot 4 dispatch from his brother IN Chica-
20. which read: .'What Is Nettie doing
bereY Answer quick" The husband
~telegraphed back that there must be some
mistake, Is his wife was not Ia Chicago.
10 this the brother replied: "Ihere IS no
mistake; I have seen her at the theatre
with 4 man. You had better come on
He took the next train for Chicago. His
brother conducted him to the Grand Pa
cifc hotel and there on the register he
saw the name Of a well known and
WEALTHY NEW YORK MANUFACTURERS,
who has 4 wife and children, and follow
ing his name were the fatal words: "And
Wife, The husband and the brother
went TO the dining 0 and there sitting
AZ a.table were the formers wife and the
New York manufacturer. The husband
called A waiter. gave him his card, and I'M
strncted him t0 take it 10 the woman.
She read. gave q slight scream, and turn
lnr around saw her husband at another
table quietly enjoying his dinner. With
oat word of explanation she got up and
left the room. When a few minutes later
: ne husband tried to see his vile she had
left tie hotel. He returned to Washing
ton. The next day a tashily dressed and
vulgar hooking woman entered his store.
Without ANY eircumlocuiion she intro
-EIdced herself as
ms MOTHER IN LAW.
The gentleman denied the relationship,
as his wife had always spoken OF her
parents as dead, but the woman persisted
that she was telling the truth. She asked
y. he allowed 10 Tell her story and her re-
citad WAS SO wonderful THAI Al rs cOncfu-
sion the man could no longer Doubt that ne
had been made tile victim oil u diaboiical
conspiracy. When he went ~ his home
that evening he found his wife there. he
told her OF her mothers visit, and ut the
mention Of her name, his wife
her most fearfuily. She sNNOre thai ~ her
mother we're to crawl on her hands and
knees and beg for crust or bread 70 save
\ her life she would give the crust Of bread
~ ar n the street rather than To- her
mothar. who she accused of having made
her what she was. The husband told her
that after what had happened they could
never live together as man and wife. She
replied that she had tried TO be respectable,
~ 4s4,;.;;S5- Tint That ne II sassihl
and that she had married him more for an
4x~perinaeht than anything else. Tbs next
dav she left Washington. There WAS
nothing left for the husband but to secure
4 divorce and he employed private detec-
lives 10 work up the case. They laid be-
fore their empi0yer q complete history Vt
her life from the dag Of her birth, q Y
u ! startling confederation OF zola's thee
ries Of hereditary vices.
Tusf before the war 4 farm hnnd Ia I'LL
nois fell ID love with 8 girl OF humble sta
ss0n. she yielded 10 his entreaties and
III The War broke out and the man en-
listed and went to the front, where he was
Killed III one nf the first skirmishess Tho
news ~ his death was brought to the Hi
NOS village aud It had a terrible effect on
khe young girl he had betrayed. In 8 few
mouths sle wolld becomea mother, and
she knowledge that her shame could ther
10 longer be ~conceslcd drove her crazy
and led To her removal 70 an Insane asy'
hun. There she gave birth TO 8 daughtel
And recoyeredaher reason. Mhen she gol
welI She went 70 hei
fathers hotsey but her par
ants refused 70 take her IN unless
ohe would give up the child. This 81
cnuld not Is prevailed upon b do and she
.s4 eataA parents ~ her bahy's father
They turned her away with scorn, and thu
rirl found herself utterly without afrlend
4he fn,rnsted the baby 10 the family Or I
respectable shoemaker and went 70 Chi
eaao. where her line voice and pretty fAcs
~ t,nV annn1ovmenf on tho vafipfx