Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-08-01

Echo only answered.
go TO your room at once
A faint sob
''Sir, you will please forego all attentions
to my daughter in future
But, ny dear madam. pray permit me 10
explain"
Not word, sir.o and off the dragon
founced- leaving me on the whole rather
glad that no explanation was called for from
me
What can a man say when he has made
a precious ass Of himself, and is caught red
handedf What Charlotte told her mother !
don't knw- | got glimpse of them the
next day getting into a cab as we were leav-
ing the steamer at Liverpool, but as came
directly here | have not seen or heard of
them since.
This town seems lively enough, but every
thing CRATES very unpleasantly on my nerves,
and | have had enough of it | don't know
where | shall go next, but l shall probably
land in Monte Carlo little later in the
son Whether break the bank or the bank
breaks me and the latter alternative seems
rather more likely to occur, l shall at least
fud some distraction If could only stop
this internal thinking machine OF mine |
might be in measure contented, but can
not drive the thought of Katherine out of
my mind, and the idea of the treatment she
received from that fellow Barton exasperates
me so that | think if | were to meet him !
should pick quarrel with him and challenge
him on the spot | never have seen him, and
haven't the faintest idea what he looks like,
and yet | have feeling that If We met
should recognize him instinctively; and,
when we do meet, it will he his life or minel
By the way, | performed the heroic, life
saving act yesterday, which ought to secure
me a medel from the humane society. l was
walking in the Rue de Rivol when | saw
man, very drunk, trying TO cross the street.
He had nearly reached the curb where was
standing, watching him, when he stumbled
and fell heavily. | grabbed him by the
collar, Just in time to drag him out of the
way of big van, which was almost upon
him and which would certainly have killed
him if it had run over him He seemed I'M
hurt except for a scratch or two on his face
drunken men never get hurt-and as | saw
he was fellow countryman of mine of the
better class, though rather seedy looking,
thought | would save him from the hands of
the police, SO called facre. bundled him
in and ordered the cocher to drive to my
hotel, where | placed the unknown in the
care of the concierge, with instructions to
put him to bed AS am leaving tonight !
shall put a couple of louis in the hands of the
hotel people here to pay the fellows board
and leave him few francs for pocket money,
SO that he won't be strapped in foreign
land II he's honest be will learn my ad-
dress and pay me, if not shall charge it up
to the patriotism account. But would like
to know who he is and whether we have any
mutual acquaintance. Yours, WILL.
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From Miss Charlotte McIlvaine to Miss Susan
BaScom
MONTE CARLO. Nov. 10.
Ny Dearest Sue--This is the most fascin-
ating and lovely spot you ever saw from sev-
eral points of view. Ma didn't want to come
here bit, but was crazy to zee what it was
like. and SO bulldozed her into it, and got
here tonight just before dinner. When we
went into the table d'hote the first person
saw was Will Winthrop, yoa remember he
is the man l told you about having met on
the steamer last spring. He saw us right
away and came over ard spoke to US, did
not know just how to treat him at first, but
we got along all right. Ma was quite nice to
him, and he offered to take us into the Casino
tonight but ma would not go herself and
would not let ME go with him alone, so
some other time Do you remember the two
little dudes spoke of seeing on the steameri
One of them is here too He rejoices in the
name of Charles Wellington Powell, and is
really quite decent. His summer in Europe
seems to have done him good. But he puts
on lots of airs. | would just Nike to muss his
hair for him once | am going to do it some
day and then have somebody there with Il
lightning camera" to photograph his dis
gusted expression. He's got dead loads Of
money, and ma was very polite to him She
is always talking about him and praising
him There are lots of would he swells here,
and no less than two real live flesh and blood
lordsl Powell told me he knew one of them
and am going to MAKE him present him to-
morrow | wonder what you call lord
when you speak to him. If YOU would say
"Oh. Oh Lord" every time you want to at
tract his attention he might think You were
protane. Well, I'm sleepy, the French
say. "A demain."
Yours lovingly, LoTTIE
From William Winthrop ESQ., to Robert Brown.
ESQ.,.
MONTE CARLO, Nov TO-
Ny Dear Bob-Barton is here He called
on me this afternoon. but | was out and did
not see him. His card Indicates that he is
staying at the Hotel de Europe, What the
mischief can he want with met | wish | had
an excuse for shooting him- | haven't lie
termIned what plan of action to follow |
certainly shall not call on him. but hope to
get some chance to tell him what | think of
him. There are several people here know
Tong mt, at dinner, saw Lottie McIvaine
and her mother. who greeted me civilly, but
nj 4 ,.,Irr hat
the daughter leads the old lady pretty
lively chase. | saw my Paris unknown in
the Casino to night | knew him at once,
though, of course, be did not recognize me.
He was backing the odd numbers and had
pretty good mck-raked in a tistful of bank
notes while was looking at him | have
been putting in good deal OF time here at
the club-La Mediterranee-where Powell
introduced me, He Is a pretty decent sort of
chap met on board ship He is quite at
tentive to the fair Mcllvaine, and. 1 pre-
sumo, has long since succeeded me in that
quarter Don't ask me when | am coming
home. Over here there are things to distract
ones mind, and need all the distraction |
can get. | wish you would join me here
Yours, WILL
from Mr. Charles Wellington Powell to Robert
brown, ESQ
MONTE CARLO, Nov. IL, 1887
My Dear Sir-It is my painful duty to
announce a serious accident to your friend
and cousin, Mr., William Winthrop. sent
you a cablegram this morning as follows.
william accidentally shot Wound danger
Gus, but not necessarily fatal" As his near
est friend here took charge of him. and will
OF course see him through He has been I'M
conscious since the shooting occurred, so that
it has been impossible TO get his account of
the affair, but had the following version
from the hotel proprietor; A man named
Barton called on Winthrop this morning and
was shown to his room few moments
later some loud talking was beard, followed
by two pistol shots The door being burst
open, Winthrop was found lying unconscious,
wounded in the left groin, and Barton lay
dead, with bullet in his brain and a
smoking revolver in his hand Mr. Win.
throp was unarmed. and there were no signs
Of scuffle. Two louis dor were found on
the floor. Otherwise there was nothing un-
usual about the appearance of the room.
Little is known here Of Barton and no one