Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-07-23

and am going to make him present him to- morrow. wonder what you call a lord when you speak to him. If you would say "0h, Oh, Lord" every time you want to at tract his attention he might think you were profane. Well, I'm sleepy, so as the French say, IA demain."
 Yours lovingly, LoTTIE.
 " From illiam Winthrop, Esq, to Robert Brown,
 Esq.,
 MONTE CARLO, Nov. 10. My 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 rEurope, What the mischief can he want with me? wish I had an excuse for shooting him. haven't ,ie- termined what plan of action to follow. l certainly shall not call on him, but hope to get some chance to tell him what l think of him. There are several people here know. Tonight, at dinner, saw Lottie McIlvaine and her mother, who greeted me civilly, but | were not over cordial. I should judge that the daughter leads the old lady a pretty lively chase I saw my Paris unknown in the Casino tonight. l knew him at once, though, of course, he did not recognize me. He was backing the odd numbers and had pretty good luck-raked in a fistful of bank notes while I was looking at him. I 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 McIlvaine, and, pre- sume, has long since succeeded me in that quarter. Don't ask me when 1 am coming home. Over here there are things to distract ones mind, and 1 need all the distraction I can get. 1 wish you would join me here. Yours, WILL From MT. Charles Wellington Powell to Robert
 Brown, ESql
 MONTE CARLO, Nov. Il, 1887.
 My Dear Sir-It is my painful duty to announce a serious accident to your friend and cousin, MT. William Winthrop. I sent you a cablegram this morning as follows: "Wilham accidentally shot. Wound danger ous, but not necessarily fatal" As his near est friend here took charge of him, and will of course see him through. He has been un- conscious since the shooting occurred, so that it has been impossible to get his account of the affair, but I had the following version from the hotel proprietor: A man named Barton called on Winthrop this morning and was shown to his room. A few moments later some loud talking was heard, followed by two pistol shots. The door being burst OpSu, W lubuIOp was uuCOuSClOuS, ! wounded in the left groin, and Barton lay dead, with a bullet ill his brain and a smoking revolver in his hand. MT. Win | throp was unarmed, and there were no signs 1 of n scuffie. Two louis dor were found on | the floor. Otherwise there was nothing un- | usual about the appearance of the room l Little is known here of Barton, and no one can offer any suggestion as to the cause of | the awful tragedy. Barton came here from Paris, and seems to have been a dissipated sort of chap. Mir. Winthrop has the best of l care and treatment, and all that can be done | for him will be done. The ball was extracted | this afternoon, and the surgeon says that | while of course there is danger, his naturally strong constitution will carry him through. | I write you because 1 have often heard MT. Winthrop speak of you as his friend and nearest relative. I will keep you posted by cable of his condition, and will instantly notify you of any serious change. Mean | time 1 remain, dear sir, truly yours,
 CHARLES WELLINGTON POWELL.
 VII.
 From Miss Charlotte McIlvaine to Miss Susan
 Bascom.
 NICE, Jan. 15, 1888.
 My Dearest Sue-Well, I'm engaged al last, and to just the dearest and sweetest fel low that ever Gved-at least he thinks SO ana laS almost perSuaueu me CO agree WlLE him. His name iS-what do you think1 Charles Wellington Powell! Of course don't pretend to be very much in love witf him and he doesn't expect it of me. Wher he spoke to me first I wouldn't listen to hin at all. Then he went and got mamma tt back him up, and between them they mad, me give in After all, it is pretty nice t< have q man right at your beck and call al the time, and Charlie is very useful, espe cially ill travelling. We won't be married til after get home which will be some tim next fall probably. Fancy me a staid ant demure matron Charlie has been tellini me all about the denouement of the Win , throp affair. It seems that, in his delirium Mr. Winthrop kept calling for Katherine, and the doctor said that if it was a possibl thing Katherine" ought to be brought t. him. "Katherine' proved to be Mrs. Barton with whom Winthrop has been i'll love a lonl time land how he did flirt and fool poo little me last spring. too-horrid thing! & they cabled to MT. Winthrops cousin il New York, Mir Brown, and he telegraphet back that he would start at once and brin Mrs. B. They arrived last week, and MT Winthrop began to get better right away Charlie says Mrs. Barton is lovely, and h doesn't see how any man could abuse her f but, from all accounts, she seemed to hay had pretty hard time with her late hu, band Charlie has just come to take us ou , for drive, so I must say adieu. Writ , soon. Yours, lovingly, LoTrUK- P. S.-Don't let people say mine Is 6 lea , year engagement-CharGe proposed Decen , her Sl Home Journal