Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-25
Role an American Girl Played in q
Scandal Abroad.
THE pUPLlclTY OF A HUSBAND
A Combination OF Typewriter and n
Critic of Old Masters-The Fourth
TO Be Celebrated in Eor-
eign Lands.
Aesthetic Runnwnys.

ICopnipht 1859 on James Gordon Benn,

several years ago, through the success of his
tulip picture, which received honorable men,
ton in the salon. Miss O'Halloran is a
western girl who came TO Paris two years
since for the benefit of her health and has
followed the profession of copyist. Hitch
cock was married eight years ago to charm
ing and clever woman. He first
met Miss O'Halloran over year ago. He
remarked at the time that she was pretty
American girl who seemed quite alone The
acquaintance grew into friendship, much
against Mrs. Hitchcock's approval, when
Hitchcock induced the girl to become one of
his pupils last summer. During the summer
Miss o. Halloran attempted to paint Dutch
sketches, one of which, after the master had
completed aud sufficiently used his Influence
with the jury, was placed on the top
line of the American gallery exhibition.
He fell very i'll and was nursed by Mrs.
Hitchcock. On their return to Paris in the
autumn a worthy gentleman suggested that
the frendless young American girl should be
protected by his wife, as she was already be-
coming much gossiped about in the artistic
circles of Paris. number Of well known
American artists spoke to Mrs. Hitch
cock of the girl so lightly
that she took up arms in
her defense and declared it to be a shame.
Mrs. Hitchcock agreed, and the girl was al.
lowed to remain an ipmate of her house
hold, and was chaperoned to sorees and
promenades, etc, by the wife of the man
who was, during all these months, carrying
on dupliclty which, if it had not so bour-
geoise and nartistic an ending, might have
added one more note to mis- reputation for
superficial cleverncss. Finally a sister of
the pretty little American arrived for
els
by Mrs. Hitchcock to spend fort
night as her guest That the sisters
might be together after their long separa-
ation, being ardent Roman Catholics, a littls
pilgrimage was planned to Rome, where
Miss Agnes was to be presented to the pope.
The older sister acted as chaperone to the
young devotee and suspected nothing. Dur
ing their absence, Mrs. Hitchcock seized the
opportunity of ridding herself of the incubus
of her young charge aud declared that as
her sister had now arrived. the
girl was sufficiently protected. The hus-
band was all tenderness and devo-
tion, and declared himself pleased to be
rid of the girl. He however, fell into a
state OF feigned illness and declared himself
unfit to leave Paris to do his summers paint
ing, and told his wife that his nerves We're
utterly unstrung by the responsibility of
managing the entire American jury and his
prominent position as painter-in- chief of the
American section, and that he must remain
in the city under q DOCTORS care until the
Roman pilgrimage was ended. Miss O'Hal-
loran returned from Rome last Monday even
ing and came Mt once with her
sister to Hitchcocks apartments and
asked to rem ain few days longer. She
complained of great fatigue, retired early
,.,.al, ln,, tInn 4
rest, while Mrs. Hitchcock cared for her,
never dreaming that there was cause for
coacealment in the darkened room, or that
within twenty-four hours both the gueess
American and the honorable secretary to
the American art exhibit would be skipping
around the corner to the shades of Chantilly.
At9 o'clock last Wednesday morning Mr..
Hitchcock, as tenderly as he always
did, kissed his wife goodbye and
asked her to meet him at 3 o'clock
In the afternoon in the exhibition. The un-
suspecting wife kept the appointment, but
her husband was waiting for the unsuspect-
ing American girl, who was too Ill to get up.
AT dinner there was Two vacant chairs and
two wondering women-a wife and a sister.
Nine o'clock came and with it blue tele-
gram, saying:
Do not expect me. Will write.
GEORGE HIroncooK.
eTo the sister there was another, saying,
with rare pathos and brevity:
You must hold Agnes blnmeless forever.
GEORGE HIrc HCoCK
To IN acquaintance yet another:
BE good to madame. l think am crazy.
Yours ever, G. HTTCHcoCK,
Next mornings post brought the following
% Mrs. Hitchcock
II ybot I
dition can no longer be concealed, and do
the only thing left me. think l am crazy.
Will you think and forget me-"
A day later information came to a friend
that he and Miss OHalloran were at an hotel
in Chantiiy under the name of Mr.. aud Mrs.
Smith. That letter said;
"Have heard nothing since Wednesday
but fear the worst. know YOU think me
quite unworthy of tue slightest consideration,
but / hope you will denver the enclosed
note. If tell you that it had TO be and that
II was question of life or death to all con.
cerncd, you would think more kindly of me-.
can not help 1t il am desperate and fear
fully impetuousI which no age as yet can con
troll 1 shall probably lose my life. l am
now fan from well, but must try TO live to
help this poor girl through her sorrow and
make what amends can TO her, whom you
must hold quite blaneless. l only have done
wrong"
In the same envelope there came one to his
wife, saying:
~ Will not insult you by saying more than
Is absolutely necessary, j beg OF you TO
think that what | have done has not been
done without deep sorrow and long ponder
ing in grief and misery. see no other way.
i know that have ruined your life. | have
my own. ] have nothing To complain of
You have been always good and true. l beg
of you 10 go to America and forget me. But
for this other, for whom l must yet
live, little should have told you aud asked
you to forgive me. Perhaps even now you
may forgive me. Don't despair My God,
try to live. You will be happy, but shall
never be-"
On Sunday last friend sought Hitchcock,
IN company with the eart-broken sister TO
endeayor TO persuade him TO return to his
wife, who had offered TO conceal his shame
and weakness in order TO spare the grey