The Sunday morning news., 1889-08-25
LACES.
AN EPISODE IN THE HISTORY OF GRIM E
IN THE WEST.
From the Diary Of Detective Denis simmons Of the Chicago Bank Detail



Esr,v n, tba snri,tur of 1872 tra boayfars
a. NIrs ;YcrLrvsan,s bouee on W5est
AdoYos etraat felt tbemselves con strained
70 5iecnss and deeide very tielicate oi,es-
tion For some time nrevious tbe con.
dnct Of Mrs Alice Clatpole had given
them preat concern. This lady was the
vuife of a middle aoed LAWYER Of GOOD
standi,c who ,,,N,s seemed davotadlv attached
70 her and was hind to the many weak.
,,eesaa ~ ba,. rl,a.ectar and nhlivious of
tLe fact that her hearing IN male society
rvas n snbioct of unfavorohla comment, in
tbe well cnndncted REIMBURSEMENT Of the
estimable Mrs, Frelinchuvsen.
Mrs, Ciavpole's Airtations were the talk
of tba naicbbarhood' and her bald beaded.
good natnred husband came in for n
goodlv shara of that nitv and COMMISSION
whiab tha world has ever IA store for rer-
sous tnnarer,tlv unconscious of their own
,,,isfo,,fip,T,aa
sspoo, oId clovnoIa,, 1vo an oft raneated
re,na,.ly s.sor,a aI,o o,,obt 40 onan his ewes
and ief hin Lnoxv tba fi,l1 inidritv Of biz
vvffa,s rnisrondI,ct
Pft none ,,rda,stool, th{s de1icate mis-
s;ay AMI ..roor old CIavnolev continued
to1idoliza b;s cbarm;nr mo- and fasciuatino
snonse---obarming and Fascinating not
ofliv n him bl7t 3o some half dozen other
sron+1a,non xpho 1vora soid 10 lanouisb in
fl,a s,,1,ahi,,a ~ bn, e,nilas
Mrs CIavnola to tnnhe matters nors
.a;o,1ay,t end ;ntarasti,o to her fellow
rfect Warders. was moi n beautiful woman as
Charlie term eoes She was tall and shapely.
uege 1wever. dressed with bccomin,- taste.
ami car,iad herself With n stately GRACE
tbax, navay failed IN aIicit REMARKED Of nd
rniration
Har fea4nras xvara sornevhat irrecrlar
ana heavy in ,.enose. bf1t when sbe became
in+ereatad IN conversation. or better still.
when she was aiming at a CONQUEST. her
face 1ichted mn with the ardor of her
thouobfs and her bir bIue ewes flashed
dangero,,siv from baneatb half drooning
IDS frinred with lonr. dark eve lashes
that tried IN vain 70 screen the passionate
FIRE ~ arnorous rlances.
NJ. Mrs C,iavnnla was not a beautiful
woman b,,t ahe had that snbtle power of
cbarmin o. which is more fascinatino than
basntv and % nlavs the he'd deuce with the yir.
tuous instincts Of mankind.
M, and Mrs Clavnole had lived at the
Etnlin oluvsar1 estabiisbment two months
when 2hs boar,iars tbonght n birh time
10 arrive at some Conclusion as to the al.
1eoed iynnronrieties az her conduct.
* Not content with the connuest of full
GROWN and bearded man tba fair A1ica.
WIN was thirty If she was a wear. had re-
GENTLY shown a Hiking for the society Of
vou1r men n their teens. Three or four
of thnae an sr,nr,til,ia vn,1uC fellows dafcrd
IN constant attendance nnon her. They
ran her errands escorted her to the
theatre, took her to supper after the play.
and acted spoonev generally In the man
ner peculiar tc loyesick lads.
And what was most exasneratinr to
+ba critics ~ mature aoe Mrs Clavnole
seemed to enjoy This hoidenish honare.
Size was soft and soothing even notherlv.
IN her demeanor toward her Young ad-
Ynirers She wonld stroke their cheeks
and NAT their heads lovingly. call them
brave bows. and sometimes-go Miss
\ Gogrles fha aneient sniuster. who occu-
nie3 tba f;rst foor hall bedroom. and was
Never on the alert to spv out the moral de-
lAnouencies of her neiohhors. ayerred--
kiss them teuderIy and tell them to be
rood and true and devoted to their
mother.
.sShe calls herself their mother. the
artful wretch. renorted Miss Gogeles.
with a look Of horror in her watery ewes:
s.she ouobt To be horsewbippedl''
No wonder Mrs. Frelinrhuysen,s board
ers were stirred Ia the yery depths of their
honest hearts, Such yacaries on the part
Of a married woman were reprehensibie in
the biOhest depree. Tbev called for an
X exnresson Of virtnous indirnation Mr..
IA Claypole ought to be informed of his wife's
ea aaloas 'aa shame that 9aS such nes high high