The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-03

~ houses Of different friends, and he pad
me great deal of attention. Than was
.nvlted 70 large theater party. declined
Oecause Of being in mourning. hut was after
afo peuuaded TO 90 and SIC in the hack Of
u .s g tne boxes. 1 did notexpect to meet
sss.witn me the whole evening and taxed
ana neither one OF Us heard 4 line 81 the
pay. We had little supper At our hosts
NOUS aIterward. and there the affair be-
49,. ! ned always worn my Wedding ring.
put tnis night accidentally pulled II on with
my glove II was found in the han the
n.A. uay. put that night the loss caused
hao al The guests join IN the search for Il.
out y was not found Finally, Just before
We separated, the marquis put An exouisite
finR. studded with diamonds. upof, nav
rineIess finger, and said before the whole
company that he would replace the loss.
pro.sssed. saying that The ring lost was .
ring. said the marquis, earnestly.
wen. saw HIM . number of times
si1elwsrd. and ~ length things got to such
pass That thougnt he ought To gnow
before ne pressed his suit further lust what
my poverty-strcken situation was and how
smah my prospects were Tor ever coming
inyo any money. People spoke of me as =
ncn woman, and / wanted him 20 know
that was not, and probably never would
oe. 90 invited him TO cali on me IN nv
meahiy furnished garnet rooms. thinking
tnat tue sight of them would disenchant
MN. But " did not somehow. Right on
the Top OF that he urged marriage.
toid him Of the lawsuits and
u my oeggariy prospects. but il only
made him tue more pressing. He urged
me strenuously TO let the Lawsuits and the
VIA contest 60 to whoever might profit by
tnem and go 70 England with MIN and
share MS fortunes. Tuis persistently re-
fused 10 do Tor many months, saving that
owed II 10 my dead husband 70 see his
business saved and carried on toward the
Sno - which he had aimed during his life
rsnaHy Inc marquis went back 10 England
on my solicitation, on the understanding
tnaa some day might send for him.
ne DARKEST times for me were vet to
come. lost almost all hope in the litiga-
ions. and almost all my friends besides. but
through all the marquis v cote me cheering
letters. DO you woaaer that l have a
great regard Tor him? assure you those
VINO say be has beer seeking q fortune in
following me are sadly mistaken.
rnhahy all came out right. and one day
TOOK sudden notion and caDled over 10
him 70 come 10 me in New York. Yes. 1
cabied 10 him that I would marry him.
Isis Was about hve years ago. He came
over, but did not marry him, somehow.
ne stayed around The ely for eleven
inohlns and then he Went home. You see
Thought great deal of hum. lido vet,
you know. believed and vet believe him
uisinterested. But--weii, he went hack 10
England, anyway. Have We corresponded
sincsf Wen, yes. We are good friends,
The last time went over it was for nv
Meath. was very nearly worked out. OF
course saw the marquis. / saw him fire.
quentiy, in fact He was in trouble and as
we were old friends he came to ME for SYM
pathy and gave it to him. He had SYM
patiized with me in my darkest times and
could not, OF course. 60 back on him
when he needed me. Tho marquis, per.
haps you know. is extremely eccentric. He
dresses in an odd way that frequently ex-
cites ridicule and has mannerisms and what
not OF peculiar sort PEOPLE nave various
opinions oil him everywhere he appears,
ana the opinions are not gener-
ally OF highly complimentary
Sort He is, as the phrase
goes. peculiar. Il is only his intimate
friends who know the breadth and depth
OF his heart and mind. He is 10 the lew
extremely captivating. He writes charm
ing verses. by the way, too. Well, last year
the Princess th-ater produced play in
which the marquis was initiated to the dot
was the town rage for few nights, until
one night it was Kissed, and then public
opinion turned suddenly and the play
proved heavy financial failure. The man
ayers sued the marquis, claiming that he
had hired men to hiss it The suits dragged
along for eight months and nearly killed
the marquis. He eventually won,
you Know, but it nearly killed
him, nevertheless, through worry and