The morning call., 1893-08-20

Of fTiS Civ, WtUUIlE
Church of Sacred Heart on September 6, 1888.
The two little notices above tell the
story. 1t is the old, old story. too, the
game of hearts, and probably now Arthur
Fately. the stylish young lady-killer. who
sells ribbons, laces, buttons and pins in
the big dry-goods house of Taft & Pen
noyer on Broadway. and who occasionally
airs his sweet vocal powers behind anna
teur footlights. wishes that he had never
taken a hand in the game.
But Cupid played pranks with Arthur
when first be cast eyes on the pretty bru-
nette, Marie Walters, two years ago.
Arthur was ensnared in the meshes of
pretty black eyes. and Marie-well. Marie
thought that in the handsome Fately she
saw her fate.
An acquaintance followed and ripened
under the warm rays of loves glances un-
til the twain concluded that they could no
longer live one without the other.
The mother of the girl objected to mar
rage, and then the couple thought of
secret marriage. Why not marriage by
contract? was suggested by some one. II
was done.
LAWYER Chapman's services were called
in and he drew up the document, and
Marie says it is good and strong. too. Both
the contracting parties signed 1t, and then
the twain we're one. 1hey were man anu
wife now, and acted as such.
After a while the couple drifted apart.
A family jar of some sort shook them
asunder and a coldness spr ang up, and
Fately had begun to think that he was
again free man, and sought out other
hearts and other loves.
Al showing that IL was all over between
himself and Miss Watters-MTs. Fately,
as she insists upon calling herself-he now
shows the following passage from letter
received from his contract wife:
have no feelings whatever for you. l do
not know you and shall forget that ever have.
Never communicate with me by word or lelier.
MARIE WATERS.
Marie Watters-Fately was mad when
she penned that little screed. She was
nadder still when she saw the little an-
nouncement from the society column of a
local paper which told her that she had
been cast aside. SpDrned, and for an
other. Then all her woman feeling came
10 the surface and She played her trump
card. She had tie marriage notice IN
serted in all toe local papers. Ah, she
thought, I'll teach him TO east me aside
like worn-8ut gioYo; we'll see.
Then the drsssy singing clerk got his
weather eye II that marriage notice. 1t
dio me- narmoniZe with his preconceived
idea Of things, and he. too, was wrathy.
he called on the woman who says she is
= his wife to get her to call off the dogs of
war, 80 release him from any obligation
which he might be under. On the other
hand the girl pleaded with him not to
6sseft her at this time and leave her on
-tlas world ruined woman. In despera-
tton she cried out. "Oh. If only had
pistolP
1t is stated that Fately offered her his
weapon, but she refused to use ii.
At this in nterview clerk at Kennedy 81
n hI,r
p: he stole away at this stage of tho proceed
ings. 81 do not want TO be mixed up in the
affair."" said he yesterday, Il just simply
got away when | saw that there was
trouble on hand. Both parties have been
friends of mine, but told them last night
that / washed my hands of the whole
affair"
Mrs. Fately resides at the Hotel Duran,
and in answer to an inquiry If Miss
Waters was 10 that young wOman's sister
said yes, and called in tall and attractive
brunette, who was modestly attired in q
well-ftting black gown.
SIS this Miss Walters ?'
Mrs. Fately, if you please" she quickly
corrected.
The ady's attention was called to the
marriage office, and she said:
81 thought it was proper that the tier
should be published in view of Mr..
Fately's conduct"
The young lady then went on to state
that they were married by contract on
November %, 1892, that Mr.. Chapman
drew up the contract, and that it was wit
messed by her sister. 1t was kept quiet on
account of the illness of her mother, who
died in May last, but who had been told
before her death of the true state of affairs.
She says her attorney states that the con-
tract is binding and she intends to have it
placed On record.
Notwithstanding his desertion," says
the lady, II have ot sued for divorce. |
could not. for The legal time has not eX-
pired. and nothing would suit him better.
Then he would be free to impose upon
some other woman. | would not have
taken this step or made any statement but
that Mr.. Fateiy's conduct makes it neees-
saTy.
81 cannot see how he can dare TO deny
the force Of this contract and in the face
OF it TO propose to marry another woman.
/ would not call him back. | wish him no
i'll, but he ought to know about this union.
He has always sought to marry above
himself. He was divorced from his first
wife. L think she is in the East some
where. The idea that this should be an
attempt at extortion. He has nothing but
his salary, and | have never seen much of
his money.
II really can't account for his course"
said the wife with touch OF tenderness in
her voice. 1T must be that he is insane.
He was sick with typhoid fever at tile
1G6Hcu Hospital IL SOhobilucS Aodhfo
them so. He must be insane or is scoun-
drel. did not see him while he was sick.
j called at the hospital once, but thought
might be intruding.
The charges that he makes against me
being a blackmailer are untrue. ! am his
lawful wife, and he knows it,
81 have never met Miss Lamory, but
nave reason to believe that she knows
about me. If she has gotten herself into
trouble IT, is ber own fault. The contract
is sacred to me ana 4 will guard it most
carefully. Ne, cannot allow you to in
sDecJ it because il is my only defense
against this man. l will guard it most zeal
ously.
''Yes. / am his lawful wife. We have
complied with the terms of the contract in
every particular and / propose TO hold MIR.
Fately TO his promise"
Attorney Chapman says that such a
marriage contract was drawn up by him.
He told Fately that it could not become
legal unless there should be cOnsumma-
ton Of the marriage, and said that Fately
had told him recently that such consumm-
stinU had never been made.
The other woman IN the case is most
estinable young lady named Lamory, %