The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-01
CARRUTHERS' LUCK.

Whom Vivien Dawnay Tilted young Car.
suthers, all his cynical friends declared
That 1t was blessing, and even those
who were not cynics admitted that Miss
Dawnay's treachery might prove bless-
ing In disguise. But the heart of 81 Is
virgin loan, so that the first furrow OF the
plowshare cuts deeply, though 1t does not
scar forever. Carruthers was neither COM
forted by consolation nor hardened by Gym
icism. He had ioyed earnestly, and his
wrctchcdness was in proportion. The
sting of stings lay In the fact that Viyien
Dawnay had thrown him over for mere
money. She was now Mrs. Jessup.
As regards Jossup, he had hugo fac
tory ON Long Island, mansion up town
and q villa at Newport. He was not of So
ciety, but he was gradually entering the
mystic circle that rings soeiety around.
Tospass the boundary with due eclat he
deemed himself In need OF Just such a wife
as was Vivien Jessup SO it came TO pass
that there occurred a business transaction
between these two. For his money and his
potentialities Miss Dawnay bartered her
youth, her beauty and her undeniable de-
scent from Pocahontas. Accordingly they
were married, and young Carruthers fam
cied that this mere curtain raiser' of his
life was all his worlds drama
Carruthers was I'm fair way to go to
the devil when Vivien Dawnay Tilted him.
He did not go thither, however, but to
war instead. 1t was the war Of those days.
Some nervous courtier Of the emperor Of
Mandalay had unwittingly trodden upon
the sacred pigtail Of the ambassador from
Cambodia. Within a moon and "A half ev-
cry pigtail In all Cambodia tingled rcspon-
sMely; hence the war.
/ have spoken of Carruthers' cynical
friends. Most cynics are good natured aud
Harkness was the best natured Of cynics.
Hardness was war correspondent, tho
stormy petrol Of newspaperdom He said to
Carruthers: II sail for Mandalay tomor
row. You feel like making war on So
ciety. Come with me and make war on
the Cambodians instead" And Carruth-
ers went.
The investment which Mr. Jessup made
did not turn out so well after all. A merely
rich man who is also single stands a
chance Of sncaking into society by way OF
club parlors and yacht lunches, but n mar
ried roturier, even il his wife belong TO q
first family of Virginia" does not al
ways find open the front doors Of Fifth
avenue. Moreovep, Jessup had married at
serene highness within the gates, and he
meditated marriage with tho daughter of
a certain society she general. Through the
medium of society papers the Prince of
HohenstaufTen Pumpernickel's intentions
were no secret. Under the circumstances
the introduction of n Mrs. Jessup proved
difficult You cannot ask an independent
high and mighty lord Of the empire TO
dance the cotillon with the wife of Long
Island manufacturer. AT least the great
danes up town argued in this wise. Poor
Vivien was very lonely at Newport and
still more lonely in New York. Jessup
had short temper, and he lost IL alto
gether when he found that nis coup had
failed Society papers began To say nasty
things about the couple. Nasty things are
nastiest when true, and these paragraphs
were hideously accurate.
I'm the midst of 1t all the war In the east
collapsed with crash. To everybody's
intense surprise, the forces of Mandalay
made mincc msat of the Cambodians.
Then young Carruthers suddenly appeared
In London and wrote book. If the war
was the war, then Carruthors' book was
the book. a year had passed without n
new fad or new lion. Carruthers and
his book filed the gap Had not the
young soldier author penetrated as far as
Bangkok and seen the peacock throne?
Were there not grand, romantic stories
which made him the Joseph of a mysteri-
Gus oriental Potiphar's sultanay The
Duchess of Gatherum fed him upon orta-
lans and truiiles In Lioncatch CASTLE and
his book went through five editions as a
circus colurnbine goes through hoops.
When London bows down, New York
salaams. CSrruthers found himself twice
the hero in America that he had been in
England. The great society she general
heretofore alluded 20 intrigued for an in
PRODUCTION and hailed him off to Lenox.
The Prince of Hohcnstauffen Pumpor
nickel planned with him an excursion into
Burma
One morning Mrs. Jessup, nee Daw
nay. read IN her most detes:ed society pa
per the following Interesting item:
Fortune favors the brave. This week
we announce the approaching wedding of
that modern Monte Christie, Mr.. George
Carruthers, to Miss Virginia Van Ruy
ter. 1t will be remembered that Miss
Van Ruyter and her 81, 800, 600 dowry
were popularity supposed to be destined for
II. 5. ii. the Prince of Hohenstauffen
PumpcrniclIel. This Is not to be. Gossip
says that Miss Van Ruyter fell in love
with Carruthcrs' Cambodianus' at first
sight. Her hero is no needy fortune hunt
err, for his recent work is coming money,
and another book may shortly be expected
from his pom"
Mrs. .Iessup displayed considerable i'll
nature when her husband returned with
out cards for the Van Astorbilt ball.
Poor Nivicn! She had been thinking of
how differently matters might have fallen
out il only she had remained the fancoe OF
young oarruthcrs New York Press.