The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-03-22


dumbbclIs and tho like, are thrown ovor
the screen upon tho stage "by unseen
hands,
THE PRINCES MEAL TICKET.
Miss Applega,o lives ut No. $40 Fifty.
third street, Brooklyn. She is tho only
daughter OF Captain Benjamin Apple
gate, sea captain. and has naturally
been given pretty free rein by the par
ents. who dote on her. whom alie told
them that the lady cashiers duties
would include n western trip with
Prince Albena they opposed tho plan as
utterly ont OF the question. and she
lauvhingly agreed with them. But she
met the prince when he made appoint
ments in Now York. and gradually fell
under an influence which she and her
mother now say was OF the hypnotic
order.
When he was on the road no wrote
letters that breathed alteration through
twenty pages OF closely writien manu-.
script. Whom he came back 10 this
city again and resumed his "anti-spirit.
uslistic" engagement in a Sixth avenue
museum. Prince Albene invited the
girl and her mother to witness his per-
formance. They accepted. After the
show. Mrs. Apologize SAYS. the actor
invited them to dine. They were agree.
able, but to their horror he produced
Communication meal ticket, lone OF the
four dollar week kind" as Mrs. Apple.
gate savs.
She said plainly that she couldn't
think OF it, that she and Miss Jennie
May did not cat on tho Communication
plan. They dined Mt one at neighbour
ing chop house and returned to Brook
Ign. For some timo after that the
prince received from the Applegates
wha. is known III the museum rs tho
cold hand" Still he persisted.
Mrs. Appleca,e finally told hi1: tina.
her daughter could only marry an equal,
and that as she was only seventeen years
old, it was too soon for any one 10 talk
OF matrimony. "Then," says Mrs. APP
plegate, The told mo that had known
Jennie for sixteen years and he for but
few months, yet he had more control
over her that l."
Captain Applegate WAS at sea. Tho
girls brothers knew little OF the affair.
Jennie finally consented to sit with him
for photograph, and he sent her n
ring. Tho prince SAYS il was an engage.
ment ring, and waa duly accepted. Ac-
cepted, tho girls mother says, because
her daughter did not know the mans
address and could not return it
THREATENED WITH VIOLENCE.
"Icemented the glad PROMISE" says
the actor, "by watering the roses that
bIoomcd in her checks by fond and
loving kiss" At length, he alleges,
there came another suitor and he was
thrown over. Then he wrote letter,
fierce. jealous. threatening, Of this pur-
port:
"Rcad Yesterdays paper about Gen.
try's killing Madpe iorke. Take warn
ing and don't trItle with my affections.
That was about month ago. Captain
Applegate's ship was in port BE wished
to find the actor and thrash him.
Tho girl was haunted by the mention
OF Madge York's fate. She visited tho
city frequently, and always upon hor 70.
turn told her mother she felt as though
Albene had been following her.
Albene gave notice OF suit iew days
ago through Lawyer ]. Power Donellan.
Tho Applegates were astonishcd. Tho
lawyers let,or was unmistaknbc. Miss
Apologize camo to this city to meet thu
prince in the office OF mis- counsel at 10
o'clock yesterday morning. llor broth.
ora accompanied her and tried to keep
Captain Applegato at home. fearing vio-
lencc. Tho captain followed thom over
tho bridge. They saw him, and one Of
his sons tried to throw him off tho
scent.
Tho captain allowed himself to DO es.
cor,ed back to tho bridge entrance. but
when his daughter outefod the biz
office building whore tho meeting was
to take place. he was near her. ue had
photograph in his pocket, that OF n
dark spare man. whom no had never
| seen. n frail, saturnino man, whom he
was sure he could bronx across his knee.
CAPTAIN APrLEGATE's HEAVY HAND.
Miss Applogato and h0r brother
reached tho lawyers Office before tho
Prince. She was outupokeu in hor
opinion OF hor admirers course. Tho
lawyer ventured to homo tho caao was
not beyond arbitration. But Miss APP
plcgnlo said never. and thon came
Prince Albenc, breathing OF a blighted
iiio and shattered hopes. Captain APP.
plcgato was still searching tho big
building for dark. spare man. lie
did not know tho lawyers nRmo or tho
number OF hia room.
In Lawyer Donellan's Office. mean
tilno, Cancellation waa getting black
cyo. Tho lawyer. who pleaded for tho
prince, spoke Of bliRhtod livos and
shattered hopes. OF piano solos, OF i'm
passioncJ mssivcs and OF much be.
sidcs. 1t was useless. Miss Applegato
departed. turning on hor heol to say:
lyon may sue. Got all my money II
you can. You will never get no."
Tho prince, leaving a httlo later and
being somewhat excited, stepped into
an elevator bound upward. As no did
so bluff Captain Apologize reached into
tho cur aud placed big hand on hi,
arm. "IIold STILL" no cried. 81 think
know you. Lot mo look ut you 80