The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-29
AN ECHO OF A TRAGEDY.
STORY OF A PORTRAIT AND THE
NAN WHO STOoD USDER II.

Meeting in an OLD Now England House
The Wan Belonged TO n noble Preach
Family ana Was an or
the Portrait the Cause OF His t.niI,'- nu,n.
The family had rented a house in tie noun.
tains. not far from New YORK. Tue r,.ion had
been settled as early 80 any In the co yntry
hereabouts. and the hou ses were as fac sreci.
mems OF old colonial residences as any ovaila.
BILE for summer occupancy. So the Ecw York
family settled themselves there with s~a,issac.
tion. The house had been FOR i great many
years the homo Of a family y Ii known IN tic
history of the United States. One OF The n,eta-
bers was a famous fnancier, two were illus.
trious iurists, and the fourth had renown asa
CLERGYMAN. 1t was to the last that the house
belonged.
The usual decorations of the house were not
disturbed by the summer tenants. The family
portraits hung about the walls, ami over tho
mantei in one room was the picture Of q woman.
Just who she was the summer occupants OF the
house took no trouble TO learn, but before long
the revelation OF her identity was brought about
In q curious way.
There came to this old county town a young
foreigner who had an American wife. He was
man OF old title and good position should be.
B.aes 'n in the EeF; wo sG4e ,b baa'l he ,"i dif noe 5F D 6t.
sess; He was poor. desperately po9r. with
a threatening bu. len of debt. His. wife
was charming accomplished, and-poor. II was
ont OF the question tor the young Iuln TO work.
He knew nothing ,'bout working and there ives
.ihle way out Of his troubles. His wife bad
him. This "Apiiai was not enough for lie n
Paris when one has an old title to bear. There
a nance. 20 the Fr~enchman AT his wife came
70 her country. 1t was lave in the autumn when
country brought them 10 ikis oil village. They
knew the New foTkcrs living in the old house
Pure accident led the Young Vi g mob l eiaSf; 20
stand after dinner with his elbow On lie man;el
large ana ,shadowy.a and the il-hts were los.
P-ohabsy he never saw the face, Possibly 20
never,helc<s. exercised a iars" inhaence u I,;
his fortunes. Il WAS to the .Iiiu.uce OF ne
room TGlnn OF tae sd F Sew "a Ens hS nd a On The :b, i,vin;
young man was an exile from his own LAND 5e
s ssis s, ne had mot not The the s lGriHp nc to- ike :. here a.
One OF the guests ut dinner thar night kn"v
the Original OF the portrait and her history. He
arm OF coincitenr"' seemed TO have rcsches g
! learned The history Of the picture IN these wolu.;
The young man who was standing io.nicN:
might have c FRIED one of the most exa,:ei
tties IN EUROPE today and might have had no
for that woman. She was. perhaps. he mo
cent cause OF this young man's Ill fortune, 'u,'
the evil that Brought a fsmoGs irag 90 IN -,
ancestors. She was an English govern >s"l
ffs family family f "a : efs WITH d fSs Sidc i" US Hs TGfa W. w..
As PROUD as he WAS: and wne1 thesc cam" inc
R heT m,aa ana 8 d abs Ssks Of ~; tgs EnS,ish w'in,n.
matter which she allowed TO pass with ms
l%ightnrsS which people are accustomed 20 e>>o-
ciety. She demanded that the girl b. ir.,ca
from the house. hlrrici)y ana iGnomiu :oGsy.
The duke defended he. and himself from rs
wife,s charges, and said that tho women IA
Sue could carry her reputation with ac-. Pr.
he refused TO turn her out at his wiic's ON.
English woman wHs allowed 10 rt:L,in.
After a while the duchess returned 20 lie:
home; It. was understood that the EnE,t.h sov.
would not reflect on her good name. The .i-'!
on San Which nlat the duchess came back found her 3l:,
late. When they returned The luke 1sIca ,h'
Hrst toolman he met at the door:
us Nine: Ia Duchesse at homer
And where is she now = the duke asked.
..She went 10 her room early he tusn M
swsred, and her maid just told me IT,: ,ar WAS
The duke passed into the hons" and Ne
mat. the duchess WAS passionatcly in To- " With
her husband, End her absence RON the Hcu,,
had caused talk among the serv nts, lhc uSs
had come into tho family through act. W. Ven,
shas night .Irectiy to his own roons., Hug
s Whole ,@ Of tho me a afierSoao hap ,ps1rIn rnGs, IFtn& il'
ION OF he servants, although nonc a. .artu had
2een admitted while he WAS there. ( Ter ho
the night.
EARLY In tho morning the entire rou-caod
was aroused by the ,hri"ks of "A wuinnu. They
came from the duchess rooms. The ar's'ls
IusncN 70 them anC the duchess was ie ,'tct
dtaG. 'hc WAS CDyufed with BOO. e.' h.:
murderer had hacked her body hrrIla, 4. Her
npsoand was one OF he first to enter - 'uom,
mo police were called, aui in Il Tess IEulurr's
they were among the group 81. drs a'0uI
thc niurHerec wonnan's nod. iEe Hrst prr'og
70 make any charge w.s tio lGl.r. lie u,r-rd
the pnlirc to arrest one OF his va,rIs,
That man WAS the only one awake in The
house When retired he anid. AN tA,t was
late. Arrest him.
",Bst'er go 10 he dukes rooms than arrest
me- cried he man. and zee g." ,Dluni, 'owe
That I touna there a moment gsn.'
INC police ran mo the room, and Nc eI
usnce was there. WhLn II rHuiU 70 nnN.HT
the duchess's body, the heavy r~d .Irt n!
.pilapsed as soon as II was tOu, he'd. ani 'lr
LICK curtains fell down over IA" 'nlI. Ihf'
Ineuuke 8 Ifescngc IN The root. flII .t -
WAS explained. Tho bed mad Oe,n t"rin ' %
Soiiasse AS soon as the duCLcss Jay IN A. mine
weaght wiz the draperieS WAS enough ID h',S
buIotated hel. The dukes visit TO he ''rfG'
TT" thN eager inquiries about NJ a.. essen
ma return ecainU Gear. Ne va. lrn- -.
saau " % ptoFc!, AMI bin weCA ".tcE '' ""''
aeaIh no poisoned himself.
Inc police advised the gOvcrucs- 20 cave
france. She came to the United ~ a'"s' -"
m's inc wile OF the man who uHn his Aous',
anu u 70 her portrait that hangs over ihr sE'
wnore tnat young man stood ana -ipoht"," ~,
IIbHaivtte' The family fortunes were MT
nnrough nor indirect agency, and ~ ,ainDi
! DeiieVe he know whose the portra.! "aS,