The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-29
Papa COnde Sends it to
Secretary of Navy.
Was Against Ensign Stone
for COurting Daughter.
Mr.. Long Now Asks Is This Young
Mans Love Affair My Affair.

New York, Nav 90 The heart of Papa
Conde, which has been of marble toward
the young naval officer who wishes to
marry his daughter, Marie, is turned to
stone. Do not misunderstood. Mr..
Condos heart is colder than ever toward
Ensign George l.. u. Stone, who is WOO
ing Miss Conde with sailorman's ar
dency. OLD gentleman Conde wrote "a let
ter To Sec. of the navy Long announcing in
formal terms that Ensign Stone has per-
sisted in his attentions to Miss Conde
until Miss Condos father considers En-
sign Stones conduct unworthy of an Off
Ger and "A gentleman. Secretary Long re-
ceiyed the letter yesterday morning
In his touching communication Mr..
Conde further declares that he win make
charges against the ensign, accusing him,
in effect, of trying to storm Miss Conde' $
heart as If IL were Spanish prison, and
of laying siege to the CoDde country house
at Oswego, as, doubtless, he would 10 one
of the Don's Notifications. Meantime
Mr. Conde prayed the secretary of the
navy to order Ensign Stone aboard the
ship to which he is attached-but
plainly, less attached than to Miss Condo
ON board the Puritan, which lies some
distance from Oswego, in the Brooklyn
navy yard.
The secretary of the navy hesitated when
he received Mr.. Switz Condos letter. He
said to himself Chow am / concerned
In this love AFFAIR." This ensign is burn
ing TO marry this very charming young
woman, but how does that concern me as
secretary of the navyy"
Solved the Difficulty.
Then some sailorman, who probably
has been young and an ensign, advised
the honorable secretary that ensigns who
are in love usually neglect official duties
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OF a dilemma. He wired Captain John r.
Bartlett who commands the Puritan, and
he very politely told Captain Bartlett to
curtail Ensign Stones leave in effect, or
TO keep him aboard the frowning and un-
romantic Puritan.
but, the secretary added, you cannot
shorten this young mans leave unless his
absence interferes with his professional
duties, you cannot In any way handicap
him in matter that Is his own honorable
business.
All the officers lin the navy who have
been or may be In love will arise, and
bless Secretary Long when they learn of
this telegram. A copy of 1t was forwarded
To Oswego yesterday afternoon, but Ii
was not delivered for the very simple rea-
son that Ensign Stone had left Oswego
and was on board the Puritan, attending
to his official duties, like "a very good en-
sign, like an ensign who has never been
In love, particularly ike al ensign WHO
had learned beforehand just what his sec
retary had instructed his captain.
It's very old saying that "All the
world loves lover and it is not inn
possible that this lover early learned the
purport of Mr.. Longs orders.
His Loved One Far Away.
But there Ensign Stone was on the
Puritan last night. He would not receive
callers. but il was said on board as cer-
tainiy as any old Puritan ever spoke, that
the ensign had been there since Thursday
night
Far away from him, at her fathers $
country place in Syracuse Miss Conde
went out driving. She seemed to be
happy.
Mrs. Maude Barnes Brown, her cousin,
who, it is alleged impersonated Miss
Conde at the Yates Hotel, denied the story.
She said yesterday:
Il vas in syracuse on the night In
question TO meet my aunt. Mrs. Condo
wired me that she was coming to New
York. l saw her, but was ut no time at
the hotel with my cousin Tom or his
friends. / did not see Ensign Stone. :"