The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-20

pretty ways and wondering now any one
could have the heart TO forsake II ana
particularly how such rehned woman
could do so cruel deed.
AS said / am a busy worker. am
a newspaper woman, and before solhb
ON my private mission. i called upon my
chief and told him Of my hnd.
"That would make an excellent news
paper story" san hc.
eyes. said /, "and You can publish II.
Put the childs picture in the paper Dut
leave out my name. Maybe We can
trace the woman quietly.
But We could not trace the woman,
neither could We find a place for child
abandoned in ferry-house 10 was os
though she had been born IN mid-ocean-
"a child without q town or a hahitauon.
So fin n few weeks. partly by fate ana
DartIv because / had become attached 10
the child. / found myselt-a newspaper
,-ornon-in possession Of a baby about
n wear old. The little girl was pretty and
liked her. She was beginning to talk
ana 10 walk, and before / had had her
a week we began TO be afraid that some
one would claim her. But no one ever
cid
Ny chief knew OF the acquisition to
INV household but said nothing. He Is
a MInt man anu aAAFN" tt+f' t'ttH@f' -f-'
70 do as they win, provided their loyalty
TO his newspaper Is answering.
One dav. the 1st Of June the chief sent
for me and said: 81 want you to 20 TO
Newport for the season. Lady Black
burn and her daughter are 20 be there.
Tney have just come over from Europe
AVID arc 20 be the lions of Newport
society. Her ladyship IS an American.
YOU know. but the daughter was born
abroad. She is to be introduced into
society this summer and It is expected
that She viii make a brilliant match
before the season is out
"Who is Lady blackburn
Il do not know exactly" he said, Il
coficd over TO Berlin TO find out some
thing about her as ! understand she
wa. there some time ago All / could
ascertain from our correspondent there
was that a certain Lady blackburn and
DAUGHTER were part Of the American coll
/ onv &c Berlin last season. They were
I very quiet The daughter had made an
unfortunate match or something OF that
kind and did not so out They suddenly
/ disappeared
"Vhere old she get her title?"
"From tho dead Blackburn. HIS an
/ ceslor was knighted three generations
/ AGO for service The title died with
] IllNt OUT III TINS r'iANA 'N+N'''' - ~
an ambitious Montana woman. has taken
! it up ana as sne has moey she Is gong
( TO make the most Of it.
you want me 20 20 to Newport?'
eyes. 20 there and give her ladyship
' fine wr.te-up.'
AS started away the chief called out
"don't take the baby with you; she's too
young TO enter society
went 10 Newport. TO tho Rock House.
without the baby. ! found the entire
hotel I'm a statet OF anticipation, for her
lndysnip was expected any day. and a
reiinuc Of her servants had arrived ahead
! OF her.
Hero I heard great stories Of Lady
Blackburn such as l had never heard
before. and i soon learned that she had
gone 10 Europe IN her youth, had mar
ricd abroad and recently inherited money
! from her falner In Montana. She was
about to return to this country with her
daughter 20 become the queen OF Ameri-
can society.
The daughter. tho Honorable Constance
was beautiful and ~ enough 10 reign
over any belle I'm Newport
The entire second floor in the Rock
House was engaged for Lady Blackburn
and the Honorable Constance. and three
OF the best carriage houses were put in
commission for her ladyships blooded
horses.
| The day OF her arrival at Newport
wired q full account 10 my newspaper at
home and mad the satisfaction OF knowing
that we had scored beat" for no other
| newspaper had such full account Of