The San Francisco call., 1898-04-16

subjected to the delay incident to the formality of securing pa- rental consent to their union. To conceive was to act, and with happy disregard for future consequences the young couple repaired to a nearby vil- lage and were married by a minister who was sufficiently discreet not to ask unpleasant questions.
 For three months the marriage was kept a profound secret, then the young couple braved parental wrath and gave their secret to the world. Having re- ceived the forgiveness of their parents and the congratulations of their friends the happy husband and wife settled down to the enjoyment of a life un- shadowed by any warning of future sorrow. For three weeks they lived in happy contentment. Then came the death of the brides father, Alvan G. Clark, an event that was heralded in the press of two continents. This oc- cured on June 9, 1897, date that marked the turning point in the cur rent of two lives. Since that time hap piness has been a stranger to the Hol- lander household.
  When his will was read it was found that he had made a small bequest to one of his two older daughters. The other he disinherited. To Mrs. Hollan- der, his youngest and favorite daugh- ter, he bequeathed $20,OO0 outright, be- sides the sum of $200,000 to be held in trust for her for period of ten years, at the expiration of which period the money was to be hers internationally. By provision of the will it was stipu- lated that if Mrs. Hollander died with out issue before the expiration of the ten-year period the money was to re- vert to the two remaining sisters, share and share alike.
 It is claimed by both Mr. and Mrs. Hollander that as soon as the provis- ions of the will became known the two elder sisters, both of whom are married manifested deep and absorbing inter- | est in the welfare of Mrs. Hollander The husband and wife go still further | than this and charge the two older sis ters and their husbands with being di- rectly responsible for all that has since l occurred in the succession of startling l almost tragic, events now to be so hap oily terminated.
 AS already stated these events began with the death of Alvin Clark and the | reading of his will At this time Mrs Hollander was happy in the hope tha' before the end of the year she would l present her husband with a living pledge of her love and devotion, ant an heir to the fortune willed to her II trust by her father. This hope wa. blasted by means that may only bs hinted at here.
 For weeks the young wife's life wa. despaired of, and 1t was only by tht most careful nursing and the atten. tion of the most skilled physicians tha she was dragged back to life from tht brink of the grave. Then one day be- fore Mrs. Hollander had yet recovered her health and strength her husband returned home to find that his wife had disappeared, leaving no trac. behind From the homes of friend. and acquaintanceS the search for he] was extended to surrounding towns and cities, but all to no purpose. The young wife had disappeared as com, pletely as if the earth had swallowed | her.
 Her husband. crazed with grief ant anxiety, was not to be comforted. Hit father, whose heart had been won by the young wife's charming personality &pd who looked upon her a9 one of hii