Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-07-16

SUI lace OF Things. anu Tue EedA u uNA
escapes them. New York society Is
filled with romance and sentiment. and
money and fashion are secondary
things many times. The reason say
this at this time is because of the ro-
nance of Duncan Elliott and his wife,
which is sad and touching as play or
novel. Everybody remembers the
beautiful Sale Hargous, who was the
feted belle OF Newport and New York
Tor two seasons, and who, seven years
ago, was married with much ado 10
Duncan Elliott, the blond swell. who
was in the swim OF the 400, but who
only had clerks position and a salary
Of s1i week. The pretty Sailie had
a fat fortune, and Duncan wA allowed
TO give up his elerkship and be easy as
soon as the wedding bells ceased ring
ing. Everybody said it was a beauti-
ful match, the dark rich loneliness OF
the Mexican girl making a stunning
show against her husbands fair beau
~ and his superb figure. II was de-
elared TO be love match, which was
easy to believe when one looked at
them When they returned from their
wedding journey they set up an estab-
lishment in New York. and the society
columns reeked with their dolngs.
Their position was enyied, and three
years ago they built themselves a
grand manor house at westchester.
and were leaders in that smart colony.
One year later came the first chapter in
the sad story of the Duncan Elliotts,
which is so soon TO end in the divorce
courts. That was the burning OF the
manor house.
Mrs. Elliott by heroic efforts saved
her two beautiful little children. and
was badly burned in doing So Then
everybody commenced to ask where Mr..
Elliott was; some thought b rad per-
ished in the flames, but it afterward
turned out that ne was at the house of
a certain lady Of the 400, while Mrs.
Elliott had supposed him in his room.
Had the fire never occurred Mr.. FL
lott would never have had to account
for himself, and the divorce courts
would have been cheated out of a case
But it has since proved that not one
woman alone will figure in the case, but
many, for the handsome Duncan was
fond Of fair ladies to an alarming de-
gree, and although sincerely fond of
his beautiful wife, he liked variety and
numbers. and there had to be an end
some time. Mrs. Elliott has now left
her husbands roof and is with her sis
ter, Mrs. De Forrest. Her fortune is
gone. for she gave ii freely to her hand
some husband, and he spent It to please
his fancy. When Duncan realized that
his wife had really left him. he was
dazed. 1t came Ike blow, and all at
once, for Mrs. Elliott bore in silence
and never nagged, although her heart
was breaking, and other women were
taking the attention of her husband
The man realizes what he has lost. and
he is sad and crushed. Everybody for
days turned the cold shoulder upon
him, at the clubs, the men were not
cordial, for the sympathy was all with
the wife. And now the romance has
depened by Duncan Eliott's enlis.ing
as common soldier. The men are
kinder towards him now, and the
women ready to weep on his neck. But
he wants nothing of this. He Ia a
changed man, sobered, disillusioned.
He Is bowed in spirit at the realization
Of what he has lost, and has learned