The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-08
SAVE YOUR HANDS

Tiverton. r. I.
Mr., Chesebro returned to Phoenix,
which was sweet 10 him for the memory
! of his wife, and went TO live at the Briggs
house. He had not been in the house
many hours before he began 10 ask CUES
tons about the churches. No person
recognized him. Many remembered him
| alter ne had disclosed his identity as the
| inventive idlar with whom they had talked
eighteen years before. Chesebro had
| changed greatly He was now a religious
| fanatic, and an exorter at Methodist
prayer meetings. He was a constant at
terdant at revivals, and he did nothh.s-
else His religious enthusiasm finally IN
dermined his physical and mental health.
| He became i'll. A surgical operation was
| necessary to save his life He refused il
died, and was buried by his loyal son.
| Frank, beside his mother at Westerly,
a l.
| Blanche was now alone in the world Her
brother offered her a home. and the two
| married sisters invited her 10 share
| theirs.
But Blanche had became fond Of New
York, and finally her brother proposed TO
| make her regular monthly allowance
with which to pay for the musical tut
! ton to prepare her for a career as pub
| lie singer.
Blanche lived that winter, 1861. with
| Mrs. BelIinger, at No. 257 West End ave-
nue.. She became a friend and compan-
| ion of that experienced woman. Detec-
tives have investigated Mrs Bellinger's
! career and studied her character. They
can say of her nothing worse than that
she is "a good fellow" She was certainly
kind and generous to Miss Chesebrough.
Early in life she was married TO a Her
kier, N Y, banker. There was a divorce.
| Her only son died. Since then she has pro-
vided for herself by keeping a fashionable
boarding house, and at times a manicure
parlor on Columbus avenue.
She took a great fancy to lanche Cheese
| brough. Many of Blanches fashionable
gowns were gifts from Mrs. ellinger, who
| says that Miss Chesebrough was dex-
ferrous needlewoman ana could turn an
old frock, not once, but two or three times,
and make it look new and fashionable
each time.
To her demure, Puritanical Boston sis
ter-in-law Miss Chesebrough's life. prac-
tically alone in New York, seemed too Bo
hemian and dangerous. Miss Molineux
now has reason to regret that she did not
take her sister-in-law's advice. But Il
may be added that that sister-in-law is
today Blanche's stoutest defender.
While Blanche was at Miss Bellinger's
and afterward she never earned more
than $40 a week as a choir singer. Her
board during much of this time was 50 a
week. Her brother Frank will testify,
if called upon. that he sent her enough
money in addition TO maintain her fash
ionable appearance.
The summer Of 1897 was spent with her
sister, Mrs Stearns. at jamestown. r.
L It was here that she met the fash
ionable young men of New York who
maintain expensive private yachts. Mr..
Stearns' business kept him much in Bos-
ton. and Miss Chesebrough and her sister.
Mrs. Stearns. made at least one long
yachting cruise on the Mohegan ending at
Portland, Me- where the yacht broke
down. II was during one Of these yachting
trips that Miss Chesebrough first met
Roland Molineux. who fell in love with
her at first sight. Mrs. Stearns intro
duced Molineux to her. Mr.. Mollneux
afterward introduced his chum Barnet to
Miss Chesebrough.
The yachting trip on Mr.. Morgan's
yacht Viator when Mr.. Molineux and Miss
Chesebrough were guests occurred later
and Mr.. Molineux escorted Miss Chese-
brough and her sister back to New York
from Portland. Ne.
Miss ChesebrOugh continued her music.
her church singing. and was a member
or me Rubenstein club and Of Frank
Damroschs classes. She lived al Mrs
Bellinger's IN West End avenue. and they
went to the .heater often together. Mr.
Molineux was devoted 10 Mss Chese-
brough almost from the hour OF their
first meeting devoting himself assidu-
ously to her. sending her flowers. taking
her to the theater and lavishing upon her
every attention that a devoted lover could.
Barnet never stood publicly in the attitude
Of a lover.
He was a man ~ habitual gslantry
and great fascination for women. But
he was never devoted long 70 anything
but the whole sex He was OF fastidfous
tastes. and he had many attachments. but
no absorbing. exclusive devotion for any
one woman.
high and free hand with women until
NJ. MolineuI himself fell sincerely 2 love
with Mss Oh ssebrouEh. Then he resent
Cd his most intimate friend Barnet's ways.
and an arrangement between them FOL
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a violent quarrel
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