Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-11-24

bankruptcy, and, according to her writ
ten admission, had committed "crimes"
at the instigation and for the profit Of
Mrs Kingscote. Justice was, 10 the au-
tumn Of 1894. tracking down Mary Steph-
anie, and it occurred to Mrs. Howard
Kingscote that she might save her tool
for future use-by getting some one to
marry her. The victim Mrs. Kingscote
chose for the sacrifice was Captain Ad-
ans of the Fifth lancers, handsome
young fellow, % years old. The captain
had never seen Mrs. Drumnond- Wolff,
but he was devoted to Mrs. kingscote.
She invited him to dinner-to the best
little dinner wnfcn the head ana nund
Of woman could devise-and. as her hus-
band was most agreeable, she piled Ad-
ans with extravagant hattery. She told
him how this charming woman, her own
sister in-law, stood on the brink Of ruin,
Of despair, Of suicide perhaps; she show.
ed him-which is more than she can do
anybody else-how nothing but an imme-
date marriage could save her. and she
spoke In glowing terms Of the admira-
ton, Of the gratitude, she personally
would feel for the man sufficiently noble
thus to save woman.
And when she rose from the table. still
flushed and trembling from the stress Of
her emotions, all rustling with silks, all
vaporous with laces, all shimmering with
jewels. and smiled sweetly in into the
young mans eyes before vanishing from
the room the die was cast. And when
Colonel Kingscote-well trained husband
took up the theme and, half laughing,
wholly earnest, said:
"You're surely not going to marry Mrs.
DrummondWolff really, eh?' the cap
tain's doom was sealed.
"Indeed am! I'd do anything to save
4 woman" he declared, land to please
your wife,"
Was 1t hypnotism? No other explana-
ton seems possible. After this events
marched rapidly. Captain Adams was
introduced to his bride on Nov. /, and he
was married to her on Nov. at st.
Margaret's, Westminster. At the church
door they parted, according to Mrs.
Kingscote's promise, and presently our
martial Quixote left for India to rejoin
his regiment.
The newly made Mrs. Adams, an ad-
venturous lady quite after her sister-in-
laws heart, was not long before coming
to the conclusion that she would like to
go to India, too, and she wrote accord
ingly to Captain Adams to inquire If she
should come. Imagine the horror Of
young Don Quixote, the wild rush to the
telegraph Office, the concise cable, Ger
tainly mott! and then the unburdening Of
the whole strange story to his colonel.
Wires were pulled, friends were set to
work, with the result that Mrs. Stepha-
ME Adams wrote her savior the following
letter, which ended matters:
My Dear William-l want you to have this letter
to show in at any time there should be mis-
understanding and that it should be thought that
you have behaved dshonorably to me. The mar
! riage which took place between us on Nov. 7.
) 1904, arranged by Mrs. Howard Kingscote be.
fore you had or you. 1t was undertake
en- to save me from the effects Of crime had
| committed. At that time l was heavily in debt.
was threatened with bankruptcy and also with
worse trouble. as. for the sake OF Mrs. Howard
Kingscote l had committed perjury. The only
way for me to avoid exposure and the consequence
OF these troubles for to marry at once.
At the request of Mrs. Howard Kingscote, and
with my consent, you went through the mar
rage ceremony with me- l did it to my
self, but l have been your wife except IN
name. You sacrificed yourself for me, and | un-
dertook never to ask you to support me. You
have behaved in perfectly honorable way to me
throughout our acquaintance, and l can ne' or
thank you enough or be grateful to you enough
for the sacrifice you have made for me. ] hope
no one will ever misunderstood the facts OF the
case. which have stated here and which actually
occurred. l am, STEPIANlE.