The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-03

Even Paris refused 20 c0untensnce Mrs
Stockton.
gsgemens was broken. when fsersruse
Stockton. driven BY financial uec~1ssv.
became a model az the urgent requsSs Il
Puvss De Chsxaunes, an artist VINO long
had been her friend. she POSI- onfy ror
few artists and these only when "
establishes high rank. ard retasnef rhs
respect Of her friends Her lor0 Isn't
mother. however. came &C last TO . sad
ens1nU.
O~shsv . HeDsue0y 6sva
family Of Kentucky. marrsed At 10 y
prosperous cotton broker % New Or
leans. They md not sgree long Afser
a few months Nr. Stockton went 20 rziss
cattle 5n Dakota-sIone.
Mrs Stockton vas barely fS-a mere
child Dfsowned by her fsfb~r. 70 wnom
she tired 20 return. she and 1sr saDy
returned 20 View OriesnA One lay n~r
husband. who had established hfrnssI< n
Mexico. went back. 20 View Orleans ~
settle as AFFAIRS Among ne drvs DeepIs
NJ net on Canal street was his wife. pref
tier than ever. The same >vsnin0 nus
band and vffe vera speedfng soss<h~r
on the sun.~, limited toward ~ n-w
home ~ Mexico. r. wsO not aonG how
ever. bsfore the woman had run swsy
with . toreador
Little G~rfrude this ssrss sa6 be~n Isfs
behind Nr Sto~kson had eYowr so.d
Of her. she was his oriy consoissinns 10
gsvs her the fness essucssson the Nsrscsn
cspfsal could provsds ard sarroundsd ner
with every comforx ~ long - hs lived
when he dsed sfx years ago ne rass
Gertrude the soc hesre~U ~ all re pos
ssssed--nos q great fortune but moro
than enough for even n woman - fas-
tidlous habits 20 live On and enjoy NE
The news that she vas widow csn~
70 the eaprfcious daughter ~ the nlus
grass region In View York. shs f~~ided
TO Join Gertrude. who now had AL the
money.
Gertrude was 70 and the Ioss ~ nsr
father had Iefs Her in s~ful scssts1fe-
Moreover she never had b~~n told sra-
anything more grave than uncorgrniaIity
rad separated her parents shs w~scozn~
ed her mother. who took her ~ Europs
Meets v~sw~wsI ~ gsssy.
After some months spen. in the zaTesr
eansfafs Of the continent cs~vtrufs found Z
irnpo~ssbls 70 get aloug with her mof1sr.
and went To F1orenc@. where she lived snf
studied asIsesIy In the snbu-bs in tns caro-
Of A chaperun. II Vas fheye sne saw fer
the first tire Lent. y~russsif. she ia nos
become acquainted with hirn. hat Ter
cnaperor told her Re "a. F~sncn srr,v
officer. spending a winter leave " abseres
in italy.
SKINNER carne-thss means TIE summer 81
two years ago. Mrs assxkton aad a~r ed
companion were visiting tas iss~ rexTen -
Southern Switzerland On fns steamer frDrn
Como 70 rsico trey met The sane go1nx
officer with tn~ steeI-5sse eyes snd tas
blonde rssfarae At MS exclamation -
delsxhtes SURPRISE g~rtrIde cc41Ad not
frzsu from q smile ~ recognition After
that ne eouN not b. turned swzy easily
ana th4u. ssmebox. hss appearances wss
pleasing
Az airy rate. Miss stocxfor. ta- hsusen-
an, ard the cnseDron explored tpg~ther
tr@ most romantic nooks q fssxsno. -or-o
sra Maxxfor- sarfnx me whoie = tass
~1rssn@r Ard Tn ne fail csrss sr1ov-c-
ing To s0rtscornfnx marriage q 80 ssn<-
no-ra military hero wffh fhe farcxsEfy
sssufsfsf sasxnf~r of Mrs EocEsr creas-
"a q sensation tr me ~rt~Fv - Paris.
ne hsugnty 10 Tsrn~uli ss-sly ass yss4s-
ell Sos TOO wsfiinzsT. psrnsps but fh-
daughter pi>ass them - that Trey aaf
consented 70 ignore the sxisssnes - tss
rscfssr.
WeAassU - peSsp~~eA-
But !. was rot 20 - 70 mother n-~rs
~ sas we1.irx plsn~ snf w~rs 70 Pzrfs 9,
a.ts-1 the ceremony. IT, De Tern~1sss
explained 20 Gertrude tast ts~ vrfcznx
hs< better - g@sspon~f
soon zfssrwsrs ne ssstera-s was So
sxnea 70 Sssoaass 5assv - Aixsr.. ard
ffsf sss ne Iass h<ar9 u re- r~6*fnx
During me Iass Two ysars sprne rstzraf
Changes h.1 fassn place in Ns~s Stz<xtenfs
ananriA sfuassn. By ~rn~ ra~sns o.
ssa~r ~ mss~r asd spcrocr1sx<1 81 hat
80 ness len ~ Ber nzsnond
C~oososs - 0sssOD . Ds1ss-