El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-20
SHE Tilted JOE" LETTER.
The Young Napoleon of Finance"
Hasn't Been Very Successful in
Love Affair.

IL is said the young Napoleon of fl
nance" Joe Letter. has just been refus-
ed by Mrs. Marion Mckay Ii Ray. the
former wife of Stuyvesant lie Roy. and
has won SIS. 900 at a single sitting at
poker in Paris from Pat Sheedy. Chi
Cages famous old-time gambler and
sport
Concerning the love making part of
the story. il is said the former wheat
kings devotion to the fair Divorce be-
gan 20 be noticeable on the Wheaton
links this summer. Joe wanted the job
of caddie for life. it is understood. and
did not fozzle his approach in making
the fact known to the fair golfer Town
Topics says in this connection:
Joe Letter has never been regarded
As a marrying man: consequently his
attention to Mrs. Marion Mckay lie
Roy at Wheaton this summer was the
cause of much gossip among the Chi
cago golfers. Everybody says that ne
actually proposed to her there. but was
rejected. because after her matrimo-
NAL experience with "Stuyve lie Roy
she dread sdoubIe harness. To his
fnspirited appeals that they surprise
the world by clipping to Milwaukee she
turned a deaf ear. although she con-
tinued to smile upon his constant de-
votion- When she took the train Tor
this city on her way to join her mother
in Paris. Joe" accompanied her To the
station. helped her aboard and. after
saying farewell declared that he would
stay with her until they reached
Twenty-second street. At Twenty-sec-
ond street he decided he might as well
go on to the grand crossing: at Grand
Crossing he paid the conductor to take
him to Michigan City. and repeating
the irresolution at Michigan City. Buff
falo Detroit endeavored by persistence
to coax Marion into an engagement.
But Marion would not and sailed away
to Europe and her mother. alone Mr..
Letter after brooding over his disap-
pointment for several days took
steamer for Cherbourg in pursuit of
the elusive one. En- route he passed
his mother and sister Daisy. who were
disappointed not to be greeted by him
on landing in this city. Mrs lie Roy
is a very attractive young woman and
quite able to hold her own. even with
such experienced squire of danes as
the brother of the wife of the Viceroy
of ndia.
This is how Joe came to be in Paris.
For. be il known. while the rest of the
family pass much of their time abroad.
he has a distinct aversion to the other
side and much prefers to take his
pleasure in this country.
In Paris Joe met Pat. They had
never met before and when a common
friend introduced them they took a
shine to each other at once. Strange
as il may seem. the conversation finally
got around to card playing. About this
time Pat announced that he guessed
he could play poker all around Joe
Joe didn't think SO. They agreed to
meet that night and submit the propo-
sition to a practical test. Joe casually
remarked that he guessed he would
bring home something like $4,000 just
TO see him through the night. Pat said
he would only bring $500: that would
be all he would need.
The game. so the story goes. was
played at the Club Capucines and last
ed eight hours. At midnight Pat was
SIS 900 ahead. Then luck changed and
the checks began to pile up in front OF
Joe
Now. nobody ever saw Pat Sheedy's
nerve fail. so the story that he did go
to pieces is a canard on its face. But
the fact remains that young Letter was
as coolas a cucumber on ice. and wher
his luck came he pressed the game IL
is said that Joe made some phenomenal
bluffs. winning some $3.50 on pair
of tours. At any rate Letter came out
So. 900 ahead.
The cable reports that Sheedy is
sos 900 behind the game since his ar
rival in Paris. and intends to go to
South American to recoup.
But as to the fair Mrs lie Roy the
cable says nothing. The sum of s25.0OG
would pay for a very pleasant sort of
honeymoon.-Chicago Inter-Ocean.