The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-20
known 70 the fair golfer. Town Topics

known TO the fair golfer Town Topics
says in this connection:
Joe Letter has never been regarded
as marrying man: consequently his at
tention 10 Mrs. Marion Mckay lie 10y
at Wheaton this summer was The catIsa
OF mich gossip among Chicago goifers.s
EVerypody says that he actually propos-'
Ell to her there. but was rejected. because
after her matrimonial experiment with
Stuyve. LIE Roy she breads dpuble har-
ness. 10 his inspirited appeais that they
surprise the world by clipping to Milwau-.
kee she turned a deaf ear, although she
continued to smile upon his constant de-
votion. When she took the train for
this city on her way to join her mother
III Paris. Joe accompanied her to she
station, helped her aboard. and, after say
ing farewell declared that he would
stay with her until they reached Twenty
second Street. At Twenty-second Street
he decided he might as well go on to
Grand Crossing; at Grand Crossing he
paad the conductor to take him to Michi-
gan City. and. repeating the irresolution
ct Michigan City. Detroit. Buffalo. en-
deaVcred 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 disappont-
Cherbourg In pursuit of the elusive one.
En- route he passed his mother and his
sister Daisey, who were disappointed
not to be greeted by him on landing in
this city. Mrs. LIE Roy is a very at
tractive young woman. and quite able to
hold her own. even with such an expert
enced squire of danes as the brother of
the wife OF the Vicerov of India
This is how Joe came to be in Paris.
ha lSt,nt -y,:I ~
family pass much of their time abroad,
lie has a distinct aversion to the other
side, and much prefers 10 take his pleas
ure III 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 it may
seem, the conversation finally got around
to card-payins. About this time Pat
announced that he guessed he could play
pnker all around Joe. Joe didn't think
80. They agreed to meet that night.
and submit the proposition to a practical
test. Joe casually remarked that he
guessed he would bring along something
like $1,000 just to see him through THAI
night. Pat said he'd only bring S!!5.rt0
that would be ali he would need
The game. so the story goes, came off
at the Club Capucines. and lasted eight
hours. At midnight Pat was s15.1e0 ahead
/ Then luck changed and the checks began
10 pile up in front OF Joe.
Now, no one ever sew Pat Sheedy's nerve
fail, so the story that he did go 10 pieces
is a carard on its face But the fact
remains that Young Letter was as cool as
cucumber on ice, and when his lick
came he pressed the game 1t is said
that Joe made some phenomenal bluffs
winning $500 on a pair of tours At any
rate. Letter came ont $25.0o9 ahead
The cable reports that Sheedy is $65. CSC
behind the game since his arrival in
Paris. and intends to 80 to South America
to recoup-
But to the fair Mrs . Roy the clhfa
says nothing The sum Of s25,01o would
pay for a very pleasant sort of honey
moon.-Chicago Inter-Oceau