The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-09
But Soprano Was Apparently Not
YsaTnful for Tsnor's Soc.siy.
THERE WERE SOME AMAZING RESULTS
Hs Drank Considerable Champagne at The
HoadlsJ Musicale and Then Followed
The Lady 10 Her Sleeping Room.

Scandals crop up at Narragansett Pier
as spontaneously AS fungi growth In a
wood.
The jealous tenor and the beautiful So
prano are the last visitors there To throw
sop TO the scandal-hungry, and as
both are connected with exclusive church.
es In New York, the story of their hasty
departure from the swagger hotel Math-
ewson Is retold there hourly 10y the live
hundred guests. who, of course, were
convinced from the first that all was not
right.
Merriam Bruce, who is the chief tenor
songster in the Madison Avenue Presby-
terian church, ano Mrs. Sophia Markee,
soprano at st. Bartholomew which Is
known as the Vanderbilts church, In
New York, are the persons in the drama.
He went there month ago and soon
became popular. Mrs. Markee, who is 80
and of magnetic personality. arrived last
week.
They were old acquaintances, very old,
II Bruce's account of IL is trustworthy.
She attracted much attention and not a
few cavaliers. The tenor, who had been
used to the main line, found himself
shunted of on a siding and grew morose.
ACCORDING 10 .. w. DlalHtWSOHs JI., oho
of the owners of the hotel, the man OF
song toyed with strong waters TO cheer
him up.
He didn't cheer TO any extent, but be-
came gioomier than ever, and was wont
to sit on the piazza and glare at the men
walking with Mrs. Markee, muttering
threats and giving himself over TO vain
imaginiegs.
The lovely soprano was calm and tri-
umphant and seemed to regard Mr.. Bruce
as something of a two spot and even as
one trotting out of his class in the p Ter
company.
HAPPENED FRIDAY NIGHT.
1t happened FrSSay night. Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph III. Hoadley gave a musicale.
Both Bruce and Mrs. .Markee sang. There
was a river of champagne for such as
liked II, and the tenor is credited with
abating its volume considerably.
He went TO the sleeping portion OF the
hotel soon after midnight, and a little
later the fair Mrs. Markee assembled to
her room for the usual wrestle with Nor
pheus
She did not suspect that Bruce was on
her trail. the hotel people say. and was
Mortified to find him at her door when
she answered knock.
The house detective got busy in the
matter and ran 10 >Mr. MatheWson with
a story which still happily lacks confirma-
ton. The proprietor made his appear
ance then and said various and sundry
things which are neither here nor there.
Great secrecy was enjoined. with the
result that all the women In the big tav-
ern knew the whole story before they re-
tired and dreamed a wealth of details
which they tackled on to II in the morn
ing.
THEY HAVE BOTH GONE.
Mr.. Bruce went away on Sunday. and
Mrs. Markee on Monday. Both went to
New York. IL is said.
Mr.. Mathewson said last night: Bruce
drank heavily while here, and was unfit
for duty half the time"
Ibid you tell him to leave the hotel?"
II decline to discuss that phase of the
affair"
"Will you deny Bruce was indiscreet.
and his leaving was due TO a notice from
your" lft4
II decline to discuss the matter at ALL
Should the occasion demand, Twill have
something TO say
Bruce was wildly jealous. He spoke to
half dozen guests. saying men about
the hotel were trying to steal his friend
away from him. The lady did not display
that frantic desire for his comr-:iohsh
which he seemed TO think their past ac-
quaintance warranted.