The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-27

but her door was locked and she only
answered from the other side that she
would not see me. The very next morn
ing took the first train 10 town and ar
ranged about taking our fat in South
Audley street again.
When I returned TO Fusion Station
+ to go back TO Bushey and get my things
that note you read last was handed 10
me by a footman OF Herkomer's. Next
+ day I left 7 saw neither OF them. for
/ Herkomer himself had gone TO London
( and she had gone to a friends TO stay.
+ Ny mother was i'll and could not leave
America. I was alone and in their charge
and that is how they treated me. No;
knew nothing of what he meant.
could not understand what was the cause
Of the vile calumny with which he
struck me down. He gave no authority,
neither then nor after"
Il returned as soon as I possibly could"
said Mrs -Wackerman. and
found her literally PROSTATE. She was a
wreck. and still is. Her nerves are all
broken.
We got the artists TO whom she had
sat TO write 20 Herkomer-here are some
of the letters. and the others are much
the same-but he took no notice OF them
whatever
WHAT WALTER CRANE SAYS.
Walter Cranes letter Is a manly. gen
erous note, breathing honest indignation
in every line Il is hard 70 believe that
Herkomer could have treated IL. as he
did. with contempt Only an intimatiou
from his solicitor TO the effect that he
would enter into no correspondence about
the matter vas vouchsafed in reply to ali
the letters he received-even those of the
bishop Of London. who took UP the case
very warmly and did everything IN his
power 10 shield the assaIIed reputation OF
the unprotected American girl.
The letters that follow speak FOR them
selves, and the names of those great
artists and sculptors-Crane. F'ildes. On
slow Ford. Frampton and Poneroy-aeed
no introduction:
NO. 15 Holland St. Kensington Vest.
December =. 1870
Dear Prof Herkomer. am writing
TO you IN reference 70 a lady. q friend
OF rniHe-a mutual frisnd-who has. IN
dersra1d. been only recently staying il
your house I speak q Miss Varter6ilt-
Wackeruan. who IS terribly upset BY GER
tain csluminous reports which you seem
70 have more or less given some attention
To-
HER EXCELLENT REPUTATION
T can truly say land 7 feel friends .
should come forward and say what thsy
know that Mss Helen VANDERBILT Tael.- +
er1an has always been quite irreprosch- (
able n her conduct. and cannot under I
stand how such malicious reports could
have arisen Miss Vanderbilt TFzcke-- 4
nan has sat 1or her portraits 20 several 4
vel kaoVn artists she is young ard 4
heautiful. she IS high-spirItsd. Ike al ,
ye1ns la1les llses 20 en5oT Mfs- she =
Cd AUe1can ard an only child. ard ID
doabt accustomed. u Common vita her
co1ntrs-vEornen o have a lzrrsr meas
lre q freeso1n than Is coulz,oz hers. hut
she IS absolutely pure ara tnRocent-
MORE CHILD THAN WOMAN
t5=r h;sh spirits and saystT are those
* g chiG uore than Ecna1 I fzw
much q ner during IRE GliishsH nass1-
II which sic f5ok rarr. BIT I ara yrs
zot1irg co1A - whispered asai-sr hsr
-cndset throughout / ssintes her u
uasa7le dress as Ath ard she
ne fcr a=r picture i-st - ste had
b ofher artists. 11E ~ fr zta
ela g Nlss Sa1deralit 49, c-t~Er go
selslas nay1aezr 81 ahssr4 e.
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