The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-28

as am only having soup. Think 1 had
better not come tonight
Feb. II. 1902. At 1921 A. II.
To Lady Hartopp. Gaddesby.-''Beast
day; / don't feel quite well enough TO
go to Leicester. Would you like the motor
to fetch you, if so, what time?"
Feb. Il. 1872 Sent at lo:3s A. NJ
To Lord Cowiey. Baggrave.-"At 3
o'clock. Where can we skater"
Feb. II. 1902. Sent at n:ls A. NJ
To Lord Cowley. Baggrave-"win lunch
here and pick you up after and we will
rot go to Quenby. Do send to Leicester
for some skates"
Feb. . 1902. At % &C A. II.
TIC Lady Hartopp, addesby.-"pickies
is here. Are not six too many for your
room. Can lunch here: come over af-
ter. Toby"
Feb. %. 1862. Sent at 1923 A. NJ.
To Lord Cowley, Baggrave.-''We can
manage six quite WE'LL
Feb q. 1902. Sent at 12:3l P NJ
To Lord Cowley. Baggrave.-"Would
you please send a footmen as We shall
| be severn?
Lady Hartopp said she frequently went
TO Baggrave to have luncheon and din
ner with oLrd Cowley. Sometimes she
dressed for dinner there. but her aunt
or some other lady was always with her
Her husbands lawyers tried to show
That Lady Hartopp was an inveterate
gambler, as she said her husband was.
On one occasion she sent a friend of his
a check for $3.50 to pay a debt which he
had lost in the name of Col. Lawson. Sir
Charles could not bet in his own name
because he owed the ring money.
There was introduced letter written
/ by Lady Hartopp to Sir Charles in which
she said she had played and lost $40. She
! thought il terrible. Was your regret
for the money you lost?' she was asked.
mo, | did not regret that, but the fact
that 1 played cards on Sunday"
Lady Hartopp was questioned at length
about her friendship with Sir John VIII
| loughby and her replies throw light
upon the viewpoint OF those in the smart
set.
| Q. Do you consider Sir Charles objection
70 your acquaintance with Sir John Will
loughby which led to this estranssment.
was justified or not? A. Absolutely I'M
| justified.
". on Know SlT SHaIleS Sds HIS WISH
was to stop the acquaintance? A. Yes.
@. Do you think he had any cause for
that? Absolutely none.
@. AS / understand it. he demonstrated
with you about your visiting Sir John
Willoughby's rooms alone. Do you think
that a proper remonstrance for husband
to make? A. 1t was a stupid thing ito do.
but thought there was no harm in it at
the time
.. Do you consider it a proper thing
for a young married lady to go alone to
| a young bachelors rooms? A. Under the
circumstances, yes.
O. What were the circumstances which
made it proper in this case? Al was only
| there a short time. / had been dining out
with Sir John. You have already been
told the circumstances. i don't think l
reed repeat them.
Q. What were the circumstances which.
you say, justified young married woman
visiting the chambers of a bachelor and
having tea with him alone? | want to
know what removes this case from the
general rule. 4. Because ii was most
harmless thing. Sir John wah going away.
He said: "Wil you come and see this new
pistol l have got? 1 am rather pleased
with it,
Q. Do you mean to say that you went
to see his kit-his uniform-his khaki?
A You have already heard about 1t.
think.
Q. Yes, and I want to hear about II
again. It is your business 70 answer
my questions. You think it was perfectly
proper? A Perfectly.
.. An dthat your husbands remon-
| strances were untotally unjustihable? 4.
Yes | told him about IL myself.
Lady Hartopp said that she had lost her
watch and Sir John had given her one
in its place, with her husbands consent.
She had returned this to Sir John
Q. Did you accept from Sir John a
necklace with a diamond clasp? A. Yes.
Q. Did you consider It right for any
married woman TO receive valuable pres
ents from male acquaintance without
thee consetn of her husband a. Sir
As Sir Charles did not object 10 him Civ
irg me a watch / did not see why he
should object TO a few seed pearls.
O. Did you take them without the con-
sent Of your husband? Didn't he wish
you TO hsn dthem back? A. No; ne made
no objection. he said something for
minute. and then said. Wei, as you
like"
@ Didn't he at the time say you were
to take II back? A. No
@ Didn't you say you had sot it from
a shop? A No; ! didn't
.. You say he said something for a
minute. Was that something wish that
YOU should take it back? He said some
thing. but he was quite reconciied to my
keeping ii.
Q. He said so? A. Yes
@ Did Sir John, before he went 10
South Africa. give you a diamond brace
let. a. He gave me a little bangle
Q Was IT a diamond bracelet? A. 1
should describe It as chain bracelet
G. Did il have an inscription on oft? A.
Yes. there were words on II.
c. What We're they? A. From me 70
you
0. Was there a picture Of a human eve
upon it A swear there was not
Q. Did you show IL 10 Mrs. Fsrouhar
tsir Charles Hartopp's sister. saying
Sir John said he was Keeping his eye
on me when he was away" A. l swear
never said that
@ Did you tell Mrs. Tsrquhar that SIR
John had given you hunter A Hesv-
ems. no GaughterA
Q. Did you ever tel Mrs. Farquhar tina.
Sir John had given you hunter, and she
said How could you take II without the
knowledge Of Tops. ard you replied
that he had given you the money Tor Il
in notes: A. No. I swear. have very
good memory.