Evening journal., 1907-11-18
} Observation-Disclosures
LADY GORDON'S
EMBARRASSMENT.
Observation-Disclosures,
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Cd her money and married the daugh-
ter Of rich dyer with a million for
dowry. He gambled and raced and
wagered. and in the course Of five
years he was ready to ask his dear
wife TO sell her jewels when she was
drown from horse and killed. This
made the financial situation worse
than ever. and after a few months Of
mourning he decided to make another
exception I'm his case. Some one told
him of a wall paper manufacturer who
had made great fortune and had a
daughter who longed 10 marry a man
with title. Sir John rode a hundred
miles to see the man. lie found him
in the Office OF a great brick building
that was humming with industry and
pouring smoke from its chimneys. 1t
was turning out wall paper of 14T DIFF
fercnt patterns, including twelve hunt
ing scenes Sir John and his gout and
his double chin and bald head had to
be assisted into the office, but he was
all business when he got there. He
proved his title and offered himself for
sale His price was a million and a
half
The wall paper man demurred at the
price. He had been told that he ought
to catch the son Of a lord for that fig
ure. Sir John stuck to his fgures-not
a penny less. IT wasn't every day I'm
the week that a sir nearly sixty years
old who had gout, a bald head, weak
eyes and a hobble and who would
dump wife into his manor house like
a bag Of oats and perhaps not see her
/ again for six months was In the mar
ket. His arguments were so convinc-
ing that bargain was struck, and the
wall paper man went home TO tell hh'
daughter that he had found her hus-
band She replied that she was very
glad, and IN due time the gouty old
wreck came along and had an inter
view. and the papers were signed. The
/ marriage took place with a great deal
Of pomp. The father paid extra for
the pomp. Sir JohR had secured an
other dove, but she differed from the
other two. She had married him to
be Lady Gordon. She gave him to un.
derstand that before the marriage and
| directly afterward. When dumped
down at the door Of her future resi-
dence she gave him to understand II
for the third time. She said she hoped
never to set eyes on him again except
by accident. He was more than salts.
fed, and so it came about that they
had been married a year and hadn't
met each other three times since the
wedding day.
Then Sir John began to fade and the
doctor recommended a voyage to Ma
/ deira and return. He didn't think Il
Of enough consequence TO notify his
young wife. He had seen by the soci
ETY. papers that she was still his wife
and was still dwelling under his roof
She saw by the papers that he was 90
ing to Madeira, but she didn't send t'
his rooms and offer to darn his socki
or send along a bottle Of Jamaica glu
ger He departed. and she did no
know the day. In about a fOrtnigh
there was a second departure. Lad.
Gordon had been prevailed upon b.
young Percival, second, third or f0urtl
son Of Lord PerciVal, to f,y with hin
on his yacht He could borrow enougl
money from the Jews and his fellow
FOUNDERS to take them to some sum.
island in the far Pacific, and the.
would dwell there forever. If Lad.
Gordon had any Qualms Of conscience
they were not recorded for the beneii
Of posterity If young Perciva's lor'
OF father cared, it has not appeare'
in evidence.
1t was a sailing yacht and in du
time it sailed away. Whether it wa
because the breezes desired TO favo
the elopement or because they had Z
blow that way is nothing TO the case
BLOW they did, and the yacht wa
speeding I'm the right direction whe
one dark night she crashed into sal
ing vessel and was badly injured. Fo
four days she lay rolling on the Sc,
with her crew seeking to make r,
pairs. but unable to come at the leaks
when a steamer hove in sight and Dor
down to them. II was at once decit
ed TO abandon the yacht 1t was a dh
appointment TO the elopers to hav
all their plans knocked in the hea,
but they consoled themselves with tn
reflection that they had done thei
best to raise a scandal and reach the
island.
= The big steamer. homeward bounI
was willing to take the unfortunate
aboard, and the transshipment wa
duly made. Young Percival and Lad
Gordon had had time TO plan a lith
They were TO pass on board as NJ
Caruthers and wife. and as such the
did pass They received many intr
ductions and much sympathy, and IL
thing was carried off bravely unit
dinner time. Then they had seats I
the captains table, which happene
to have room to spare. They entere
the saloon to be observed by all an
1 they had already taken their place
when Lady Gordon found herself b
side her liege lord. He had been
Madeira and stayed a day and W;
ON his way home. For Just a mi
! ute the wife was observed to flush u
and turn pale and look around like
hunted animal. Then Sir John whi
: pered in her ear. and she was herse
again What he said was:
Don't flutter yourself. dear. YoI
old man will be willing to come dow
with an extra half million to keep th
from the public"
That was all He never spoke 10 h
\ again during the run to port and tots