Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1907-01-02

dresser, upon Wnicn were AlA eNe a.
tessorles dear to the feminine hear
His underclothing was OF dainty ma
ierial. generally IN blue and pale pinf
rolors. In dress he was immaculate
All his clothing was made by fashion,
able tailors He had a ntppy httle
walk and soft. gentle voice that was
poetry itself AS ] picture him In ny
minds eve ! cannot help think'nk
what a pretty little woman he would
have made II he had dressed the part
When I was In the family he was "a
years old; Mrs. De Raglan "a
1T would seem that the wife would
surely have discovered the masquerade,
Vet there is one thing which I ann sure
tended largely 10 keep Mrs. De Rayian
ignorant OF the true state OF Affairs
That was De Raylan's mode OF living
/ myself was sorely puzzled by the
evidence constantly brought TO my
eyes that the husband was something
OF a fake. In fact, his habits were
deplorqbe. He went the whole gamul
az Wine women and song Win "A
vengeance Mrs. De Raglan complain
ed to me that her husband was in the.
habit of meeting other women ne.
win not live with me as his wife
sho said 10 me once, but he goes out
every night and meets women that are
as the ground beneath my feet.
Couldn't Trap Him.
Mrs. De Raglan was the very acme
OF the Jealous wife. For hours she used
10 ten me OF her suspicious Of her hus-
bands conduct, and She was always
Laying traps % catch him in a compro-
missing position. on several occasions
she compelled me to ring up DE Raglan
lat the consulate and pretend that !
Twas girl seeking TO make an engage
ment with him, and would disguise
lmy voice. give myself a fancy name
land try TO get De Raglan to commit
himself All the time the wife would
be listening with me at the receiver
His replies were always OF an innocent
nature and showed evident astonish-
ment In thinking the matter over
have come 10 the conclusion that. much
of De Raylan's apparent wickedness
with other women was for tho purpose
OF keeping up the deception with his
wife.
"But that DE Raglan stayed out late
at night that he would come home I'M
toxicated and that he would swear like
] doubt II was very seldom that he
spent an evening with his wife. his
usual time FOR getting in was around
/ or 2 o'clock in the morning. OFTEN
+ he would reel up the stairs intoxicated.
Then he Would come IN Tor typical
? wifelv lecture However. the next -ty
the couple would be as loving as ever.
He always kissed his wife gOod-hy, at
] ~. Ittfl d
p nearly as affectionlte toward her as
8 She was toward him.
"Some nights after DE Raylan had
gone. his wife woull put on her best
clothes aud 20 out herself She would
often say 90 me that as her husoAna
e would not take her with hun, she nal
I TO go once I'm a while to have a soon
e time herself. She took delight IN
Z leaving the house rpon the rare oc-
a casions when She know that her hus-
!. band intended to stay az home ine1
y he would come TO me and ask me II
8 / knew where she had gone ne al-
Y ways appeared very anxious ao0ai
her.
Friendly With Russian Consul.
while De Raglan was very friendly
: with Baron scfaippenbach and eer-
: tain Russian prince who was ia chi-
? cago ut he time. he never had any
y male friends other il2an them az me
= house. Where be spent his evenings
= 0vas a mystery to his Wife lie was
,. a member Of the Chicago Hussars' a
! snowy cavalry company. and rode a
- horse like CossacS. HIS favorite was
- a large black mare. and be made a
!, splendid figure whenever he got 10 the
u saddle. j know that De Raglan serV-
ed i'm the Spanish War, as / have seer
documents and medals that proved il
I. 1 was always SUSPICIOUS that he wa'
I connected with the Russian secret Ser
I vice. aud / think IL probable that hn
" work I'm that direction was one of tn
reasons for the concealment OF the FAC
>. that he was woman. ! also hay
/, reason to believe that certain pronlin
ant Rusgians In ohcaso knew "a
secret
y Mrs. De Raglan would never tell m
her past history cor now she came I
marry her husband. Her only eNplanA
d, ton OF that to me was that she love
- him so. Only once did I ever hear he
refer to his effeminate habits On
morning after he had been out unusu
- ally late the night before she sneere
ly about his custom OF taking baths
er perfumed water. He was a very Ugh
X. eater For his breakfast he Away
re wanted little cakes and cocoa.
In During the last few months OF m
III stay at the house Mrs. De Raglan be
t. gan to grow abusive toward her bus
as band. She seemed TO resent more an
d, more his neglect Of her. She wa
" not the kind OF a woman that coul
er stand that kind OF Thing very long. III
he tlimax came one morning when IN go
ing to his room after his departur
ms she found something that seemed proc
rs TO her that her husband was untaitn
ic fui. That night when De Raylal
~ came home there was a terrible scene
81 The wife lost control Of her tempe
81 and laid violent hands upon her nus
To band. She beat him cruelty. and h
never even attempted TO defend him
ut self. When 81 was all over / crie
~ for sympathy for him
re His wife's attack upon him was N
"a direct cause Of De Raglan leaving hei
be- j remained at the house only a fey
m DAYS after the scene I have described
he visited Mrs. De Raglan several time
"a after that and frequently saw d
Reyian upon the streets. After leav
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