The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-15

haps has been led to weave about
herself a tangled web by the deception
practiced on her father and made nec-
essary by his avowed purpose to make
her nun, fate she abhorred.
And here is the story Of his young
est child, Helen Maloney:
At the time Of the marriage Of her
sister, Margaret Maloney, Helen was
slip Of a girl, tall and we'll develop
ed for her seventeen years. She held
the promise Of a beautiful woman,
and everywhere she went, both be-
cause Of. her personal attraction and
the fact that she was the heiress to
the bulk Of Martin Maloney's mil
lions, she met flattery and adu1ation.
Helen Maloney loved the world.
She loved its pleasures, its light
heartedness and everything in it that
was beautiful and pleasure-making.
But Martin Maloney saw in his
youthful daughter only the possibili-
ties, the protection and purity Of a
convent. He anticipated no defeat Of
his plan. It was at this time that he
offered to establish for Archbishop
Rrvan, Of Philadelphia, an order Of
nuns whose life work should be the
care Of aged men and women. Scran-
ton, the old home Of Martin Maloney,
where his Irish father and mother had
begun their humble struggle for ex-
istence, was chosen as the home of
this order.
Martin Maloney made no secret of
his cherished dream; he let it be
known that above all other things he
desired his youngest child to enter
this convent and eonsecrate her life
to this noble work. He saw in the
years to come his "wee girl" the
lady abbess Of convent, the mother
Of an order. whose life work was to
cheer the declining days Of men and
women.
She Loved the World
But Helen Maloney loved the world.
Her impulsive nature cried out for
freedom and pleasure, always pleas
ure. The sombre garb Of cloistered
nun struck terror to her soul and so
the pendulum swung the other way.
1t was at this time that Arthur Her.
bert Osborne came into her life. The
story of her elopement and her mar
riage to Osborne has been told. This
secret was kept from Martin Maloney,
although during the European travels
OF last summer Mrs. Maloney was tax
en- into her daughters confidence.
It was during a stay in Paris that
Samuel B. Clarkson came upon the
scene. Mrs. Maloney is an English
woman with deep love for her moth
er country.
Clarkson was a fellow country man,
a soldier, and identified with English
military circles. He won the friend
ship Of Mrs. Maloney and then laid
siege to the heart Of her daughter.
Clarkson was entertained by the Ma
loneys in Paris, and he followed them
to Naples and to Rome. He was a
constant attendant there Of the young
American heiress. Martin Maloney
knew little or nothing Of this friend
ship.
When Mrs. Maloney and her daugh-
ter returned to their Spring Lake
home Martin Maloney began to hear
of the young Englishman. Every drop
of his blood is Irish and he looked
upon his daughters friendship with
Mr.. Clarkson with apprehension. He
made it understood that he did not
desire the visits Of the young man to
his home and once more Helen Ma
loney chafed under the restraint.
Then it was that Martin Malonev ac-
companied President Roosevelt on his
Western tour During his absence the
tragedy Of Helen Maloney's life de-
veloped Mr.. Clarkson was a house
guest at the Maloneys' Spring Lake
mansion. When they took up their
residence in their town house in
Philadelphia Mr.. Clarkson was a daily
visitor.
The Second Marriage.
Helen Maloney was an enthusiastic
autoist, and she and Samuel Clarkson
took almost daily rides around the