Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-03
Then She Elopes With Englishman
s. B. Clarkson-And Church
Will Not Free Her.

of a girl tall and we'll developed for her
seventeen years. She held the promise
of a beautiful woman. and everywhere
she went both because of her personal
attraction and the fact that she was the
heiress to the bulk of Martin Maloney's
millions. she met f1attery and aduiation.
Helen Maloney loved the world. She
loved its pleasures. its light heartedness
and everything in it that was beautiful
and pleasure-makin
But Martin Maloney saw in his youth
full daughter only the possibilities, the
protection and purity of a convent. He
anticipated no defeat of his plan. 1t was
at this time that he offered to establish
for Archbishop Ryan Of Philadelphia an
order of nuns whose lifework should be
the care of aged men and women.
Scranton. the old home Of Martin Ma
loney, where his Irish father and mother
had begun their humble struggle for
existence. was chosen as the home for
this order.
Martin Maloney made no secret of his
cherished dream: he let 1t be known that
youngest child to enter this convent and
consecrate her life to this noble work.
He saw in the years to come his wee
girl the lady abbess of a convent, the
mother of an order whose life work was
to cheer the declining days of men and
women.
She Loves the World.
But Helen Maloney loved the world.
Her impulsive nature cried out for free
dom and pleasure, always pleasure. The
somber garb of a clustered 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 marriage
to Osborne has been told. This secret
was kept from Martin Maloney. although
during the European travels of last sum-
mer Mrs. Maloney was taken into her
daughters confidence.
1t was during a stay In Paris that Sam
uel B. Clarkson came upon the scene.
Mrs. Maloney is an English woman with
q deep love for her mother country.
Clarkson was a fellow countryman,
soldier. and identified with English mil
itary circles. He won the friendship of
Mrs. Maloney and then laid siege to the
heart of her daughter. Clarkson was en-
tertained by the Maloneys 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 friendship
When Mrs. Maloney and her daughter
returned to their Spring Lake home Mar
tin 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 appre-
hension. He made 1t r0erstood 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 1t
was that Martin Maloney accompanied
President Roosevelt on his western tour.
During his absence the tragedy of Helen
Maloney's life developed. Mr.. Clarkson
was @ 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 au-
toist, and she and Samuel Clarkson took
almost daily rides around the beautiful,
country near Philadelphia. No restraint
was placed upon the young heiress at
this time. and her love of adventure ran
riot. Finally came the day when Helen
Maloney and Mr.. Clarkson came to New
York for an afternoon" She was ex-
pected home that night. She had brought
no luggage with her. although Clarkson
appeared at the Waldorf that evening
made during the course of the afternoon
for theater party that evening with
some of Miss Maloney's friends. Then
Samuel Clarkson and his madcap Irish
sweetheart went to the Waldorf for din
ner. Before the hour of the theater party
had arrived Helen Maloney was indis-
posed and the matron Of the hotel as
sisted her to bed.
According to the declaration Of Helen
Nfaloney. she never had any intention of
staying in New York. But the die was
cast, and she could not. explain the stu
alton in which she then found herself.
Clarkson offered to marry her. had been
abiding her consent to this end. and as
she did not consider herself Osbornes
wife. she yielded to Mr.. Claykson's per-
suasions and fled to Montreal where an
other marriage contract was entered into.
The next day they sailed for London on
separate steamers.
Helen Maloney could not bring herself
to notify her parents of what she had
DONE but from New York she had writ
ten an appealing letter to Mrs. Richie
telling her the whole story and giving a
brief outline Of her plans. Mrs. Richie
forwarded the letter to her mother and
then took the first steamer for London.
There she found her young sister miser-
able and alone, and the two sisters made
their way to Paris to await news from
their parents.
Grew Suddenly Old.
Martin Maloney began to grow old the
day his daughters letter was put in his
hands. He began to see the end Of all
his earthly hopes. He was strong in the
pride of his humble but honest and honor
loving mother. He could have stood the
loss of all his wealth and all his power,
and with his genius for money making
could have started all over again with the
vigor and enthusiasm of his youth. but
when the whole truth came upon him he
lost his grip on things.
He sought the church in the hope that
its leaders might solve the problem. He
hurried to France to bring back the girl
whose future had meant. almost every
thing in the world to him. For a long
time his heart was full of bitterness
toward Osborne. toward all his friends,
and especially toward Samuel Clarkson.
He sought out the dignitaries Of his
church and to a few of these he told
the whole story. His one desire was to