The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-04-30
LADY GORDON.S
EMBARRASSMENT.

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Sir John Gordon's first wife was the
| daughter Of another sir He suuander.
ed her money and married the dauph.,
| ter of rich dyer, with a million for a
dowry. He gambled and raced and
wagered. and in the course OF Eve
years he was ready to ask his dear
wife to sell her jewels when she was
| thrown from horse and killed. This
| made the financial situation worse
than ever. and after few months OF
| mourning he decided to make another
exception in his case Some one told
him of a wall paper manufacturer who
| had made a great fortune and had a
daughter who longed to marry a man
| with title Sir John rode hundred
| miles to see the man.. He found him
in the Office of great brick building
| that was humming with industry and
| pouring smoke from its chimneys. 1t
| was turning out wall paper of lat diff
ferent patterns. including twelve hunt
ing scenes. Sir John and his govt 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 million and a
half.
price. He had been told that he ought
to catch the son of lord for thar fip.
ure Sir John stuck to his fpnres-not
a penny less. 1t wasn't every day in
the week that sir nearly sixty years
old who had govt, a bald head. weak
eyes and hobble and who would
dump a 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 his
daughter that he had found her hus-
band. She replied that she was very
glad. and in due time the equity old
wreck came along and had an inter-
view, and the papers were signed. The
marriage took place with q great deal
of pomp. The father paid extra for
the pomp. Sir John 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 it
for the third time. She said she hoped
never to SET eyes on him again a1can+
by accident. He was more than salts
fed, and so it came about that they
had been married year and hadn't
met each other three times since the
wedding day.
Then Sir John began to fade. and the
doctor recommended VOYAGE to Ma,
deira and return. He didn't think #
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 go
ing to Madeira, but she didn't send to
his rooms and offer to darn his soc,.s
or send along bottle of Jamaica GIN
ger He departed, and she did not
know the day. In about fortnight
there was q second departure. LADY
vonpo paro,,,o1 sps upon ~
son of Lord Percival, to fly with him
on bis yacht. He could borrow enough
money from the Jews and bis fellow
FOUNDERS to take them to some sunny
island in the far Pacific. and they
would dwell there forever. If LADY
Gordon had any qualms of conscience.
they were not recorded for the benefit
Of posterity. II young Percival's lord
Of father cared. it has not appeared
In evidence.
1t was a sailing Yacht and in aue
time it sailed awav' whethsr - was