Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-01-29
LADY GORDON'S
EMBARRASSMENT.
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daughter of another sir. He squander.
ed her money and married the daugh.
ter of rich dyer, with a million for 9
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
thrown 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 in his case. Some one told
him of 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 a 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 tn
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 lord for that fig
ure. Sir John stuck to his figures-not
penny less. 1t wasn't every day in
the week that sir nearly sixty years
old who had govt, 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 his
daughter that he had found her a hus-
band. She replied that she was very
glad, and :" due time the equity old
wreck came long and had an inter-
view, and the pS..sars were signed. The
SAarriage took plaeS with a great deal
Of pomp. The father paid extra for
the pomp. Sir John haS secured an
other dove, but she differe5 from the
other two. She had married him 80
be Lady Gordon. She gave him to I'M
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 except
by accident He was more than salts
fed, and so 1t came about that they
had been married a year and hadn't
met each other three times since tho
wedding day.
Then Sir John began to fade, and the
doctor recommended a voyage to Ma
deira and return. He didn't think It
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 socks !
or send along bottle of Jamaica GIN
ger. He departed, and she did not !
know the day. In about a fortnight |
there was second departure. Lady
Gordon had been prevailed upon by
young Percival, second, third or fourth
son Of Lord Percival, to fly with him
on his yacht He could borrow enough
money from the Jews and his 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. If young Percival's lord
or father cared, 1t has not appeared
In evidence.
1t was a sailing yacht, and in due
time 1t sailed away. Whether It was
because the breezes desired to favor
the elopement or because they had to
blow that way is nothing to the case.
Hlow they did, and the yacht was
speeding in the right direction when
one dark night she crashed into a sail.
ing vessel and was badly injured, For
Tour days she lay rolling on the sea.
with her crew seeking to make re-
pairs, but unable to come at the leaks
when steamer hove In sight and bore
Town to them. 1t was at once decid-
a to abandon the yacht 1t was a dis.
appointment to the clippers m have
III their plans knocked In the head.
'ut they consoled themselves with the II
election that they had done their
'est to raise scandal and reach their
sland.
The big steamer. homeward bound.
vas willing to take the unfortunates
board, aud the transshipment was
uiy made. Young Percival and Lady
iordon had had time to plan a little. /
.hey were to pass on board as Mr.
'aruthers and wife. and as such thew
ID pass, They received many intro
uetions and much sympathy. and the
nlhg was carried or bravely until