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 nee
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 tho time Of the marriage of her
sister, Margaret Maloney, Helen was
slip Of n girl, tall and well develop
cd for her seventeen years. She held
the promise of 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 adulation.
Helen Maloney loved the world.
She loved its pleasures, it's light
heartedncss and everything in it that
was beautiful and pleasure making.
But Martin Maloncy saw in his
youthful daughter only the possibili-
ties, the protection and purity of a
convent. lie anticipated no defeat of
his plan. 1t was at this time that he
offered to establish for Archbishop
Rryan. of Philadelphia, an order of
nuns whose life work should be the
ca Q Of aged men and women. Scran-
ton, the old home of Martin Malonev,
where his Irish father and mother had
begun their humble struggle for ex-
lstence, was chosen as the home of
this order.
Martin Maloncy 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 consecrate her life
to this noble work He saw in the
years to come his "wce girln 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 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.
II was at this time that Arthur Her
bert Osborne came into her life. The
story of her clopement and her mar
rlagc to Osborne has been told. This
secret was kept from Martin Malonev.
although during the European travels
of last summer Mrs. Maloncy was tax
Ell into h@ daughters confidence.
1t was during a stay in Paris that
Samuel B. Clarkson came upon the
scene. Mrs. Maloney is an English
woman with Il deep love for her moth
er country.
Clarkson was 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
loncys in Paris, and he followed them
to Naples and to Rome. He was a
constant attendant there of the Young
American heiress. Martin Maloncv
knew little or nothing of this friend
ship.
When Mrs. Maloncv and her dauch-
ter returned I" their Spring Lake
home Martin Maloncy began TO hear
OF the young Englishmau. Every drop
or his blood is Irish and he looked
upon his daughters friendship with
Mr. tlarkSon with apprehension. lie
made IT understood that he did not
desire the visits of the young man 70
HIS nome and once more Helen Ma
l"n"r rhatcd under the restraint.
Then II was that Martin Maloncv nc
""mpanlrd President Roosevelt ON his
Western tour. During his absence ,hc
tragedy of Helen Maloncy : life de-
vrloprd. Mr.. Clarkson was a house
guest at the Maloncys' Spring Lake
mansion When they took up their
residence in their town house in
Philadelphia Mr.. Clarkson was daily
visitor.
The Second Marriage.
lielen Maloncy was an enthusiastic
autolst. and she and Samuel Clarkson
took almost daily rides around the
beautiful country near PHILADELPHIA.
No restraint was placed unon tho