New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-20

IA that curious '"'''
sp' ~, rany happened au episode
a'' ~, 7 s,pl.nsc t>n people can nave
:, .onncc.s Itself with the offer
i"..' ,,,s,i.r mission n; Washington O.
,,,5l,.-Wcst while he VAS suli
j, Madrid All the main facts
-. ,,rert trial brought cut had
W.. bcror, this Mr.. Sackville-
tail ,s5 nae; Ptlita, the Spanish
W. 49,, MAS tlen snarried had an
oa'- -. ps5 lived with her Tor many
- and SIZE had horne him ohilaren'
,' ,hesc children were daughters
.-.Un up Mr. SackNiile-Mest VAS
hiu a.. a. e. 10 Washington unless he
u'' -, these Young ladies with him,
''''' ooualy unwilling they should
So .ry risk Of annoyance 'r OF eNolu-
i'" -. 80, sorie,,. he had heard ~ the
-, ,ress He knew something Of the
,''''' s,,ovn by that press for the
80, ,.,,.s ~ private life. and ~ its ap-
sa'',''' p. ,-sisrre,ions. whether private
r,blic And he hesi'ated.
- ,bis dilemma h. consulted Mr..
.n - that time our Minister in
.,.s-,s he told Mt. Lowell the whole
40 Thought the state Depart
-, 81, washington might think itself
-, IS II Was. o. know the facts.
-, % sid Nr West. Ii the
-. ri state is told, and the truth
..,,,es known in the department gem
~. how can ] be- sure that Il viii not
- known 20 the near 'enterprising
-.rsnerse N IL got into print Wash
-,.,n would become impossible. Can
/ yor help mo-?
a, lowell used to Say, truly enough,
u, ~ vas NJ dl1omatisi. but he had.
L -, no .hosc 90 use 10. sufficient tact 20
-, pifh 6sfcgt situation. Tie told
=, ss-kyirlc- West thar No had not over
.,.s no de'icacy ~ tho position and he
| ,.,s not answer for Tho success Of his
.-,.-rertior. u.t he would do what ne
..,s What D. did, beyond writing un-
eFdsry perhaps % the Secretary 81
s,ats and perhaps o. one ar two other
,.,.ons ~ authority. ] never knew. II
vss Ar Lowell Who told me the story.
h.f ~ said. with "a rather grim smile:
Although ] am no diplomatist I do
sametires ,uow when 20 hold my
tongue and D win name no names. It's
,-r possible my correspondents might
rrsfer 90 remain unknown"
Whoever they were and whatever they
| fa h. manruvre succeeded brilliantly
L
,'rr8 satisfied Mr. Sackville- West. and
- accepted Tho Washington post. His
hurhters were received without Ques-
non boz Washington society. There was
-',er tlirR. any gossip or even a sus-
F.on ~ amy Kind. Tho word ''illegiti-
rsr" was never mentioned. They were
III ony accepted. they were great favor
res Miss Victoria became a reigning
L. Her beauty and her intelligence
aes alike remarkable. About both
les rare qualities there was something
Irv which gave 20 both an added
BARN she WAS sought IN marriage.
II afrss popular aliilc I'm America and in
| HomatiD circles. and the names Of some
ftsr sgitars are stin remembered. Her
i'her Was respected but popularity MAS
hing be- never soslght de was re-
ETsd taciturn. and people who did not
~ him called him dun He had. az any
Et q very unusual power 81 silence,
m among laxative people that was
F enough 20 convince them he had
nhg 20 say.
II
al Nos Was more or less forgotten m
aWa scandal ~ the Murchison lei
@ Whether 'hai letter Was plant
DOT matters Aiilo What mattered
a mar Lora SackNlil" answered H.
answered u n terms winch uh-
-f-a} rri'~ "T interested polltlolahs
4" tA''i'a American puollc were anle
interpret as IN expression oi olihloh'
even fhs was not immediate. NJ
30 lhl"fiano" MAS attached 10 ths
~" Nh'H AFst punished. IL was
'.'.f'.>. pa sinah fSpe' on an
i"tr Sol Tor TWO "f ihnee oas
''t''lahd "iI'"ii"h's see Nha'
Il we haa come ini" their hands lhen
ru,ea. am over the land And then
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