The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-13
CALLS THE SINGER
A HUMAN VAMPIRE
He Would Give Financial
Aid for His Former"
Brother.

In a darkened room in his house
near Gotham, Va, lighted by the mt
fuI rays Of a single candle, lest the
light may hurt his eyes. and Isolated
from all his kind. lies John Arm
strong ChaIoner, the brother OF
sheriff Bob" Chanler, whose matri-
moniaI entagiemeRts with Lima Cav
alieri- the French song-bird. are at
tracing the attention OF two CONT
neuts-
But while he feels somewhat sorry
that a member Of the family TO which
he belongs should be so held up 10
the scorn of the world. there seems
10 the observer nothing but bitter
ness. not without some possible Sc
cret eIation. in the heart Of John
Armstrong Chaloler for his brother
Propned up ir bed for he Is Just re-
covering from en- attack 0f malariaI
fever with marked copies Of the New
York and Washington papers around
Rim. and loaded -e4 Colt revolver hang
ing within easy reach Of his hand. 50
that he might reach out and csrsss the
irory handle occasionally, ChaIcEer
broke into a laugh when a representa-
tive OF The Washington Times asked
what ne thought OF the Chanler-Cava-
lieri contTetemps.
Foretold the Outcome.
Why. / foretold it he cried When
7 first heard Of the engagement Of my
former brother TO the singer I knew
what the result would be and. although
I both hate and fear the former sheriff,
7 telecraphed him al the time 70 be sure
10 save enough Of his allowance to keep
him IN clothes and TO buy himself
lunch. But his only answer was: oh,
everybody knows that John is crazy.
Well, all I have to sav is to quote the
Bible and Judge all men BY tbeir
works II YOU do am sure that I viii
not be the member Of the Chandler fam
iIy that YOU viii consider to be losing
7 also told Bob at the time that he
should beware Of alimony assaults.
and keep enough of his patrimony 10
live on, for he would not have much
left when the SOnE-OIrd got through
with him. I cannot say that I know the
Cavalier. for I have never met her, but
II know her kind-indeed / know them
too ICELAND I have studied her face
and know every emotion that she is
. ca apabIe of, for they are all written
there in her chiseIed features, and in
her IanEUid calculating eye
Calls Her Bob's Misht-
She is his wife-or perhaps I should
say his 'nisft,' for wife IS rather a
misnomer in this case-and not mine.
for which I thank Heaven. I have had
/ troubles enough OF my own. without
B being married to a song bird
/ Here ChaIOner paused for a moment,
famed himself with few waves Of a
palm leaf fan which he kept constantly
in motion, patted the colt lovingly, and
continued.
+ You viii remember that when the en-
eagement was announced I cabIed nv
f congratulations to the CavaIierf in Paris,
and contented myself with warning the
( former sheriff, for I thought that she
was the one to be congratulated for
. what was coming to Bob. When thev
/ cable5 RE after the marriage, Married
ana happy Lima and Bob I again
. cal bIeJ. cOngratulating the singer. and
: ola rot as much as address a line to nv
former brother
/ TRADE Against Family.
And here. as in every other place
: throughout the interview where
/ ChaIoner mentioned his family. h.
I launched into a TRADE against each and
I every member Of ii. But he finally
came hack 10 the question of the inter
/ national miscarriage.
/ - knew the moment set ewes on the
picture Of the Cavalieri what sort of a
woman she was. I am great a7mirer
I Of Napoleon, and, Ike him, I am a stu
. dent Of physioCnomy, and can tel with
/ q single glance at the face of a man OF
woman exactly what sort of person he
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