The evening world., 1912-01-24
Historic
Heartbreaker
Copyrght. ioi2. by The Fr.s Furnishing On. TThe Nov forE WofTd1'
NO. 1.-THE DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH.
By Albert Payson Terhune.

f=1oR jumping nj If a high window a young Engnshman received a
reward of $4,000. 1t was the foundation OF a wealth "a was
eked out by gifts from beautiful women, and that grew at last to
G~ be the largest private fortune in England.
The youth who thus risked his neck to win money as Handsome Jack"
Churchill, Sol Of a downatheel knight His sister had on the tickle
affections of King James II, an. she used her court position to advance n
interests of her elder brother. John. Thanks to her he received a good
start. both in court and in the army. Though his career had been made
possible by such doubtful means, he proceeded to improve 1t by methods
far more doubtful Macauley says Of him:
larry winning. yet of such dignity that the most impertinent tops never
ventured to take any liberty with him. His education had been SO much
neglected that he could not spell the commonest words" =
Jack ch nrcSsIs sse e T found In. with a score o, owe affairs OF hi, hands.
ais. to sy costly presents nat should win them II. smiles of girls whom they
" woman vino expected to be seen in his company or TO- be
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showerei gold and Jewels which we're wrun IRON the poor
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insa'aason 70, Churchill Churchill would forever ROT hr ,, thu King favor, En s 20 .,
by it, Tho Duke OF BucAinshan had had a Violent quarrel VIII her n
to let him know tho lex, time Churchill md y, s,. should BE s talking ,Hse'h hs.,u
in a window emerasure Of me OF the palaces upper corridors. bnchinsham ar
scene Churchill saved Tho situation by throwing himself out o the window be-
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IN might have been quite q. anxious, to ave his ovn credit with the Sns as
Next Churchill tried to brighten his prospects, by ma.4HGny. Plenty Of rich
fame n wealth even nor han for cash So he mad a ma.cht that h court
HE. His parents wi.hedh him to marry Catherine sedley a wealthy kinswom~n.
Who n s sa1rs , hmI lie re Ter nnma n mn'T ssao a as g, tie assr1, I~nn nH psH unsan SnUs
younger daughter Of, the Duke Of York. There, then seemed absolutely 10 pros,
snsh, ss influence s"s imp politics But cnursAia vas iaP.~siDs Sarah gained bound,
s ss =" 'n . G %ss.a aS' by es""s nF@."s beauty %ss %s' es s%1 ok OK %%s women "'
but non. IN les. = rasr. ot Ensaand 'chwenn wa. snnosisd. NJ alter :.
- him" Much he owed to his skin a. a soldier and statesman;
s:.:: Of out n %s ~sns assn:p powers ere '. ss . sssrs, ss ss hts marriage and
u.r." Marlborough paid we'll in countless. stormy .cen.: for
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hi. death they we're found in his ea:ur. cabinet. In sno.her marital d.pat.
when old ae robbed MarieoroasS Of ii. beauty and magnetism. so that % ~ons
hi, high official psauon sarah messiy followed him into exile. n disgrace