El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-21

wv Ill Mrs. Henry Redmond,
NJ one Of the weaHhiest wild.
w ows IN society, finally re
ward Captain Franklin Plummer for
his years Of devotion and for his
persistent, if peculiar, method OF
wooing? Some men have won their
sweethearts by means of flowers,
Iover-like letters, deeds of heroism,
or by being one hundred per cent
efficient as lovers. Captain Plum
mer, vice-commodore Of the New
York Yacht Club, and one of the
best amateur shippers In the yacht
ing world, viii win his suit because
Of his reVersion to type. He is, in a
way, the modern prototype Of the
cave man.
He has literally chased his beauti-
full soon-to-be-fancee to earth, al
though his chase has been in the
water. It has been a long chase and
mostly a stern chase, this yachting
courtship. The beautiful widow on
her beautiful steam yacht. The
sutton aboard a dazzling white
schooner. It is bound to be sue
cessfuI one, and society in this coun-
try and England, where both have
many friends, is counting on send
ing wedding presents before the
snow flies.
Every once in a while We are
brought face to face with a court
ship so unusual, so sentimentally IN
teresting that we pause, In this busy
modern age, and say, ''Ah, hal Cad
zooksi the good old days Of romance
are not dead" This is one Of those
ipause-making courtships. We must
begin at the beginning this tale Of
a love affair that would have in
spired Dumas, one that might well
1T in with the life story of the Three
Musketeers.
Mrs. Redmond, the heroine Of this
l"chase," is a charming young widow,
blessed with several million dollars,
and a rare sense of humor She Is
pasSonately devoted to yachting,
and has spent seven-eighths OF the
last ten years on board her big steam
yacht.
A year after Mr.. Redmond's death
g sutton appeared on the horizon. It
was just at the opening of the yacht
ing season that Captain Plummer's
yachting cap began to seek a per-
mament hook in the cabin Of the
Redmond yacht. The widow was
delighted to renew an old acquaint-
ance with the Yice-commOdore.
There were many visits, tea was
drunk in gilded cups nearly every
afternoon on the deck Of the Julie"
which was the name given his yacht
by the late Mr.. Redmond.
Before the Summer ended society
began to notice that wherever the
Julie" dropped anchor, the Plummer
yacht speedily dipper her colors at
a neighboring mOOring. Thus began
the chase, three short years ago.
After the Newport Horse Show
that year Mrs. Redmond weighed
anchor on the Julie" and sailed for
parts unknown. As the Julie"
steamed out of the harbor, the sail
ors on board the big white ''Sea Fox
were busily at work making saH,
Ten minutes after the Julie" drop
ped out of sight, the aSea Fox" look
ing like a great white Nemesis, was
flying before the wind, with Captain
Plummer in the lookout's nest anx-
iously scanning the horizon.
The next night the Julie" an
ehored in Boston Harbor. Early the
following morning Mrs. Redmond.
In the most fascinating white yacht
ing costume, sat on deck, slipping
her chocolate and keeping her ewes
fixed on the top of Bunker Hill
She sighed. What did
she say to her pretty companion.
Dorothy Kane, of the red-gold hair?
Well, what would a heroine of a
Dumas novel say?
at Is well done, Dorothy. nv
pretty maid, we have escaped our
sutton. 1t is, you see, Just a thought
90 early for me to settle on the
partner Of my future. It is well that
We stole away without making
,ur plans known to our sutton. He
Gods, my pretty Dorothy,
What varlet enters beret"
And, leaping lightly over the port
all, Captain Plummer joins his run
way sweetheart.
Good morning, Mistress Redmond.
is z pretty morning, and fine
all we had over the bounding bill
1Ws. Cad zooksi didst you think to
0se me so soon ?"
Thus spoke the heroine and hero
f this romance as they met in Bos-
Oh Harbor. Thus closed the first
g Of a chase which was to extend
yer three years and many, many
-aters.
The Julie" stayed in Boston Har-
or ten days. There was much to
0 in the town and many short trips