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Show i i ' 4 . r i. '.ja .1. n . (Special to Tbe Telegram.) nsw yosk, April 12. rmanced for matrimonial campaign In New York, In wtich he was to match his proud name and ancient lineage against millions In American dollars, Oapt. Alexander Ephlnston of the Sing's Own Eoyal Lancaster regiment of England Eng-land confessed In the Tombs that his failure ,was due, perhaps, to an unavoidable un-avoidable and uncontemplated happening.- . . ; The Cpt j f eh In lore, and with a little millinei who had not a shining to bless herself with, as he declared. Never before from, the lips of the principal to an international matrimonial matrimo-nial enterprise bare the cold-blooded details of the pursuit of the American beirees been revealed as they were by this handsome young; Englishman. His financial backers grew cold be- eanse of his failure to make as rapid progress as they had expected, and they failed him absolutely in the end. How near he came to achieving his object before he fell in love with a penniless pen-niless youn woman and lagged in his hunt for the woman with milions. El-phinston El-phinston will not say. But that he did not lack for opportunity to mingle with women of wealth in New York society was laughingly confessed by the young Englishman, who said: "It is true that I came here with letters let-ters of introduction to a number of high class New, York families. Among them were Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Lawrence, Law-rence, Dr. Allen Bartell, E. G. Scher-merhorn Scher-merhorn and Don Giovanni del Draga. I found it very easy by keeping my name and connections as a cousin of Lord Elphinston and nephew of the late Lord Dufferin, to increase at will my circle of acquaintances in society. "X had the entree to such clubs as the Union league, the Manhattan, the Army and Navy and the Lotus, and In- Tltations were plentiful. X was enter-tained enter-tained at many homes. Including those of Mrs. John Han an, Mrs. Yerkes-Mlx-ner and Mrs. Isaac Lawrence. I was the guest of honor at an elaborate dinner given by Mrs. Hanan and was frequently fre-quently entertained in the homes of Mrs. X-'-rrence and Mrs. Terkes-Mlz-ner. "After I had gotten into society, I found it very easy to get credit for anvthing. I attended balls and dinners and parties of all kinds, and ever I hunted for the American' heiress who was to be the guerdon -of the chase of which I was ashamed at heart. "I have sat out on the stairs with two score or more of the finest girls in New oYrk, but my lack of knowledge know-ledge of the financial standing of their parents prevented me from pressing my suit to a finish upon short notice. Of course, a fellow can only be married once, and I was afraid of what you Americans call 'a lemon.' " Capt. Elphinston - can easily be classed as one of the most remarkable characters ever held a prisoner in the Tombs. He is lodged there as a "hotel beat" by the complaint of the proprietors pro-prietors of several fashionable hotels in the city. "What X have to tell yon next may sound very funny, but it la the truth all the same, he said. X fell In love with a little milliner. And we were paupers, both of us. Oh, no, yon can't get her name. Just say that It is forgotten. But If X ever get out of thisthere may bo another tale to telL" |
