She afterward eloped with a St. Louis drummer, and before he divorced her she'd become the best lady poker player in the State of Missouri.

"He was forced against his inclination to marry the dashing Clotilde de Langevy, who eloped so shamefully with one of the Mousquetaires.

He reasoned that he might as well have the game, if he must have the blame, and thereafter a travelling companion attended him when he surreptitiously eloped with his music, and his clothes.