Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-20
GOULD TWICE MARRIED.
Inc First Ceremony Performed IN Lon.
d0n Very Quietly 1.-THE Aetress'
Elegant Apartments.
20 Avoid Disaersesbie Gossip About =.
iopemenf or aforoiddsn Union, the /,
second Ceremony Takes Place.

Gould was not married for the frst ,,re
iast evening. Not that he is a widower
OF the divorced husband Of some lu,pred
woman, or anything else unfortunate or
bad; he Is, and has been since his eyst
marriage, the husband Of the once Mics
Euith Kingdom, The preliminary and
really conclusive wedding took place In
London upwards of two months ago n,
81 came about In this way: Nearly n
year ago Mr.. Gould's attentions 10 Miss
hlngoon became the subject OF comment
IN theatrical society, and unfortunate.
~ some unpleasant things were
SAID about the lady in conse.
quence. There can be nothing mora
certain than that all aspersions upon Miss
hingdon's character were false and
groundless. No one who knew her either
IN ner profession OF out of 1t ever uttered
WORD In derogation concerning her: the
sngnt breath OF scandal was inspired nv
tnose who knew nothing OF what thew
talked about. Mr.. Gould's attentions
We're not obtrusive, but they were earn.
est and showed that he meant business
lie did not content himself with sending
extravagant bouquets to her across the
tootlightss but sent instead his coupe to
the stage door OF Daly'severy night at the
conclusion OF the performance, and Miss
Kingdom rode 70 her own home In II.
lie also gave her present now and then
OF costly jewelry. Now there has been A
third party to this interesting romance
from the beginning, and 1t may be well to
Introduce her at this point. Enter then,
Mrs Kingdom, mother and chaperon of
the actress. The friends OF the latter
credit the mother with good deal OF
shrewd figuring. They declare that her
experienced eye detected Mr.. Georges
extraordinary merits and native worth
before the daughter did, conscious as the
latter might be Of her rare fortune In Sc
curing the esteem OF many-millionaire
BE that as It may, Mrs. Kingdom
has accompanied her daughter in all
her travels, and Mr.. Gould has deferred
TO the mothers wishes at all times. As
soon as 1t became known that the DAILY
company was to go abroad Mr.. George
sent his valet over to London to procure
suitable apartments for his sweetheart.
They were furnished new at great ex-
pense; servants employed TO attend on
the lady's needs during her stay In the
metropolis, and fine carriage and span
bought and placed at her disposal. In
fact, everything was arranged as nicely as
II Mr.. Gould we're going to settle In Lon
don himself, and the more he thought
about the quality of life In such elegant
apartments the more he was in
clined to occupy them. So at last, after
the company had been absent short
time, he followed and did take up quar-
ters in the nicely furnished house. But
before that wedding took place. There
are those who think they know some
thing about the matter who assert that Il
was at this point that Mrs. Kingdoms
clever management was marked by sue
cess. The desirable millionaire was
away from home in foreign land, and
the strongest influence upon his acts and
feelings was the beautiful actress II he
was to be shared by diplomacy now was
certainly the time tor action. Atall events
a quiet wedding occurred at which
Mr.. George Gould and Miss Edith
Kingdom were regularly married. Several
members OF the DAILY company were cog
infant OF IL II not present at the event.
Among these were Miss Dreber, the
brides particular chum; Mrs. Gilbert,
Mr.. James Lewis, Miss Ada Rehan and
Mr.. Skinner, Mr.. Gould gave his wife
magnificent diamond brooch as wedding
token. For over month the couple lived
together In the London suite, and there Is
no question that the time passed very
happily for both. Whether Mr.. Georges
bliss may not have slightly clouded now
and then when he thought Of one j.
Gould on this side Of the Atlantic Is not
certainly known, but IL seems reasonable
TO suppose so, inasmuch ne the marriage
was without his knowledge. IL Is be-
lleved that he knew OF his sons
fondness for the actress, but was not
aware Of his immediate intentions. Az
ter few weeks Of honeymoon George re-
turned home and faced the music. II was
all pianissimo and could not be heard be-
yond the confines OF the Gould house
hold, but 1t was very earnest. Whatever
regret the father may have for his sons
course was soon cast aside or concealed,
and a plan adopted that should insure the
avoidance Of anything like scandal. The
whole world would be agog over elope-
ment stories IL George should allow II to
become understood that he had neen Sc
cretly married abroad and II was accord
ingly determined to have q new ceremony
when Miss Kingdoms season with DAILY
should be terminated. Mr.. George did
not object to this at all, as he thought
that his experience in London would
prove capital rehearsal for the ordeal
on this side. And so 1t proved II the
groom's behavior In public since the
event Is any criterion. He takes congrat-
ulation and chat as quietly and modestly
as II II were simply clever manipulation
OF railway stocks that had interested him,
aud hardly betrays his JOY by a blush.
Miss Kingdom has been personal favor
tie with the members OF the company
ever since she Joined 1t Everybody
knows by this time OF her
rare beauty, and it was this that
frst charmed George Gould. But per-
sonal acquaintance added to the glsmor
In his case, and It was the same with al
as with him, but In less tender degree.
The old actors OF the company, notably
james Lewis and Mrs. Gilbert, we're very |
fond OF her, and she readily became an
intimate member Of the little family par
" that distinguishes this association from |
all other troupes. AS noted above, Miss
Dreher was her particular friend and close
But after the company had
peen abroad for time q little unpleas-
antness arose through the jealousy OF one
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