Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-27
BETTER THAN POLITICS.
Guy is Gay Lothario of the First
Water.

III. Guy Wiltshire is name familiar to
Los Angeles people. the following arti-
Gle, from the San Francisco Examiner,
will be read with some interest:
''Guy Wiltshire dawned on the west
some seven or eight years ago from Gin
cinnati, where his papa was a big man
because he happened to sit at the left
hand Of Rockefeller and own Standard
Oil stock to a most extravagant degree.
Guy had brother out here-a quiet
man in a safe business, of whom nobody
except quiet people ever heard.
Guy. however, enjoyed three seasons
of social success here. He was engaged
TO the belle of every season, because he
was attractive and because his papa had
such big roll of greenbacks.
Finally Guy took trip to Los Ange
aes and bought ranch. He used to en-
tertain British mobiles at his ranch,
whether they were mentioned in the
'peerage' or not. 1t made no difference
to Guy, because he was sans culottes
at heart, and rather enjoyed the irony
of modern civilization when his friends
fell all over bogus duke or lent money
to a tramp baronet. This propensity
never got him into trouble but once, and
that was when the pretended heir pre-
sumptive to British earl went through
the lighthouses at Santa Monica with
criminal intent. Guy provided legal
defense, but his aristocratic guest was
set at the matchmaking of the road to
Riverside, with variations including
ball and chain.
she Grew Very Weary.
But the simple existence of the
southern citrus belt palled upon Guy,
and he looked about him nervously for
better game. He found it.
"a man named w. G. Owen blew into
town one day, and Guy Wiltshire met his
affinity, for Mr.. Owen had wife. Owen
was disciple of Edward Bellamy, and
was trying to collect for syndicate
called the Nationalsts.
cHe didn't have to wait long to collect
Young Mr.. Wiltshire, and great thing gs
followed.
stFirst came the decease of Papa Will
shire in Cincinnati, leaving lot Of
Standard Oil stock tied up in such a
manner that Guy should have $4,000 a
wear for life, but could not touch the
principal. There were one or two words
added to one of the codicils to the effect
that Papa Wiltshire considered Guy to
toe s crank.
Presently Guy and Professor Owen
started Nationalist journal. This was
at the beginning of the campaign, and
in the second issue Guy announced that
he was candidate for congress.
During the political contest that fol-
lowed, Guy and the lovely Mrs. Owen
edited the Nationalist organ, while the
professor went out on the road and
stumped the southern counties. Mrs.
Owen had vast ambitions concerning
the salvation OF Great Britain, and ad-
yocated General Booths magnificent
scheme. Wiltshire has written glowing
letters to some of his young friends in
this city, describing in gorgeous Ian
guage the fair angel who has at last
shed light across the path
Meanwhile, Guy entertained the
Owen family at his pretty country seat,
and things went very well then.
"The Professor Gave Up His Wife.
"On the 5th of this month Professor
w. G. Owen returned to the Wiltshire
ranch and held consultation with his
wife and with Guy. The last two ex-
r,la;ned to him that though the election
was lost his honor was still preserved.
ssThe remainder of the dialogue has
mot been reported-it can only be
guessed at. However, Mrs. Owen sued
FOR divorce next day and received 1T III
gentle fashion from the Los Angeles