Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-30

Nicholaus pretejds to be-in other
words, she is twenty-five years Of age,
and has been on the stage, more or less,
since she was fiji cen.
Something owe, a week ago the COM
pany she was With closed, and prior
to joining another company in Chicago
next week, Helen came to New York.
Friday night Miss Fox went to the
Standard Theatre, and after leaving
there dropped into the Imperial Music
Hall.
some several inches above the left
knee she wore
THE $1,7OO GARTER
to hold up a long black stocking. And
right here It might be mentioned that
the garter IS made of gold and silk
elastic, win enough diamonds to make
a dozen pair of earrings and several
dozen engagement rings.
When Cne performance in the theatre
concluded, Helen, with her escort, de-
scended into the cafe and there slipped
a glass Of champagne or TWO. Then she
started home in q cab. On the way she
missed the garter, but just now the loss
was discovered is not related, but when
the loss was discovered
THERE WAS TROUBLE.
After making sure that her escort d!d
not have it IN any of his pockets, she
told the cabby to return to the Imperial
as quick as possible. When they reach
ed the Imperial it was closed, and even
"Tomm.e" Donahue, the press agent,
was nowhere to be found.
Miss Fox had to accept the situation
and go home without the leg adornment,
for The first time in two years.
Yesterday Miss Fox and a friend,
Mss Minnie Breiter, searched the I'm
per.al and the Standard Theatres, but
FOUND NO TRACE
CT the missing garter. The loss was not
reported to the police, as Miss Fox says
the garter has her name and home
address engraved on the inside. and if
the finder is honest he VIII return it
and receive the 5000 reward she is offer
ing to pay.
A reporter found Miss Fox yesterday
afternoon in an uptown hotel She was
very much put cut at first and refused
to talk. but finally told the history of
the lost garter.
1T was a present" she said, from
AN AWFUL DEAR FRIEND.
He said he wanted to marry me, but
I refused him because I did not think
l loved him enough to be his wife. There
we had a row or rather a half dozen
words. and he said he'd never see me
again. He was, or rather IS, very
wealthy, and before saying goodby to
Gne for good. asked me to accept check
for s.. 600, which l refused.
well, to make the story short, he
went away and about a month later
received the garter from him. 1t was
awfully odd how it arrived, just at the
time when l did not dare open the pack
age. but | thought the world of it, not
for it's monetary value, but because it
was
PRETTY AND FROM HIM.
I've worn the garter ever since all over
the United States and to Paris. with the
exception of TWO weeks in San Fran
cisco, where l pawned it for 500 when
l happened to be awfully short.
What am l going to do about it?
Why. 1 don't see what l can do. It's
gone and that is all there is about it..
If it turns up I'll pay liberal reward
and-Oh. I wish It would turn upR
Wont you tell who gave you the
garter?" asked the reporter.
seN-.t .--o-, - vof, told mo ~ y1-oc =, ~
for publication. I'm sorry the papers
have GOT hold of the item, but it is just
liable that I may get another garter, but
whether I do or not I wouldn't tell his
name for worlds. and that's all I've got
10 say about It, there"
Miss Fox requested that If the per-
SON who found the garter would COM
mun:cate with her through the Mercury
she would be more than obliged.