The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-29

J. wAIDERE KIRK AND MSS LEM
LeoII MARLEY.


J. wsidere Kirk. the King Of Dudes. Of
New York City. is in imminent danger ol
becoming . benedict. Al stgnS indicate
that he is Liable to pop the question any
day. He has spent ten days in 81. Louis,
and certainly his actions have been ..sus-
p.eious."
The young lady? She bears the poetscxl
name Of Miss Lem Leoti Marley. She u
young, beautiful and accomplished, and
she has money. She il the daughter OF
Thomas r. Marley. a mining and real es-
tate sDecuiatsr Of Los Angeles. Cal. bat
who WAS q contractor and builder in 81.
Louis ten years ago. Mrs. Marley and
daughter spent last week at the Planters
hotel So did the King Of pudea- The
King was quite attentive TO Miss Marley.
and was daily in her society. They at
tended the theatsrs and dined together,
and called on friends in the West End.
Beliboys were loaded down with boxes Of
ley's ROOM The King wore the choicest
suit Of clothes from his elaborate ward
robe. and his face beamed smile that
seemed to signify ineffable JOY.
There Is tinge of romance to the SIM
infamous visit Of Miss Marley and Mr..
Kirk In st. Louis last week They met
by chance Cupid often performs mys-
tegious wonders by chance. you knew.
King Kirk left the e1fete East several
weeks ago to push his trade and startle
the natives with his noisy attire IN tho
wooIly West. In Chicago he displayed .
wardrobe that laid the young Puilmans
and Higginbothams in the shade. and
aroused the envy OF all sons OF pig-killing
miliionaireS. Then the dude sw0oped
down upon the unsuspecting inhabitants
Of Kansas City and carved trail OF
splendor over the bluffs of the town by
the kaw. Then the dude headed for st.
Louis. OF course his travelling attire was
a notified dream Of colors. and there was
great commotion among the passengers
The ladies especially were nervous. The
dude was the center Of attraction. OF
course he could not move but that all
eyes followed him. Hesarose and walked
down an aisle. when suddenly he heard
a feminine voice speak in sweet and dull
Get tones:
why, Jim i am so glad to see you!
I didn't dream that you were the one who
caused all this commotscn."
Mind you this feminine voice said
Jim Familiarity 1t was Miss Lem 1e-
oti Marley who had spoken. The dude
bowed low and there was a warm hand.
clasp. The young iady's mother also
warmly greeted the King Of Dudes A
decade ago. when the dude was Simply
Nr. Kirk. he was a frequent visitor at
he home of the Marleys. In ST. Louis.
They called him jim" and TO them he
is still plain "Jim." This chance neeet-
ing on the train was an enjoyable one.
1t appears, for all parties concerned. The
little Miss Marley as a school girl OF ten
years ago had now grown to be beauti-
full young lady Of twenty-five summers.
She is somewhat below the medium
height. plump. graceful. however, has
dark hair and expressive dark eyes, full
oval face. and fair complexion She
dresses n elegant taste. and wears dia-
monds in a modest way.
SO. ii happened that J. Waldere Kirk
and Mrs Marley stopped at the same ho-
tel in st. Louis-the Planters The dude
was naturally glad to ehow the young
lady anbher mother. especially the young
lady, ali the many polite favors possible
under the circumstance On the other
hand, the young lady and her mother
seemed to be delighted TO receive these
favors from their old friend Jim" In
fact. al parties were pleased and so well
pleased that the goss.ps soon had the dude
and Miss Marley engaged to be married
This rumor got into the newspapers and
the Associated Press sent It broadcast
over the country. The next day the tele-
grams began pouring in upon the dude.
The editors of the yellow journals OF New
York had geminy fits. for to them the
marriage of the King Of Dudes would call
for as much space az n declaration OF war
between the United States and Spain.
These yellow-hued Journals kent the wires
hot sending Geographic queries to Mr..
Kirk wanting TO know IL he was to be
married. Mr.. Kirk never replied.
Mr.. Kirk also received letters and tele-
grams from his friends in New York.
Chicago. Cincinnati! Denver Kansas
City. San Francisco and Red Horse
Mountain, Col. asking IL he was to be
married. Over 800 letters and kilograms
came TO him In three days. but he never
answered a single one. The dude kept
mum and allowed every one to keep on
guessing He and Miss Marley had great
fin reading these letters and teseErams.
When asked By Newspaper men II he and
Mss Marley were engaged. the dude gave
a polite but firm denial and smiled. The
young lady did the same and 5lushed. In
matches declared that Cupid xaz e:sr rE.s-
and waiting for a chance to land a solar
plexus bow on the dude.
A younger daughter. Miss Bessie Mar
ley. Joined hsr mother at the Planters
last Tuesday. Mrs. Marcy and her two
daughters left Wednesday morning for
Cincinnati. and after visiting friends there
they will so TO New York. 1t 10 said
that they will reside In Gotham perman-
entity The dude left Wednesday night
for New York He carried with him three
massive trunks. containing thirty or forty
suits Of clothes and innumsrabie neck
tee and siiyer-mounfed canes and um-
brellas He carried with him GO sheets
Of note paper and snA envelopes made to
his order. that cos: $50. The envelopes are