The age-herald., 1898-03-09

unconscious at her home in that city, as the result of nervous prostration, superin- duced by distress at opposition of her fam fly to her marriage to her old sweetheart. Her raven hair is now white, and from beautiful girl she has become an old, de- crepid woman. It was on December 3, last, that Mrs. Lee, then Miss Harriet Goodloe, surprised all Washington and Louisville society by her sudden marriage to Phillip Lee, young man of Louisville who for several years has been one of the leaders in Kentucky society. Miss Goodoe was at the time engaged to MT. Harry Slater, millionaire, of Washington. The wedding cards were out. Her trousseau had been bought, and the time for the wedding was only few days off, when there was the announcement of her marriage to Lee.
 For years Miss Goodloe and Phillip Lee had been sweethearts. They had known each other cince early childhood. In fact they were boy and girl sweethearts. Then he was her first lover, and nothing was expected than that they should some day be married. Miss Goodloe spent much of her time abroad and in New York, where she educated. There she was belle. In fact, wherever she went she was popu- lar, but she always returned to Louisville, and there was never jar between her handsome Louisville sweetheart and herself until last summer.
 Miss Goodloes family had never looked kindly upon MT. Lees suit They liked him every one liked hini-but he was not en- dowed with an over amount of this world S goods, and the family thought that the beautiful Harriet should marry man who could give her not only every comfort, but every luxury of life.
 While in Newport Miss Goodloe attracted no end of attention by her beauty. She was courted on every hand. Among the men who fell victims to her charms was Harry Slater, of Washington Miss Good loes family looked kindly upon MT. Slater SuitOr for Miss Harriet m befn the summer was over it was whispered around the summer resort that an engage ment existed between the Kentucky girl and the rich Washingtonan. This report was not long in reaching Louisville. It was told to Phillip Lee. He was inclined to regard the rumored engagement as idle talk at first, but the truth forced itself upon him. Little was seen of Phillip Lee in society after that. The young man was sorely stricken when he received letter from his sweetheart which told of her en- gagement to Slater.
 Further than the report there was no official announcement of the engagement of Miss Goodloe and Slater, and when Miss Goodloe returned home in the fall she took her place in society. When asked about the report of her engagement to Slater she always laughed and evaded the question Late in October the time was fast ap- preaching for her marriage, and then it was that the engagement was made public. A few days later the invitations were is- sued.
 After that the former lovers met and despite the fact that Miss Goodioe was so soon to arry MT. Slater, MT. Lee so plead his cause that Miss Goodloe declined to further consider the Washington million aire, and 10 replight her troth to the man whom she said, she really loved, wrote to her mother that her marriage to Slater would mean unhappiness to both of them, and that she had deojded to marry Lee in spite of family objections. The letter end ed by saying that the wedding would take place that day at noon and that carriages would call at the house for her mother