The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-16

Ing school TO finish her education Tie
young couple then used to visit the big
establishment together and selected the
handsomest fabrics and goods. all Of
which were charged 10 Ralph's account.
The young lovers sailed on a smooth
sea Of courtship until the first part Of the
Summer OF "a. Word reached the senior
White OF the love affair of his son. The
idea OF his son and successor in business
marrying one of his former shop girls
aroused mis- anger. particularly as he had
other plans for Ralph. and he took such
steps as he could TO break OF the con-
templated union 1t was this opposition
which caused a breaking away from the
two years engagement promise. and on
August 80 the couple elopezi 10 New York
where they were married. They were ac-
companied by Mrs. Frost, Lucy's married
sister, and her husband. On their return
Mr.. and Mrs. White, Jr.. went to I've
with AIRS. Frost and Ralph went into the
silk lining business with his brother-in-
law, Harry Frost,
The displeasure Of the senior White was
intense at hearing OF the marriage. He
talked OF disinheritance, as he had threat
Through his influence no paper but one in
Boston published anything about the
marriage, just as. in the present instance.
no paper but enc has mentioned any
thing about the suit for separation.
For long time the ire Of his father
could not be appeased. But Ralph was
Indifferent He had he said, the strength
and the willingness TO fight the worlds
battle for living when he had the love
of his wife as a stimulus and a spur 10
his endeavors. Ralph's mother and sis
tiers rather liked the bold spirit OF indie
pendence Ralph had shown, and saw 10 1t
that the young couple were never in dan
ger of want. Between the ladies a warm
friendship sprang up. which lasted until
the death of Mrs. White. Sr. Through
the latter's diplomacy the fathers for
giveness and blessing were secured and
Ralph gave up business and went back to
his old position with his father.
Then followed FOR the young couple
years Of happiness. Both mingled in so
ciety. They had fine house in one of the
suburbs, entertained lavishly. and TO out
siders a happier couple never lived. The
apple OF discord came in the Spring OF
year ago. when Ralph's absence from the
home nights on trivial and inconseQuen-
tan excuses first aroused Mrs Whites
suspicious. The suspicious were strength
ened during the Summer, at the New
Hampshire summer resort where the
Whites were stopping. Here the woman
in the case appeared. Ralph's attentions
to her were as marked and noticeable rs
his neglect and indifference to his own
wife. The other vacationists had the sub
ject as common topic, and speculation
was stirred up as to what action Mrs.
White would take
The breach started in the Spring hal al
ready become wider as the result of the
Summers experience and Ralph's abb
sence became more and more frequent.
and his explanations more and more I'M
satisfactory. With each explanation re-
quired Mr.. Whites temper became more
excited, until at last it reached a point
where there was, Mrs. White alleges, real
downright abuse and ili-treatment. The
climax came some weeks ago when the
Summer resort woman is said to have
called at the home of the Whites.
Mrs. White went at once to some
friends in Roslindale, where she IS re
naming, and filed soon after the petition
for separate maintenance
The petition was not filed until ofter--
according to Mrs. Whites friends-evcIy
other means had failed. Mrs. WhJc'a
love and confidence remained unsf aiken
in her husband almost up to the last.
But now 1t is over forever.