The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-27

ing made the victim of a practical joke,
although the fact that Mr.. Mitchell had
produced properly filled out marriage
license indicated that he at least was
acting in good faith.
At first Miss Van Wyck, who was
very white and apparently laboring
under strong nervous strain, was
silent. The minister reiterated his
question. Then she said:
The Brides Refusal.
Il cannot be married now. 1t is too
serious to actin this way. I will not
go on with the ceremony"
Mr.. Mitchell demanded an explana-
ton. Everybody knows that an inter-
rupted wedding is the worst luck in
the world, and Mr.. Mitchell is a
Southernor, who was brought up on a
plantation, where the colored people
know the meaning of all signs and can
. recognize all hoodoos. \
Miss Van Wyck refused to supple
ment the reason she had given. The
prospective bridegroom tried to reason
with her and then pleaded. Miss Van
Wyck was absolutely firm. She wasn't
seeking dramatic effect, but she refused
ito recede from the position she had
taken.
Mr.. Mitchell then became angry. it
is said. Much may be pardoned a
man under the circumstances. 1t is
trying to stand befoZe a minister with
a young woman as beautiful as is Miss
van Wyck, who is fascinating and al
together delightful as well as rich
and have her refuse to go on with the
f marriage ceremony about sixty seconds
& De1ofe one expects to hear the clergy
man pronounce them man and wife.
II is said that in his wrath Mr..
. &l5cheH told Miss Van Wyck that she
had no right to humiliate him in that
fashion and that she could marry him
then or not at all. According 10 the
current story, Miss Van WICK renIied
that she would marry him some time
but only when she was ready.
Inc party separated at DR.. Radcliffe's
, door, and it is declared that Miss Van
Wyck and Mr. Mitchell have NOT seen
each other since. Miss Van Wyck went
= 70 Milford, Pa, and Mr.. Mitchell also
left town.
There was no reason why Miss Van
, Wyck should have elected to get mar
ried without people knowing ANYTHING
! about it. Although she is only ninee
teen, she is her own mistress and has
absolute control of her large fortune
1t is possible the fact that the mar
rage seemed to be one of those hastily
9 arranged, informal affairs that usually
characterize runaway matches made
!, her change her mind. Every right
MINDED young woman looks forward to
a wedding which shall be a fine affair.
: ana because of her wealth and posi-
ton Miss Van Wyck can have a very
splendid one, with all the attributes
which make those affairs notable.
Hunt for Parson.
II there had been an opposing par
ent or guardian to object to the match.
possibly she would have been married.
\ 1t is even more probable that if the
Rev. Herbert Scott Smith, rector of
st. Margarets church, IN Washington.
had not been shaving week ago last
+ Wednesday at the particular time he
selected for that necessary operation
4 MISS Van Wyck would now be Mrs.
Frank Mitchell.
! Mr.. Mitchell and Miss Van Wick
{ sought Rector Smith first, and thew
refused to wait until he had finished
shaving. They drove from rectorv to
s parsonage, only to find the clergyman
3out or engaged until they reached the
parsonage of the New York Avenue
Presbyterian church Dr. Radcliffe
was at home and quite willing to per-
form the ceremony.
But the long delay and the several
disappointments had a marked effect
upon the prospective bride. Under
those circumstances a young woman
is naturally under considerable strain
and plainly 1T was too much for Miss
Van Wyck
If Miss Van Wyck is a trifie eccen-
trio. she came by it naturally. In the
United States senate her father was
called Crazy Horse" by his opponents.
He was a millionaire and a Populist,
which seems paradox.
Born in Poughkeepsie in 1924 Charles