The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-28

lieyed, is reciprocated by the young
woman. She is the charming and
beautiful young ingenue Of the Empire
Theater Stock company. She has just
become favorite with the public,
and her services are of considerable
value to the manager. She therefore
entered into contract with Mr.. Froh-
man, binding herself to act under his
manage ment for three years. The con-
tract cCrtains a clause, now quite
usual, birding Miss Milliken not to
cor:mit matrimony while it is in force.
All sorts of pains and penalties are
fixed for the violation of this clause
oe the contract Miss Milliken was glad
enough to sign the contract at the time.
Little Cld she think of the, sorrow it
might cause her in a few months.
Mr.. Stcddard, it is understood, is
anxious to fix the day at once, and
Miss M.lllken is not unwilling, but
there is that dreadful contract There
ale still two years of it to run
The friends of the pair say that Mr..
Stoddard has sent cablegram to Mr..
Erohlnan, who is in Europe, offering
him $5G, 900 if he will release Miss Mil
lken from her contract Mr.. Frohman
IS ticking long and much-needed holi-
day in Europe. He is not paying any
attentioi: to ordinary business COM
munications. Will he pay any attention
10 this one? If SO, will he refuse or ac-
cept? Two anxious hearts hang upon
his answer. 1t is cruelty DELAYED.
There is more than one reason WHY
+ Miss Milliken must obtain a release
from her theatrical engagement. Mr..
Stoddard's father, the millionaire
Ezekiel StOddard, insists that his son
cannot marry Miss Milliken while she
is on the stage. He has no objection
to her personally, but he says she can
not be a wife and an actress, too. 1t
happens that the elder Mr.. Stoddard's
opinion is of vital Importance in the
case. Therefore complete release from
the contract is the only solution.
Mr.. Carlos Stoddard's romantic de-
vot1on to Miss Millfken has delighted
all those who have observed it. He
has escorted her to and from the the
alter, rehearsals, to dinners and re-
ceptions. Mrs. Stoddard has openly
| expressed her approval of her sons
attention to the beautiful actress. Miss
Milliken has frequently been a guest at
the Stoddards' fine home on Temple
street, New Haven, and, in fact, was
visiting there at the time when the
long reported engagement was first
boldly spoken of. She is a friend of
the Stoddard family and had been to
the wedding of Miss Esther Stoddard
and Frank Butterworth, the famous
Yale fullback.
While Mr.. Stoddard's mother and
father would welcome Miss Milliken as
their daughter-in-law if she had sew
cred her connection with the stage.
they will not permit their son even to
announce his engagement until he can
at the same time announce that Miss
Milllken has severed the contract
which gives her services for the next
two years to Mr.. Frohman.
MIR. Stoddard Is a very young man
aHds1n perfect health, but he has never
BEEN able to use his eyes at hard work
ana 1t is for the reason that he is not
yale graduate. Although he has
nominally been in business for a couple
of years he has still a very subordinate
position In his fathers wholesale gro
Gerry house. Mr.. Stoddard senior is E.
G. Stoddard, of New Haven, Conn, the
president of two banks there, owner
of the Stoddard & Gilbert Co., one Of
the largest and most successful whole
sale grocery houses in New England.
and is rated at between $2,500,00O and
$3,00O,00O. He is a man Of authorita-
tive temper and his children have been
brought up to feel that his wrath is a
terrible thing, and consequently 1t is
| not believed that there is any chance
OF his son defying his authority, no
mater how much in love he might
fancy himself.
1t is asserted by friends that Mr..
Stoddard has authorized his son to
draw upon his bank account to the
extent of $4,000 to purchase Miss Mil
Hkens release. While Charles Froh-