The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-22
A Fort Scott Girl Has a RO-
mantle Life.
Marries a Denver Man but Is
Soon Divorced.
FINDS A BOGUS PRINCE
Engaged Three Days After
Forming an Acquaintance.
Lover Styles Himself "Panay q.
VOuro- VOrOusky."
Leaves a Trail of Trunks across
American Continent.
FINDS A BOGUS PRINCE

Fort Scott Oct. 22.-Twenty- seven
years ago Efffe Smith was born on a
little farm near this city. She was 4
pretty child. She was a still prettier
child when at the age of IA she went
with her father and mother to Denver
and began to create heart pains among
abe youths at the public school.
She was gay coquette from the very
drst. She shook her Titan curls and
laughed and her big blue eyes glinted
all sorts of encouraging things in all
directions and enjoyed the merry process
Of breaking boyish hearts.
It wasn't that she meant to be cruel;
It was only because she loved the sport.
Year by year, as she grew older and
prettier, she played her zestfuI game,
bestowing favors and then withdrawing
them and showering them on Others
with tireless caprice.
But in her nineteenth year she met
Frank G. Cook, q rising young drug
g1st, who had esta blished himself in
business in Denver.
Young Cook was dark-eyed, dark
haired and inclined TO dihhdence-just
the opposite of her, the FURNISHED
blonde, the VivaciouS and volatile. And
so she loved him and he loved her and
with chara cteristic impulsiveness she
married him.
It's a splendid thing for Eff1e to be
married. said her friends.
Now, Effie will settle down and be
less frivolous" said her parents.
Mrs. Cook said nothing. She was hap
by, and, for a time, was content with
her husband and the pleasant home he
had provided for her. But not for long.
She Ionged for life, more life, more and
more and more, and though her hus-
band took her to places of amusement
nh v,To his HOnffOi
ties gave him privilege, she found exist
ence dull, and determined to sharpen it.
In short, she began to seek pleasures
without waiting to be accompanied by
her husband, and-well, he didn't like 1t,
and there were words. After time,
however, the baby came-a handsome,
chubby boy baby, who at once became
the pride of the fathers heart and the
joy of his mother. The advent of the
baby had a good effect in the Cook
household. The domestic unpleasant
ness was forgotten, and, for six months
or more, the interest OF both was so con-
stantIy centered on Frank c. Cook. DR.,
that they had no time for chickering's.
At length, however, the mother, re-
stored to strength, again began to long
for society and fun, and-well, she was
not the one to long fereanything within
her reach without having it. So sac
went in for gay times, and she found
a-plenty of gay young fellows to en-
But her husband, the patient, method
ical man of business, again grew weary
of her eccentric ways and took frequent
occasion to demonstrate with her, and
finally insisted that she must have less
to do with other people and devote her
self to her home, else he would rebel
and there would be no home.
OF course, it was not long until the
end came. The husband made certain
allegations which in court were found
to be of sufficient weight to warrant :
divorce, so the decree was issued anC
the days of separation and alimony be-
gan, and the lively Mrs. Cook became
live1ier than ever and the druggist
cleared out of his heart all of the odds
and ends of affection he had ever haC
for the girl with the sunset hair.
Chapter II.
About three years ago Mrs. Cook an6
the little boy. a bright lad of four, wen1
to Salt Lake City. 1t was here thai
there came into her life Prince Panay
G. uro-Vorousky, prince of the Island
of Crete" That was what he STYLED
himself. and as there was no one whc
cared to dispute his ridiculous title, he
wore it, and, perhaps. continues to veal
it when he likes. even to the present
day.
The prince" was an attractive man