The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-12-21
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A CORONET.
MABELLE GILMAN AIDED
BY A WEALTHY
FRIEND"
LETTER FROM COREY
Steel Kings Sweetheart Also
HearSFrOm SiameSe Prince

New York, Dec 21.-Before she went
70 Paris to study music under Jean de
Reszke the most expensive vocal in
structor In the world. Mabele Gilman
made special point OF having her
photograph taken in this city. The
artist was b. J. Foley Whenn Miss
Gilman went to his studio she wore q
magnificent coronet OF pearls aad dia-
rnonds worth, so she said. $4,000. a
bodyguard attended her 90 project her
ngalust possible attacks Of thieves
tempted By the glittering ornaments.
Miss Gilman, while posing. remarked
that she was having herself photo
praphed TO please. as she expressed 81.
"a very wealthy friend, the same one
who gave me this eoronet."
Miss Gilman also said "he is very anx-
ious indeed. to have picture showing
me wearing 1t, and i should have no
peace until had Il taken"
II is believed hero lllslt the wealthy
fried" is Steel King Corey. Friends Of
Corey are Haunting in his eyes poems
and love letters written by a prince
OF Slam to Mabelle Gilman, for love OF
whom Corey puts away his wife. The
pretty actress. or her press agent. pub
lished the verses and his letters when
the theatre needed a sensation. OF
course, by that time the princes love
had burned out and turned to ashes.
Some day All may read the Love Let
tiers Of a Steel Magnate''-if Miss Gil
man remains on the stage.
The Love Letters OF a Prince
were written in 1901 by his royal high
ne.e Nahauajlravurh, crown prince OF
Siam. at school IN oxford, England. to
Mistress Mabelle Gilman, actress at the
Shaftsburg theatre Londan." When
the end came and their ways parted the
prince behaved like a prince and a gen
teman. From that day to this no one
has ever seen pen scratch from Ma
belle to him. He is Ia Siam now, learn
ing to make a kingdom.
Here is a poem entitled "The Kiss. .
For when thou didst give me that kiss
divine.
l know that thou vert mine, as was
thine.
And since those lips had pressed nc
mans before.
Could I do aught but take it for sign
"Ah. Love, if only thou vert born Prin,
cess,
Or else myself were only something else
Than that which am now-of rank Sc
high
Oh then. we toe might know such hap
piness.
"The best hours of my lie away havi
flown.
But am very blessed that have known
The best and sweetest joy upon thii
earth.
And that once didst call thee. Love
my own"
Thre we're monetary transactions, q
seems. between the prince and hIi
charmer's mother for in one note head
ed. "The samese Legation. % AshburI
Place. London, s. W.. January IS, 1901
Mahauvajoravdh wrote;
Dear Mrs. Gilman: Having got hols
Of my checkbook / am at last able L
ihelose check IN payment OF my deb
to you. / am glad I am able TO pay !
OF soon. / hope win find no difficult,
in getting the check cashed. The onl,
debt which / feel cannot fully pay 4
one OF gratitude which | owe you 70
your past Kindness to me-
There follows a long list OF letters II
r which the prince goes in rhapsodl
: lover the kisses and embraces and fina
letter relating TO an Illness OF Mabelt
in Paris, in which the prince seem
greatly concerned.