The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-21
KEPT "DOTTIE"
FROM WEALTH
VIII Be Aim Of Heirs OF the
Old Relcuse
HIS MONEY in INCENTIVE
Mother Of Girl Was Opposed to "Dot-
ties" Marriage to American. as
She Wanted an European
Title in the Family.
HIS MONEY in INCENTIVE

New York, Oct. 2i-Mrs. Dorothes
Edgarita Grouse Mevickar--she was
plain little "Dottie" Grouse prior to her
marriage In May last--expeets, II she
lives until her next birthday, TO com.
into actual possession Of the si.00O,00C
fortune awarded her by the courts nearly
10 years ago on tho theory that she was
the only child and heir.at-law Of David
Edgar Grouse. She viii soon be q
years old, at which time, II nothing in
tervcnes, the New York Security q
Trust company. which 4 her general
guardian, viii turn over 60 her the fund
Il has held In trust.
There are disquieting rumors that at
the eleventh hour tue surviving cousins
Of old Grouse win renew the Eight for
his millions, which was supposed to have
been settled years ago. The threatened
trouble, II Is said. all grows out Of the
marriage Of Miss Dottie to John Au.
gustus MeViekar. Her mother, who By
her fourth marriage became the Countess
Policka Of Poland, had high ambitions
for her daughters future and did not
fancy young McVickar In the least.
Husbands Antecedents.
lie Is secretary and treasurer OF the
Whittelsley Furniture company at No.
"a Broadway and nephew al the late
Edward s. Jaffrey and Of William Neil.
son McVickar. bishop Of Rhode Island.
lie is a Columbia graduate and mem.
Der Of the Union club and the Society
Of Colonial Wars. His family is prop.
erly listed In societys Blue Book and
his mother has a fine summer home at
Ardsley. Ever since she LEFT the French
convent where the finishing touches were
given to her education, Dottie has been
pursued over two continents by a small
army OF hungry lords and princes, who
had learned OF her prospects and were
anxious 10 attach themselves to her for.
tune by marriage. Her mother had set
her heart upon son-in.law with olfe OF
these grand titles and believed her fad
dream was about to be realized at the
time when MeVickar came upon the
scene.
When Dottie first met Mcvickar on
the steamer Oceanic year ago, he did
not know her from any OF the other
first .cabin passengers who ate AZ the
captains table. He did not know that
d. Edgar Grouse, who was reputed TO be
a erusty old bachelor, had died in syria.
cuse in 1892 and that Dorothea's mother
had forced the known relatives to divide
bis fortune with her daughter on the
strength Of her claim that she had been
secretly married TO Grouse and that Dot
tie was his next Of kim And Dottie,
sick and tired Of fortune hunters and
brainless bores, looked with favor upon
the manly young American, who fell
in love with her on sight and
declared his undying affection before he
had learned Of her wealth, Tho countess
took alarm promptly when she reoog-
nized the unmistakable symptoms, but |
Il was too late.
When McVickar asked for her daugh- |
ber's hand, she was furious, and forbade |
him ever to see Dottie again. And 1t |
was at this stage Of the proceedings that |
Miss Dottie herself burst into the room,
declaring her love for Mcyickar and as
surfing her mother with much positive
ness that she intended to marry him
without her consent.