The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-02
DID HE PROMISE TO WE'D THIS GIRL?


millionaire German iron king,
really promised to marry Miss Ma
rian Settle, a beautiful actress,
daughter of the late Judge Settle,
of Jacksonville, Fla, is a question
which a London jury has declared
itself not wise enough to answer.
Miss Settle, convinced that Helm
rich intended to marry her, gave
herself entirely to him, and then,
when his love grew cold, she
brought suit for 100000 for breach
of promise, Heinrich declared that
he wanted Marian simply as his
mistress.
Heinrich first met Marian three
years ago while she was perform
ing in "The Country Cir at Days
! theater, London. He fell in love
with her, and sent her a basket of
flowers, with his card. She &C.
knowledged them, and then he
| wrote for an interview with her,
hich she granted According TO
Marian, he proposed marriage, and
she agreed to live with him as his
wife until he could arrange matters
with his father, who might disin-
bert him if he married an actress.
Heinrich told Marian his father
| was an extraordinary man. In
fact, he said his father had select
| ed wife for him, and that there
| had been dinner at which she
and her people were present, but
that he had walked out, and this
had annoyed his father and made
him very angry.
1t was arranged between the
| young couple that they should not
mention names in their letters.
Heinrich signing himself Tumty
No. l and Marian Tumty No. 2.
The two travelled together about
Europe and went to America,
Tumty No. introducing Tumty
No. 2 to his friends as his fiancee.
Affectionate letters passed be-
tween them when they were sepa-
| rated, Marian writing:
| my Dearest Darling D. D. D.:
am worrying as to how your cold is.
| Dearest Tumty No. l will you tell
your little Tumty No. 2 whether
you truly love her, or are tired of
me and wish to get rid of me. Tell
me what our future is to be. Are
We really to stick together? Do
you intend to marry me? You say
you cannot while your father lives.
Do you intend to marry me after
wards, or is this only an excuse?
Dear Tumty, love you so much
Do not make a fool Of me-"
He replied:
sd. D. D.--I have just got your
letter of "a Jan. A very nice let
ter, too. love to have letters
from Tumty No. 2. Everything
will come all right. With love
from Tumty No. to Tumty No. q"
In another letter eHinrich wrote
asking the actress to return to
England from New York and tell
ing her:
"You must not upset me by silli-
ness. You know perfectly well
what l want from Tumty No. 2.
| Love and kisses. Let me know
when you are coming back"
The lady sent one letter in
which she signed herself "Tumty
No One-and-a-half." Finally Helm
rich's love ceased, and he wrote to
Tumty No. 2:
"My Dear Marian-This letter
will probably be a great disap-
| pointment to you, but l cannot act
differently. After all the different
conversations We had at Carlsbad
about marriage you will remem-
Der you told me that life like
this would not satisfy you always.
| have come to the conclusion that
neither now, nor at any time, can
| clusion that | must give up the
life | lead. l may think of marry
ing somebody and leading a quiet
life. My dear Marian, cannot
marry you. have tried to explain
the reasons very often. Believe
me when | think of you it Is always
very good, but the only thing l can
not do is to marry you"
l
This letter almost broke the
heart Of Tumty No. 2, and she re.
piled:
"The great world, with all it's
lisappointments, and my love is
not for I've. All ] want in life is to
marry and to live quietly. The
greatest pleasures l have ever
known in life are the motor trips
with you. Was this breaking with
me in your mind all this summer
While we were together? l can
never believe in or take the slight
est interest in any man again.
"What can do? l am not made
for the buffeting or hardships of the
stage. | shall never be any sue
cess there or be able to earn a
living. The best could ever do
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