The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30
BUSINESS TOO
PRESSING FOR
WEDDING TODAY
j. Harry Macmillan and Miss
Edna Goodrich Postpone
NuptiaI Pact
Millionaire Talks VOlubIy, While
Bride Elect Is Silent
as a Statue
Joyous Seeming Dinner Ends in
Departure of Actress
for Europe

for Europe
The wedding of Miss Edna Good
rich, famous beauty and actress, to
]. Harry Macmillan, millionaire, will
not take place June 10, as was orig
inally announced. Something has
happened. Cupid received kick on
the shins. Love has been ordered for
a temporary stroll outside. King Eros
has been told to come of the throne
and wait in the rain. Mystery stalks
through the game. And though the
public is given most exemplary IL
lustration of affection and goodwill,
of amity and understanding, the gen.
eral opinion Is that some serious diff
Guilty has arisen and that there will be
no wedding bells for her.
MY business won't let me-" said the
millionaire.
The former actress looked naughty
and would not say a word.
There were 10000 guesses as to the
cause of the kink in the low sweet
| song effect which was scheduled TO
start June 10. 1t was to be a won
derfui wedding. The official date was
announced. All was In readiness and
society OF every grade around thee bay
was waiting on tiptoes to see oceans
of money paired off with oodles of
beauty.
ARRIVE ON SAME TRAIN
Macmillan. the millionaire, ceased
counting his gold in Nevada to come
down to San Franchises. ant on the
same train was Edna Goodrich The
latter came all the way from Europe,
where Nat Goodwin, the forlorn. was
hunting for her. and to the plebeian
eye it looked as IL wealth and beauty
were to stand up and say Yes twice
| according to the rules and regula-
tions.
Then came the sthunderclap. The
wedding was postponed. Till when
Indefinitely. The would be groom did
not know and the bride to be refused
to talk. All was mystery.
| Miss Goodrich arrived in town yes
terday and engaged rooms at the Fair
mont. She was accompanied by her
mother. Macmillan who arrived on
the same train, took up his quarters
at the st. Francis. During the morning
hours the millionaire called upon the
beauty and the two went away to-
gether, amid the silent blessings of all
who saw them depart.
There was tender solicitude in his
manner as he led the way out of the
hotel. There was loving sparkle in
her eyes as she thanked him with a
glance. 1t was enough to make the
most sour benedict long for house
keeping The two went across the bay
/ to visit Macmillan's mother at 2518
Derby street, Berkeley The visit
lasted the day long and in the evening
they returned to San Francisco
EAT sUMPTUOUs MEAL
The evening was devoted to a din
ner--a sumptuous dinner Mrs. Goodrich
sat at the head. Miss Jeanne Macmil-
Ian, sister of the millionaire. and an
exceptionally beautiful girl, was paired
off with a Mr.. Wheeton, while the mil
| lionaire and beauty sat side by side.
| 1t was perfect. but the news of the
| postponement of the wedding had
| however, been whispered and a deiega-
| ton of newspapermen waited for them
as they rose from the meal.
The beauty came first. She was
naughty She looked neither to right
nor left Her lips were tightly shut
| The interviewers hoped from side to
side to escape stepping on train about
five yards long trailing behind, but all
their questions were met with chill
] ing silence Great was the change
since the time when Miss Edna Good
| rich moved like some beautiful goddess
/ through Nat Goodwin's productions.
| But then she was leading lady and
| now the fiancee of a millionaire.
Macmillan advanced with the pro-
tecting arm. He grinned with un-
concealed delight at the rebuff ad-
ministered by the beauty, and grim
ming, spoke
SPEAKS FOR BRIDE ELECT
..She won't talk. said he. Il will
] be the spokesman.
Wheeton. the mutual friend pulled
| him aside and whispered earnestly
into his ear, but Macmillan laughed
him off.
II was once fired for falling down on
4 story said he dropping into the
vernacular of the fourth estate. Now
never mind telling me she was the
| nuhlic,s favorite and that the public
is interested / know all that and
know the newspaper life. Fire ahead :
"Why was the wedding postponed ?'
"Miss Goodrich needed a rest She
will go to Europe The main reason,
however. was that found / could not
get away from my business affairs
for sufficient lengtn OF time to get
married and we decided to put the
wedding off.
.slVor how Iong?"
II cannot say. Put 1t down indefi
nitely, if you want to.
MOTHER NOT OBJECTING
rs It true that your mother has OBJ
jected to the match?
Absolute rubbish. My mother has
not made the slightest objection.
4 sent man from Goldfield to trace
4 down the story when It first appeared
i and discovered that some cub reporter
+ had seen the WRONG Mrs. Macmillan in
Berkeley
rs there any disagreement, any
misunderstanding?
4 mot in the least. You saw for your
4 self at dinner My sister and her
mother were present. I'm telling you
straight stun now. The postponment
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