The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-22
PARADES FAIR
CORRESPONDENT
Alfred Vanderbilt Taxes Nine.
Ruiz to Horse Show,
JEALOUS OF PHILAOELPHIAE

4 Friend Of Young Millionaire Says
He Deliberately Planned to Appear
IN Public With Nine. Ruiz to Hu.
initiate His wife. Who Has Applied
For An Absolute Divorce 1t Is
Said That She win Marry Willing
Spencer. Of Quaker City.
New York sept 10 - Mrs Elsie
French Vanderbilt and her husband.
Alfred G~yune vanderbilt from whom
she has procured an intes;ocutorv d,.
cree oi divorce. and who ,slil obtain a
hnal decree IN a day or t0u. both fix
ured prominently here.
Mile Mrs. Vanderbilt was fog
bound ON the liner Maurctana just
outside the bar. and was protected for
the time from questioning regarding
the probable coming announcement VI
her engagement 10 Willing Spencer.
the dashine son of j. Thompson Spen
Ger. of Philadelphia. Alfred Vanderbilt
was appearing at fashionable horse
show with Nine Ruiz. named as GO
respondent ia Mrs Naudcrbut's case.
Mime. Ruiz husband was granted a
divorce from her not long ago on ac-
count OF her friendship for the mil
uauaire.
Mrs. Vanderbilt applies Friday for
a final decree in her divorce suit.
Persons who know Alfred Wander
bit best were not surprised when his
big touring car appeared az the Whit.
Plains Horse show. He and Mime
kniz Were the only occupants OF tho
car. besides The chauffeur. Both an
peared iu hi-h spirits and smiled CON
-iantil az tac greetings from acQuaint-
aures
With their arrival an attention was
diverted from the many valuabi,
horses ON exhibition. including several
20 The finest from the stables Of Rrsi
nalt Vanderbilt All ewes followed Al
fred Vanderbilt and Nine Ruiz there
after the horse show crowd being as
pccially anxious 20 learn whether thrv
Intended to leave together. af-cr
knowing that they were objects OF $50
much attention. The curiosity of every
one was satisfied. for they lcu t.
gcfner after an had been seen
Alfred didn't hcnr. On the Cos,
when be concluded Co appear publicly
With Nine. Ruiz said close friend
of The miIl.oua.re's in a Firth avenue
club. When he heard on Thursday
the story that Willing Spencer IS ID
succeed him in Eisie's affections ID
knew that nothing would affect "a hf-h
spirited woman like Elsie more than
for him 20 appear publicly with Mime
Ruiz On the very day Elsie got here
from Europe
III is no secret 20 Alfred's fricnis
that Dc sun possesses good deal o.
love for tho woman who will soon got
a hual decrcGof divorce from him Dr.
is also known that ho has long hn. n
Jealous OF Willins Spencer. and tho
story that Mrs Vanderbilt is soon to
announce her enhancement Co Spencer
is causing him no end OF annoyance.
Il am satisfied that o. WUnnr Sprn
cor's name had NOT been coupled with
Mrs NanderhNrs thar Alfred would
never have appeared publicly with
woman who Is not accustomed 90 visit
horse shows with him. Alfred had mo-
horses entered at White Plains and
while hc might say tha, be was inter
'stgl Ia the exhibit Of his brothers
horses. ] think that be- went chiefly
that one OF the first items OF news car
riei 90 Mrs Vanderbilt by her friends
when they called on her would be that
Alfred and Mime. Ruiz had been a.
Waite Plains together"