The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-17
ROMANCE
lF VOICE
N SECRET
MARRIAGE

have been repeated Ia the romance
IL two young Chicago lovers First
there Is The woman, once married
ripper IN years and experience. attrncl
ed by what she deems to be the bril-
liant future OF q younger man; $780,
0nd, the clandestlne marriage KEN
secret Tor O period Of years, and third
Inc devotion OF the woman'a whole
life ana thought 10 the development
ol her laver'a gifts Only when sn1
silence which both believed essen
tial 10 the Carrying out Of their com
mon dehlgn-the fitting Of The yonne
man for an artists career-~conld "a
longer serve any purpose did the WIZ
man consent 10 divMlge their secret
iD the world.
When both had decided that The
iime was ripe this brief notice wa
sent io the papers.
,,Mrs. Heleu Lester Jordan. SAG
South Park avenue. announces her
marriage to Erwin J Seldes Mr. aud.
Mrs. saldes win leave the latter part
of this month tor l;al9 You az indie
nulle period
Years Of Hope Deferred.
The encouragement Is matter Of.
fact and commonplace. but back 81
VI Hos nve years Of work and study
together and ave wears ~ deferred
hope that Is about 10 BE- realized u
that trip 10 Italy. whore the young
man Is 10 match bis voice against the
great tenors Of the continent, 20 make
a name for himself III that brilliant
cosmopolitan world Of which they
have dreamed The woman believes
In him implicitly and she will not
admit that failure is possible. Have
they not denied themselves every.
thing, she says, for this opportunity
Have they not courage and aopaY
mo one here knows what q voice
he has said Mira. seldes last night
II have not wished him ia sing here
But II Is a big, big voice. I d MOI
want a mediocre success for him.
want him TO win his way among Che
best II Europe, where voices art
knnwu ahd valued.
Ia order thai this chance may he
given - her husband. Mrs. seides
who has been supporting herself By
giving music lessons, has sold heI
home her plane. the f~urHlahings o
her house. ne has what money Nj
has been able 70 save from hts worl
as an accountant Ia paeldngtown
With this common stock they vii
take 4 cottage fl tho e%nvif0na o
Florence and walt for fortune.
Discovered by Woman
d was the discovery OF the voice
@ seenas that brought the romano.
into heing and the voice was dlsc0y
cred BE- The woman. Mrs. seldes tau
ed Of 1t last night with evident re
l%uctauee, but when she spoke of he
husband her voice would ihelll A
spite Of her ana B0methlna If ~
enthusiasm became apparent. seide
Is 90 YEARS o. age hts wife. about te
Years bis senior Her lrst husband
who was 8 real estate dealer. ale
III 1887 and elnee then Mrs. selde
has maintained a studio Ne her HON
IN South Park avenue. A block ava
at zf06 Vernon avenue. seldea i've
with hla mother. Mrs. John seldaa.
Although lhe couple were marie
more than tive geara ago Ii Mich
gan, their friends never suspecle
lhelF relationship. aacrIbEas tho.
iondness for being together IL a con
mrn interest II mngie. Ia waA know
thaf Nfr Selaes had never had AZ
other tutor and that Mira. sulaea ia
AsAnniea entire charge of bis lfalnln
hafe known Erwin almost al n
liie, said Mira. aellea lasG night. Il
leaAt since Ne vas 3 years old. All
Y anyone should have told ne Il
years aao that W would be Marie
iie idea would have seemed prepu
! ferrous.
After my nrsa luahand dlaa 1 lax
this house and ms mother Ilqea Wi
me. I gave lessons IN music and
the time this other Interest fore.
Itself upon me my mother WIS "a 4
eusiumed 10 having MA al@axA w
her. q thinking 81 me IS helonqll
onif = her, that the knowledge
had married would have distress
her kAeniy That ii one og tie fel
ona why We kept auF mnrflasa sacfl
although lhere we're other reaaona
course which mad Il DO With our Dl
Beginning 81 Romance
tEfNlne came le me about ) YEA
$50 70 luke leaspus IN voice quito
He had lust come back from q RAN
i ~ Montana, where he went when
career At college uas cut short
4 he death 81 his father He had In
n uae natural tenor. robust ana clh
Il which developed splendldlY. He 4
r working long hours ia The sIackyai
3 but hH had enthusiasm and he stu
Ia MS nnslc. The prosfesn he ma
81 waa ! revelation lo INV ana j dell4
81 nalaH wins 1T only music that
s. Studied. As sgdH as bis HIsns bee
i 70 dsIlHe themselves he studied hi
81 fern laneaaeea. and ! could neln hi
af little ii mat 0efmHn IL Hnhw
q. fnHAx. bot there VIVA italian (
Il french 10 master. MS N IndIsp
81 sable preparation. 81 COURSE.
&. I'll Nheh ~ Aou first aiscol
a. lhaf i Mak NOT HaiY folsf InlefAal
~ music THAT yer hAd i eommoi
Be- HfH sfI|I1 Vas asked
81 Hz#. heFH|z KNOW These |l|l
tAlaz ahns'I S. #HzaAai'4 IN ne