The wageworker., 1910-04-01

he comes Of age will have to depend
| upon the good will of his grandfather,
Vanderbilt. How many more separate
sets Of grandchildren this gentleman
will have to settle his money upon
| will be seen later, if his son Willie K,
gets divorce and remarries. In case
this son should acquire another fam
! lily there comes the question. will Will
lie K. Sr.. be most interested in his
ha1nesake, Willie K. Ill, who remains
| with his mother. or will he naturally
turn to later children that might be
born to his son Willie K. II.
Whether Mrs. Willie K. II. will re-
marry is wondered about. 1t was her
sister, Mrs. Arthur Kemp, who d.
vorced her husband and declared that
it was the millions belonging to the
| rich married couples that begets all
| the unhappiness.
Fate Hangs in the Balance.
In the meantime even more uncer-
| tainty awaits the fate of little William
Henry, aged eight. who is the only
child of the Alfred Gwynne Wander
! bilts. This was the child who was
elected to receive the bulk of the
other half of the great Vanderbilt for
tune. It will be remembered that old
William Henry divided the greater
part of his fortune between his sons
Cornelius and William K. equally. His
other sons, Frederick and George.
and his four daughters. Mrs. Elliot F.
Shepard, Mrs. w. Seward Webb, Mrs.
HI. Mckay Twombly and Mrs. w. D.
Sloane, shared equally in the remain
der of the fortune.
| 1t was the hope of the father of
this large family that of the two sons
whom he made the chief heirs one
| would build up line of succession
| which would remain stable and re-
ceive the bulk of the fortune. Cor
nelius announced his purpose of do
ing this, and his eldest son, Cornelius.
generally known as Cornelius III, was
picked as his heir. When this young
man announced his intention of mar
rying Miss Grace Wilson, the beautiful
daughter of fine New York family.
but seven or eight years his senior,
there was furious quarrel.
''She is too old for you, and il you
| marry her l will disinherit you," said
the father.
Son Gives Decisive Answer.
For answer the son Immediately
married her and lost $50. 100000, which
\ his father willed to Alfred Gwynne
afterward. 1t was the largest fortune
ever given up for love, and, strange
to say, the man who lost it has
seemed to be the most happy of all
the Vanderbilts in his matrimonial re-
lations.
Mrs. Cornelius is said To be one of
the few women in her set of New York
society who has brains. and she is a
perfect society leader. She is de-
voted mother to her beautiful children,
and under her influence Cornelius has
worked hard in the railroad business.
He has invented several appliances
which are in use on his own and other
railroads. He Is scholarly and un-
usual man, and there are some who
think that he may have the best gifts
to pass on in succession of any of the
Vanderbilts.
But the money, SO the father willed,
should be conserved and passed on by
Alfred Gwynne, who married Elsie
French. Alfred was not scholarly,
however. He was not even possessed
of the microbe of family devotion. His
reflections, both from the path OF
business and matrimonial allegiance
have been notorious-and' costly. They
have cost him his wife and tre.
mendous alimony, and the separation
from his eight-year-old son. William
Henry, the child to whom the bulk OF
the fortune was to have been passed
OH.
) More "Alliances" Now In Sight.
, But now Alfred shows signs of mar
rying again, if his uncertain Eight o
love" should hit upon some one who
is eligible to matrimony. Lately II
has lowered around Miss Lena Ash
, well, the London actress, who is In
, every way his equal socially and who
, is his superior in present standing, or
, account of his escapades. Mrs. Elsie
; French Vanderbilt has also been in
dulging in what looks like prelimin
, ary matrimonial skirmish with Count
, Won Bentinck. lieutenant in the Ger
, man army.
? DIVORCES IN THE WANDER
BILT FAMILY.