The Detroit times., 1910-06-08

NEW YORK. June Tit was a
chilly day In Reno.
A Shiny. slizzeling, slimmering sleet
droozled down right into the main
street Of the little frontier town.
Along the slippery thoroughfare an
observing resident might have seen
the muffled figure OF our hero, his
neatly gloved right hand tucked into
the breast OF his Sunday raincoat as
he strobe the street with a command
ing stride.
He thought he was prancing on the
boards.
Hist" said he. as he doomed into
the sight OF stunning beauty. Hist
then hist some more. I always was
good hister. But no." as he cast a
parting glance at the retreating figure
Of the beautiful maid. no And no
some more. Never again! Never
again."
II was Nat Goodwin. miner. actor,
the billion-dollar comedy idol.
He had just left the divorce court,
where that institution. In the record
breaking time OF IL minutes, has
ground once upon It's axle and releas-
ed him from his third love. Once more
our Nat" was free. and once more
he vowed to remain free. And Maxine
Elliott Nc Dermott-Goo was also
free.
The scene shifts The sun beats
down upon the dusty highways of Bos-
ton. Once more our own Nat leads
to the altar his fourth blushing bride,
none other than Edna Goodrich, whose
name had been associated with his
on the play bills-and otherwise.
That was Nov. 8. 1908.
And now-ere two short years have
elapsed-Edna Goodrich Goodwin. one
of the most beautiful women the Am
erican stage ever saw, Is living separ'
ate from Nat Goodwin In Paris. and
another trip to Reno will be the sequel
say her friends. The grounds this
time will be--let's see. what will they
be-oh, yes. happy thought-tempera
mental incompatibility.
why did four beautiful women
marry me?" asked Nat. when he con
templated his book dealing with his
matrimonial woes last spring.
why did these four beautiful wo-
men marry me-" he repeated In an
impassioned voice, and paused to al
low the weight OF his words to soak
In.
Who will be the goat? Why did
they marry him? This Is what Nat
had to say In the first rough draugh'
of his book:
81. Eliza Weathersby. the English
actress, married me for love. She was
an angel. She was one Of the most
beautiful women l ever knew, and one
Of the most self-sacrificing wives that
ever blessed man with her devotion
and love. We we're married In 1877.
She died about 10 years later.
'2. Nella Barker Pease / married in
1888. She married me to get out OF
society. and to get into the Bohemian
atmosphere of the stage. She was a
society woman.
"3 Maxine Elliott. the actress, mar
ried me In 1898. She was a woman
with the ambition OF Cleopatra, who
used me as a ladder to reach her goal,
-. Edna Goodrich-well, why did you
marry me, Edna" he asked address
ing her.
Just for your own dear self, Nat,
and yes. because you do not bore me
with your talk. dearie. For whenever
you speak to me you say something
she replied with a caress.
And so II was arranged that Edna
Goodrich. Goodwin. with her own hand.
should write the final chapter Of her
husbands book. why Four Beautiful
Women Married Me-"
But the scene shifts some more. and
the dispatches from Paris say she
won't do anything OF the kind. She
may write one chapter Of the book,
but-well who will write the really
truly. final chapter OF that book?
Who is to become Mrs. Goodwin No
5? There is some conjecture and a
little gossip. but no one seems to know
the answer.
However. the scene may shift some
more. and
Once again Il will be chilly day
In Reno. but Cupid. crushed to earth
shall rise again