The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-02-12

SO. Finally she quit altogether.
Mystery Made Clear.
But nobody guessed what was the
matter till one day the dispatches
went out from Reno-Margaret Hing.
ton had come to live there. And as
soon as she had the six months legal
residence she brought suit against
Mr.. Frohman. He would not discuss
the case; neither would Miss Ellington.
Nothing but the formal charge of nom
support was made. On November II
last the same Judge Pike granted the
divorce.
The next week, In the afternoon,
Miss Ellington climbed the stairs Of
Judge Pixies once in the Reno court
house, accompanied by Edward J.
Bowes. a wealthy business man Of San
Francisco and Tacoma.
II would like you to marry u.s." said
Miss Ellington. taking Mr.. Bowes'
hand.
Judge Pike was astounded. Then he
refused, point blank, when he found
words to express himself.
1T was my duty, under the law" he
said. ito grant you a divorce on
grounds Of non-support, but cannot
consistently perform the marriage Ger
emony.
Both Miss Ellington and Mr.. Bowes
were nonplussed; they had expected
no such setback. However, they hurried
away to the office of Justice Of the
Peace Soucheau and got him to tie
the knot in short order.
"Whew!" said Judge Pike when the
door closed behind them. That's
quick even for Reno!"
Mrs. Elihu B. Frost didn't have
Reno marriage. though she had Reno
divorce. Instead she hurried to New
York and became Mrs. Hamilton
Wilkes Cary, wife Of the millionaire
clubman, Just as fast as she could.
And she got the license and had the
ceremony performed just as secretly
as possible.
New York society has seldom known
a handsomer woman than Mrs. Frost.
who was Miss Marie Dow. She mar
ried Mr.. Frost several years ago, and
soon afterward met Mr.. Cary, who Is
relative of the Astors and well
known in society-in fact, more so
than Mr.. Frost, who devotes his time
to his law practice and the Electric
Boat Company, which has bought out
the Holland submarine boat patents.
Though nobody guessed 1t. the Frosts
were In matrimonial difficulties. Mr..
Cary's troubles were more public be-
cause his wife, who was Miss Nellie
Bostwick, daughter of q Standard Oil
millionaire. had been adjudged incom-
petent to manage her large fortune
and had been committed to sanitar-
ium. There she died.
Quick Developments.
One day last May Mrs. Frost sud-
denly appeared In Reno and announced
her intention of Joining the divorce
colony. She was soon chums with
Mrs. Kip and Mrs. Frohman, and many
of the other women of society Of New
York and elswhere. out there for d.
vorces. In Reno she soon made her
self one of the most popular of the
young set of matrons who found mar
riage-at least their present one
slightly CALLING.
In one season Mrs. Frost got her
divorce and two days later, on Decem-
Der 10, took the train from Reno to
New York. Her friends gave her q
picturesque "Godspeed" as the train
pulled out for the east, deluging her
with flowers and candy, the entire col
ony going down to the railway station
where Mrs. Frost took the Overland
Limited.
Rumors soon reached New York
that Mr.. Cary was on the same train.
Then followed a despatch that they
| had been married In Pullman car
while speeding east. This. too, was
denied. Finally the afternoon after
she arrived in New York Mrs. Frost
and Mr.. Cary showed up at the mar
rage license bureau In the city hall
, just an the clerks were closing up for
the day.
Knot Finally Tied.
None; looking for q job" laughed
Mr.. Cary when asked his occupation,
but not mentioning the fact that he ia
. millionaire. He owned up to forty.
seven and Mrs. Frost to thirty-seven
years. They had hard time finding
. clergyman, but finally secured the
aarveo>a - tho Rov Vfufrod n Aok.