The Washington herald., 1910-03-09

Knox, jr., left Washington last even
ing for Providence, r. l.. after having
failed to obtain the forgiveness of the
Secretary of State and Mrs. Knox TO
their marriage last Sunday in Burling-
ton. VT
DR. French. who came TO this city
with the young couple. disappeared late
yesterday. He is the principal of Nor
ris Heights School in Providence. which
young Knox attended. and accompanied
the party, It is said, to plead with the
Secretary OF State to sanction the
youths marriage.
At any rate. the Secretary of State
withheld his forgiveness. and has init
mated TO his son that he might do well
to return TO Providence The young
people accepted the situation. and DR..
French has manifestiy done the same
thing.
stopped at baltimore.
Philander c. Knox. jr.. arrived in Wash
ington yesterday morning at o'clock
on the Federal Express. Mrs. Knox
came as far as Baltimore with him,
but got of there and went TO the Bel
vedere Hotel where she remained sew
eral hours while her young husband
came as far as Baltimore with him.
things with his parents.
Mrs. Knox came over a few hours
later, only to learn the Secretary of
State was in no mood for explanations.
and instead of receiving a food of con-
CALCULATIONS and wealth OF blessings.
the door of the Knox home had been
closed on the young people, and it was
up TO them to go back where they came
from.
Mrs. Gary joined the couple at the
Arlington. where the three remained in
close seclusion until late in the after
noon. Phil Knox is a sturdy young
bridegroom. and declared he means 10
get out and work"
Yes he said, as the corners Of his
mouth dropped perceptibly, Father was
pretty mad / saw him. but he's not
pleased about it at all I'm sorTy-just
as sorry as I can De. and I hope they
Will come around all right before long.
Young Knox is much shorter than the
average, and his hair is quite red He
has a frank. boyish expression. and
blames his red hair entirely for being
found out" by the newspaper men.
7 Just stepped across the street TO get
some cigarettes" he said, and they
spotted me right of. A dead give-away.''
he added, running his fingers through
his hair.
What are you going back TO Provi-
dence for?' he was asked.
To think il over" was the ready re-
ply THAT always comes after an elope-
ment. doesn't it? Guess III have 10 get
out and work." he added. as he threw
his chest back and dug his hands in his
pockets: but I've something worth while
10 work for now-and that is the least OF
my troubles"
Mr.. Knox did not see his mother.
After talking things over with his
brother, Mr.. Reed Knox, private seere-
| tary TO the Secretary OF State. the youth
ful bridegroom was persuaded the shock
was already sufficient. and that if he saw
his mother it might be the means of
bringing about complete breakdown.
Mr.. Knox made no secret of the fact
that his marriage had not made a great
hit with his family.
Willing to Work.
II should have liked to have seen
mother" he said. but they thought ii
best not. and so I'm going away without
seeing her. 1 don't know when I shall
see my father again. OF course. father is
very much worried, and just now he's
pretty much put out about me. I don't
know what I'm going to do, but I'm
going to do something. I can work as
well as anybody else. and I'm going 10
do it. Mrs Knox is very much disap-
pointed about the attitude the family has
taken. but that cannot be helped now.
hope they'll get used to the whole thing
soon. and then maybe everything will be
all right.
It's all rot about her having worked
in a department store in Providence.
Her mother married a second time, and
Mrs. Knox, and her stepfather did not
get along well together. and for that
reason her mother leased apartments for
her in another house. Mrs. Knoxs own
father died when she was a very little
girl, and her mother married again in a
few years. Mrs. Knox went TO live with
her aunt when she was a little girl and
stayed until she was seventeen years old.
Her mothers present name is Mrs.
Daniel Garwy"
So the young people left Washington
thoroughly discouraged. They mad come
down full of hope that the atmosphere
might clear, but young Knox was not left
In doubt as to what his father thought of
It any longer than 1t took the Secretary
Of state to make known his feelings.
Son Sees Father.
It was not a happy hour, or less. that
the youthful bridegroom spent in the
presence of his father II was not the
sort of homecoming he had expected;
neither had he ever had any recollection
of his father in sterner mood. II was
not a time to argue. or even TO plead.
The schoolboy husband had no time to
dilate on the charms of his bride. He
postponed all that to a date not yet
named, but one on which he is count
| ing with many hopes. doubtful as they
may be.
Nobody knows just exactly what the
details were Of the meeting between
father and SON. The latter, however,
makes no secret Of the fact that HIS
father is pretty mad He has made
no plans for a second meeting, nor is he
prepared TO say just what he thinks will
happen next.
/ That his father intimated TO him that
! it would be a good thing to leave Wash
ington yesterday morning is assured. al
I though the young man, with his pretty
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