The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-04-09

he comes of age win 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, II his son Willie K.
gets divorce and remarries. In case
this son should acquire another fam
lily there comes the question, will VIII.
lie X. ST., be most interested In his
namesake, Willie X. III. who remains
with his mother. or will he naturally
turn to later children that might be
born to his son While X. ii.
Whether Mrs. Willie X. II. will re-
marry is wondered about. 1t was her
sister. Mrs. Arthur Kemp. who d.
vorced her husband and declared that
1t 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
bits. This was the child who was
elected to receive the bulk of the
other half of the great Vanderbilt for
tune. 1t will be remembered that old
William Henry divided the greater
part of his fortune between his sons
Cornelius and William X. equally. His
other sons, Frederick and George,
and his four daughters, Mrs. Elliot F.
Shepard, Mrs. w. Seward Webb. Mrs.
H. 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
ceive the bulk of the fortune. Cor
nelius announced his purpose Of do
ing this. and his eldest son, Cornelius,
generally known as Cornelius ILL.,, 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 / will disinherit YOU" said
the father.
Son Gives Decisive Answer.
For answer the son Immediately
married her and lost $50 900, 900. 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 1t 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
railroads. He is a 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 b.
Alfred Gwynne. who married Elsie
French. Alfred was not scholarly
however. He was not even possessed
of the microbe of family devotion. Hi
reflections, both from the path o
business and matrimonial allegiance
have been notorious-and costly. The.
have cost him his wife and a tire
mendous alimony, and the separation
from his eight-year-old son. william
Henry. the child to whom the bulk o
the fortune was to have been passed
OIL
More "AlIiances" Now In Sight.
But now Alfred shows signs of mar
rying again, II his uncertain light o
love" should hit upon some one who
is eligible to matrimony. Lately 1,
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
airy matrimonial skirmish with Count
Won Bentinck. lieutenant in the Ger
man army.