The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-20
SHE'S HAPPY
WITH HER Z
!. HUSBANDS
VIC HITA BUNGALOW
HOLDS REUNITED FAM
ILYIN UNUSUAL PACT
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tBy LedSlu Wllel
Wichita. Jan. l9.-Not many wom' \
en- would have the courage 10 make [
lone happy for a husband and an eN-
husband at the same time. But that /
is lust what MIR. w A Wilson, who I
was formerly Mrs. A. W. Luce, is
trying to do row at her home al |
1856 North ST Francis avenue. The |
tongue Of gossip that old dame who
is looking for people who have cour-
age 10 try and do right. regardless OF
what the neighbors think. has been
waggIng al a great rate for the past
week and at last Mrs. Wilson has de-
cided to tell something OF her story
for publication.
wife Tells Her Own Stery.
When Mrs Anna Luce was a very
Young girl. so young that she knew
practically nothing Of life she mar
ried A. w. Luce He was many years
older than his wife and has since re-,
preached himself for persuading her
that the difference in ages would be
of no moment. Everything went well
with the couple until two years ago,
when Mrs. Luce met W. A. Wilson,
young man OF about her own age.
The two fell in love.
Then comes the part Of the story
/ in which Mr.. Luce will figure as
hero or an easy mark, according
/ to the temperament of the reader.
/ When he found that he could not
make his wife happy he offered to
let her get a divorce so that she could
marry young Wilson. She finally
agreed. Meanwhile Wilson had gone
to Les Ange es, CAL so when the di-
vorce was granted last June, Mrs.
Luce went out there TO marry him.
Married in California.
Her travelling expenses TO the coast
were paid By her ex-husband and she
. carried with her sum OF money as a
wedding gift from him. He is veal
thy. August % she was married at
the court house in Los Angeles TO
Wilson. According TO the state laws
Of California, this was legal marri-
{ age. However, ii was not legal nm
der the Kansas laws, which provide
I that divorced person must not mar
: rs inside of six months. At the time
OF the wedding all three parties con
cer- ed thought it was perfectly legal
= After Mrs. Wi son had been in Cal
4 ifornia for few months she grew
II homesick. FINALLY she couldn't beai
I ii any longer tc think that her ex
2 husband who had been so kind I
i her, might be needing her to take
0 care OF him as old age crept on. Sc
G she wrote to Mr.. Luce and he wee
Q to Los Angeles. The three tim mad
home in the Western city. until tn
first OF this month, WIN Mrs. Wilson
t. declared that she wanted to live Il
e Kansas.
n. Came Back TO Wichita.
Ie So they came back to Wichita t
a. live in the pretty bungalow whic
Mr.. Luce owns at 1856 North S
Francis. To legalize the marriage
they went Wednesday to Newton an
10 were remarked at the court hous'
in Mr.. Luce SAYS that the younger coupl
M seem like children to him and that b
of wants TO have them with him Will
ph he lives and see them happy. Mr.
a. Wilson said this morning;
N. Everybody makes mistakes in lii
oh have made one. but | am trying
na live the consequences or IL down.
Id wanted to come back to Wichita, b
as cause have a few loyal friends hel
ne and besides like Kansas. Californ
of is nice for scenry. but Kansas is goC
ut to live in.
nd The three of us will live here no
is and | will take care of Mr.. Luce.
.at wouldn't be happy in California thin
he ing that he was alone after all Il
ba years when he had taken such goo
40 care of me- II there has been a mi
he take in my lite it was when | marri'
,rc Mr. Luce. but | was too young
IN. know what ! was doing,
av Gossip is always hard on a wom'
Il. / thought perhaps II ! told the fran
nh truth it might help TO put the matt
~ ont of public hought forever. Y
or meant to do right about the secol
a. marriage, but when we found il W
~. not legal we went to Newton, TO avo
~, comment and were married all ov
IL again. guess it's legal now