Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-02-10

l<%SS$Ss 81 to regain him, and fin
NJ -S,MzkA ally escaping across
the Austrian border of
Poland by the aid of an American
friend who had hurried to her from
Norway, Mrs. Lillian Richter de Ma
linOwski is back in New York after
three years of distressful married
life.
With his girlish mother is Leonard
George de Malinowski, eighteen
months old and heir to a vast estate
not far from Gitimir, Russian Poland,
In ithaca is Edward G. Wyckoff. a
member of the typewriter family and
rich in his own right, who thinks mod
estly but with real satisfaction of the
part he had to play in the drama of
Mrs. de Malinowski's life.
Four years ago Caesar de Malinow-
ski came to America from Russia. He
was the son of Casimir de Malinow-
home. "MlynyscZce," was one of the
oldest and largest estates in all that
part of the empire, Caesar, then TWEEN
ty-four, had come to the United States
because his father insisted upon his
marriage to the daughter Of the own
er of the adjoining estate. ''If l must
marry | want to marry the girl Of my
choice" de Malinowski said. and babe
his family farewell
Welded in New York.
very few months in America
brought him both the desire to marry
and the girl of his choice. She was
Lillian Richter the seventeen-year-old
daughter of Mrs. Caroline Richter OF
Tea Neck, n. J. Five times he pro-
posed to her, and finally, April %.
1908, they were married in st. Francis
Xavier church. New York.
For a long time the young hus-
bands family refused to recognize his
marriage, but finally the father came
to see his new daughter for himself.
and in July, 1908, they sailed together
for Europe and "Mlynysczce." On the
steamer with them was Mr.. Wyckoff
and his family bound for two years
visit TO the continent. and in the
course Of the journey Mrs. de Malin-
owsh became so intimate with them
that when the time for good-bys came
she kissed Mr.. Wyckoff and called
him Dad"
That fall the Wyckoffs visited
-Mlynysczce," and were cordially vel
coined by the entire family. They
spent a week on the estate and then
started again on their travels. A year
and a half later. leaving his family in
London, Mr.. Wyckoff went to Iceland,
intending to come home by way of
Spitzbergen and Norway. He had
not much more than got on his way
before this telegram came to his ad-
dress in London:
please come to rescue. Homeless,
.childlesS. penniless. LILLIAN.
Alarmed by this word, Mr.. Wyckoff
replied with a request for more infor-
nation. This answer came without
delay
please wire money. Beg Dad to
come"
After much search these messages
were relayed to Mr.. Wyckoff at a vii
Iage on the coast of Norway, and at
once he started for Russia. He had
maze reservations on the Virginian,
sailing from Liverpool on Aug. 10, just
a ronth away, and his passports
world expire Aug. 5. That left him
but two weeks in which to get to Giti'
mir and make what arrangements
might be necessary for Mrs. de Malin-
ovski He wasted no time, however,
IN Worrying over the shortness of his
notice
Reaching Gitimir. Mr.. Wyckoff only
succeeded in finding Mrs. de Malin'
owskf at the home of her physician
oi+sr a friendly German had come to
mis- aid as an interpreter. He was
sbodowed everywhere he went, ana
rha,, he finally found the little moth
or hi passport had but three days to
run.
RS de Malinowski was almost
wreck. physically as well as nervous
" Her own passport was good over
,;,,;ted territory only. but Mr.
yvvcLoff by the cunning use OF sort
n,ords end persuasive roubles. got
49, and the baby safely to Warsaw
nrho next night the little party was
on its way to Kalisz, on the Austrian
border.
4, every station gendarmes went
.,.o,ch the train, plainly in search OF
,Irs dc Malinowski, but Mr.. Wyck
W. g nod run short neither OF fattery