Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-17
Special Dispatch to The Star.

NEW YORK, September 16-The
strange case of Mrs Walter Lispenard
Suydam. jr.. wife of the young million
aire, who eloped with Fred Noble, son OF
a plumber. developed a new phase today.
First. the management Of the Regina
apartment house discovered the identity
of the young man and woman who took
a modest fiat there and extended an ur-
gent invitation that they vacate.
Il don't know what Fred Noble is go
ing to do she said tonight But I am
going to remain in this apartment until
spring.
what am going to do?'' asked Noble.
I'm practically al. done now. I'm going
to move
Young Suydam returend to his home
at Blue Point today, after having made
an almost fearful prayer to the woman
whom he had called wife for eight years.
She calmly told him that he could never
understand and babe him goodbye. She
almost convinced him she was right and
he was wrong, and. practically at her
suggestion, he put his affairs in the
hands of the family lawyer.
Likely to Enter Suit.
Unless young Suydam weakens from
his determination, papers in suit against
his wife probably will be filed at River
| head Monday morning.
Yes, l paid a visit to my wife in New
York." said Walter Suydam, at his home
| tonight. Il am not sure that l should
| have made the trip. because there had
| been an understanding between Louise
and myself that l should not seek tt
learn her whereabouts.
I'VE employed detectives to locate
| her, but only because l wished to know
| that she was safe. Then / went to
New York to see her. although at the
| family conference here, when her IA
| Their and mother and mine were pres
l'ent, she had told me that she loved
| Fred Noble very much
Louise told me that l had been
| more than kind and considerate, but
| that Fred Noble had come into her life
and that she did not care to live with
| me any longer. l promised that
| would take the matter philosophically
| and not worry, but that was foolish
! for l did worry.
Gets Cold Reception.
II found Louise alone and pleaded
| with her to return home. I put the
| matter before her plainly and we went
| over the matter carefully. She greet
| ed me though ] was returning home
| from a days fishing. but at the same
| time / knew I must mold my place. l
am afraid / was little nervous, put
| she must have understood.
Il told her it was time to end the
| farce that she might as well return
| with me at once and allow me to protec,
| her and shield her as husband should.
Il assured her my father and mother
| would forgive and forget as we'll as my.
self: that she would be doubly welcomed
because she had gone away and had
come back again. But she never yielded
and finally. after l had made my PRAYER
| she said goodbye and | told her good.
| bye.
LAS it seemed to be her desire. | con
suited our lawyer, Joseph 7. LOOSE OF
case is in his hands. / don't know
| whether she is coming back
Talks TO Reporter.
| Mrs. Suydam was found today by re.
porter in her little apartment When the
reported entered the narrow hallway OF
the little fiat he came face to face with
young Noble, who was engaging in a
spirited telephone conversation. He
greeted the reporter pleasantly.
| MY people knew exactly what / was
going to do and they know exactly VIVA,
have DONE" said Mrs. Suydam. When
I say my people l mean my husband, his
father and my father and mother.
ION Friday, September 1. 1 told Walter
| Mr.. Suydam) that / cared more for Fred
than for him. We came to an under
| standing then and he telegraphed for
my parents. We held a long conference
l told them all that loved Fred and tina,
I wanted to live with him.
They decided to let me do as 1 pleased
and / have done 1t. And l haven't re.
GREETED my action the least bit
"Of course. you know you were dis.
obeying convention when you took this
| step?"
well, I'm here, am l not?" countered
Mrs. Suydam. II don't care for conven.
TONS Neither does Fred. We are will.
ing to brave convention.
How about reconciliation? was
asked.
Mrs. Suydam's hands went nervously
to her brow and hair.
THAT is entirely UP to Mr.. Suydam,
she replied.