The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-11

Washington, D. c., Jan. 1t.--When
Philip Hichborn filed suit here against
his young ana beautiful wife public
attention was again drawn TO the fact
OF her elopement last year with Hor-
ace Wylie. who deserted his wife and
children to lly with her.
The divorce suit has opened the
door to the discovery that the most
sensational part of the scandal that
SO deeply stirred capital society Is
being enacted now. This climax fol-
lowed remarkable scrles of devcl-
opments which viii always make the
Wylie-Glichborn story one to rank
with the most unusual OF love tales
Il is learned that Wylle and Mrs
Ilichborn are together In the south
of Europe now. They have taken
stops to sever all connections with
the world chat they once knew. They
reached the decision to spend the rest
or their lives together after careful
consideration following their first
Eight. Before they rcachel this final
determination, Mrs. Hichborn, who
watfc1 to be sure that no mistake
would be made, caused Wylic To leave
her abroad, return To this country
become roconciled with his wife and
live with her Tor nvc months, so that
he might definitely know if his h9p-
piness lay IN being back with HIS fam-
ily or If he felt a deere 90 return ID
tie woman with whom he had fed.
Wylie made the experiment. Try
as he might to be the husband and
father that he once had been, the
temptation Mrs. Ilfchborn held for
HIM was too strong 30 be resisted. S1
he went back to her.
Provided for Family.
But before he went he transferred
to his wife and children all his oX-
tcnaivo Washington real estate hold
ings emounting to something like
100000. and settleo upon her half OF
his personal estate. her share coming
Thon he resigned from those clubs
Then ne resignc dfrom this clubs
from which he had not been dropped
ana cluding pursuers went TO Europe
by way OF Boston. lie was Joined IN
last November by Mrs. lIichborn. wh1
had sailed from Montreal.
About a month ago the two were
seen IN Winchester Cathedral, seem
ingly wrapped up In eac hother They
were known as Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Wise. Since then they have been met
in Paris and on the Riviera.
a Test for Hcr, Too. .,4.
In the method chosen by the two to
satisfy themselves as to where their
harl1iness lay. Mrs. Hiehborn wishe
to put herself as well as Wylie TO the
test. She was to return 10 her hus.
band to learn II she could not be con.
tented with him. Those who wer,
close in confidence say the young wo.
mans mind was moved by her read.
ing OF an errns husband and wife IT
the English nobility who werc for
given and permitted to their homes
only 10 desert them again when they
found their first impulse was The true
one.
Tho wide gossip their elcpemont hot
caused was a factor also In the plar
that she insisted upon putting Int,
execution. If they found their nigh
had been the outcome OF a momen
tary infatuation the opportunity {
Crectlfy the error would be gained. 1
they decided that each wanted tn,
other more than they wanted the goot
opinion az the world, there could b'
second flight.
As result Ghey are together nov
in union of their own making tha
| they hope viii last for life.
Gossip Was flushed.
WYie's return to his family wa9 g,
cTen and the story so widely circulate,
that II had the desired effect or hush
Ing gossip. He carried ours the play
as conceived, but Mrs, iIichbOrn wal
not SO successful.
When she returned to this cOuntr,
| last spring It WIS reported that sh'
was To be reunited to her huaban
Her beauty and charm had Away
held him a cEi Ei'tlye. and Il was general
| ~ believed lant he would consent I,
receive her again. but his mother
the widow of Admiral Hichhorn, un'
his sister, Mrs Martha Ilichborl
Blaine Pearaam, would not hear of
reconciliation.
When She found that her "tria
| reconciliation" WAS made impossbl
by the opposition Mrs. Ilichborl
awaited the Outcome Of Wylie's cT
J pertinent. After a stay In the sum