Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-23
Dorothy Dix Writes on the
DeMumm Barnes CreeI
Shooting in Paris.
BY DOROTHY DIX.

The erstwhile soldier of fortune was a
man The present soldier of fortune is a
woman In former times. the poor but
bold spirited youth belted on his sword
and started out in search of adventure
Nowadays the poor but pretty young girl
pins on her best hat and fares forth in
search of pearl necklaces and sumptuOus
raiment and millionaires, and things.
The D'Artagnans of yesterday are the
Evelyn Nesbits the Lillian-but why
mention names? You can think Of score
of Miss Nobodies of Nowhere, who fed
on skinned milk one day and champagne
the next. and whose faces have been
the fortunes that they have cashed in at
a figure to make a Wall Street trust
organizer die of sheer envy.
The latest recruit to this gay company
of feminine soldiers of fortune is Mrs
Marie VanRensimer Barnes-or Creel or
whatever her proper entitlements may be,
who is reported to have shot Walter De
Mumm, the we'll known French sports
man, and to have been kicked, and beat
en-. and wounded in turn by him
The story of Mrs. Barnes is the story
Of a modern Cinderella who plays the
part of her own fairy godmother, and
own pumpkin into an automobile herself
Began as MARY Jane"
AS the tale goes, Marie VanRensimer
then plain Mary Jane as to name, but ex-
traordinarily pretty of face and lissome of
figure, is the daughter of the additionally
honest but humble parents. She halls
from Pennsylvania, that state of good
spenders, where she became early i'm
bued with the Importance of having
money 20 throw at the brides. Also,
that If we wish to get anywhere in this
world it's up to us to get move on our
selves
Acting on this principle, Mary Jane,
from henceforth no more Mary Jane but
Marie, left the paternal roof and OBJ
tanned a position as a waitress in a res
, taurant, where her good looks soon at
tracted much attention. At the age Of
fifteen she says she married a wealthy
Baltimorean by the name Of David
Barnes. He ayers that he was already
married at the time. and couldn't and
didn't marry her; but let this slight dis
crepancy in statements pass
Suffice it to say that Mrs Mary Van
Renslmer Barnes was no longer compelled
to rustic short orders for a living, but
walked in silk attire and put up at the
smartest hotels in New York and Paris,
and had European trips and diamond dog
collars, and all the other necessities Of
life Nor did She forget the old folks
at home She made them comfortable,
and they tell, with tears in their eyes, Of
how smart Mary Jane is, and that she
possesses S175.00O worth Of jewels
Two years ago she married George II.
Creel, Jr, who is reputed to be a wealthy
Chilean, whom she met abroad. She said
Of him that, in addition to being the
handsonest man alive, he had such
beautiful hands and feet, and that he was
the sweetest, best man in the world, and
had lots Of money"
Didn't Get Along.
Notwithstanding this unusual combina-
tion Of charms the couple did not got
along well together and a year ago Mrs
C,eel went TO Paris In order TO obtain a
divorce from the Chilean.
The rift i'm the lutte was supposed to
have been Walter peMumm who had
been staying at the same hotel u New
York that Mrs Crcel did aud who, after
her return to Paris was seen continually
in her company
Then began the old old story tlat all
ways ends in the same old way Waiter
peMumm was Infatuated with the beau.
tiful young American, and she was iu-
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