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

with her mother.
After this Mrs Hichiborn travelled
about Europe. She returned to this
country the end of May with her
mother and sister. Wylie had reach
ed New York few days before May
and got into communication with
his vile from that city His messages
were carried by staunch friend, the
son Of a former cabinet, officer. Mrs.
Wylie met her husband, but not in
Washington.
The upshot of the conference was
his return TO his family and their de-
parture for Europe. which took place
two days before Mrs. Hichborn ral
turned TO the country, which spared
the possibility of an unpleasant meet.
ing. The Wylies Travelled through
England and the Continent and reas-
suring reports were sent back <to
Washington. rf'F
His Passion Stronger.
Now comes the suppressed portion,
which has never been told before arid
which has its logical sequence in to-
days divorce suit.
Wylie did not need the six months
Mrs Hichborn had granted for his
trial reconciliation. -Four months were
enough to convince him that ne could
not be tied by his Family life. In Sep
tember. finding his longing for Mrs.
Hichborn had grown he returned to
| this country with the determination
TO end the pretense.
lie told his wife of his decision,
and informed her that he would mako
ample provision for her, so that IL she
chose to sue for divorce she would
not be worried about the financial end.
lie reached New York in the end OF
| September with his seventeen-year-old
son Andrew, whom he put at Laws
rencevlle school.
This time Wylie came on to WASH
ington having first assured himself
that Hichborn was not I'm the city
Mrs. Eiichborn. ne know wa9 at tho
ilOyt place near Boston and the hus-
hand was in Connecticut.
Thought II Meant Reunion.
At that dime the story of the trans
fer OF the Wylic realty to the wife in
"conslderatlop OF love and affection
ana $40 in hand paid" was printed.
This was taken to shcw that the re-
union was permanent
| Wylie took occasion TO have him.
self seen in Washington, although he
did NOT go near the ploces where he
was we'll known. Through friends he
spread the report that he had return
oI here To prepare for his wife's and
children's arrival. In October he met
them in Now York, brought them back
here and remained two weeks. He
departed I'm November--forenoon
Perhaps II was n coincidence. or per-
haps Wylie knew OF the coming OF
the other; but one day after his de-
parture Hichborn returned to town.
Happy at His Decision.
Mrs. Hichborn had been at her
mothers place until October, when she
returned to this city for the first time
in almost a year. She stayed but
few days and let no friends know she
was here. r.p.g lnhs s.
She had learned 'of the decision
Wylie had reached and she was frank
ly happy. She said she had never hal
n doubt and the step taken had been
entirely for his sake. She left her
home a few days before -her~4rusban1
came up from his,mothers place.
She went straight to her. steamer and
waited MT the rendezvous abroad they
had agresd upon for Wyiie to come to
her.
Wylic's stay in Washington after
the return of his wife was to bring
conviction TO the doubters that he was
happily reunited to his family Even
when he went away TO rejoin the part
ner of his flight ne left behind. in
artful manner, the impressions that
he was absenting himself on a. busi-
ness trip. His wlfe's pride made her
Keep up this pretenee. iN irGa
Only for ChlIdren's Sake!
Her friends say now that at no time
did she ever ask him to return for her
sake, but because of the children, and
that even when he did return she
never resumed her position of wife to
him. although they lived together ou.-
wardly.
Mr. Hichborn has shut up the house
where he spent his married life and
has gone to his mothers home with
the baby. He will say nothing for
publication. Mrs. Wyle, Mrs. Hoyt
and the Hlchborns naturally avoid
meeting one another, and it,okeeps
Washington hostesses busy to see that
such meetings do not occur.
Before he departed Wylie resigned
his membership in the chevy Chasa
club, but removed those OF his wife
ana children. He has been dropped
from the rolls Of the Metropolitan
here, and also OF the AlfbI club. II
Is reported he Is no longer a member
Of mis- two New York clubs tho UnIon
and the Yale. nilt
The address of the pair Is not known
definitely They make Paris q head-
quarters and mdngle I'm circle that
does not inquire too closely into the
past.
? Glover Leaf -four VIII make a littla
better bread and little more of II.