Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-02-23
KANSAS POET us
GIVEN CLASSY EYE
BY META
Former Wife of Upton Sinclair
Annexed by Harry Kemp
Now Turns Him Down for
Another Affinity.

Now Turns Him Down for
Another Affinity.
| New YORK. Feb. 2S.-Mrs. Upton
Sinclair divorced wife OF the author,
has ended her romance with Harry
Kemp The Kansas tramp poet doesn't
mako enough money 10 support her I'm
comfort she told him over the tele-
phone yesterday, and besides, she
said, she has met a man she loves
more than she does Harry. She was
very sorry, she said. but her ideals
had changed considerably OF late.
ITS all right, Meta" the poet told
her ITS all right"
His voice cnoked If you've found
man you love more, don't think OF
me. Good-by and God bless YOU
So ended a guiloless poets FIRST les.
son ia love.
Kemp came from his bungalow In
Point Pleasant, n. j.. yesterday to call
upon Mrs. Sinclair who has been living
with her father, w. NJ. Fuller, nc IA
West Eighty -seventh street. She has
been there since Dec. 2S, when she
left Kemp's bungalow after visit of
several weeks. Since that time Kemp
has been coming TO New York TO see
her at least once every two weeks He
called her up soon after he arrived,
expecting TO make an engagement TO
take her TO dinner
What are you doing In NeT iork?"
she asked.
81 cane to see you, OF course" he
replied enthusiastically, I've finished
my play, and I'm going to see some
publishers about book OF poems, and
want TO talk It all over with you
No. she said, II can't ever sec
you again"
The poet didn't understand at first,
ana she repeated the sentence. Then
he couldn't believe that she meant a.
II was a poor sort Of Joke. he said
She insisted she was not iOking-shC
had written him letter explaining 10
al and had mailed It Saturday night.
but why? Why?' cried Kemp. 81
thought we were 2-.Eg 20 live up 60
our ideals; ours thought was a per
feet romance"
The answer was short laugh
Ideals, Harry" she said have TO be
nurtured by wholesome food ana
clothing and a house that keeps out
the rain but ! want TO part In love,
not In anger You told me that 10 /
ever found {. man that I loved more
than YOU you would not keep mo
from going To him You said UPTON
was Inconsistent when he objected 20
my leaving him for You. am truly
sorry, for ! thought loved you
Then there Is another man."
Kemp asked
"Tes"
"All right. all right" he said "Of
course, that's what we bolioved-th
YOU should be free TO 90 Whenever You
chose-but-' the tears streamed
down his checks ~ didn't think you
ever would choose TO 20"
The painful conversation ended:
Kemp who was telephoniny from q
friends room. sank into n chair
Poor Upton, poor Upton" ne
groaned Now know how he iel,
when Meta went away with me"
Il know now Kemp said yesterday
that Upton was nay best friend Hc
warned me-"
Sinclair Is abroad with his i0.year-
old son, David Ills attitude IN tho
case Is shown by a letter he wrote
Kemp November %, in which he saId:
81 have never felt any personal anger
toward you. / was sure YOU would see
the thing differently In the course
of time and realize ! did all could
TO keep YOU out.
Kemp will stay In New York for tha
present. lie hopes TO go abroad IN
month or two. lie will work his way
across and may see Sinclair in Eu-
rope.
The Sinclair Kemp case recalls that
of Mrs. Walter Lspenard Suydam, Jr
who ran away from her millionaire
husband with Fred Noble a plumber.
Their romance lasted about as long
as the Sinclair-Kemp AFFAIR A eek
after Mr.. Suydam divorced NJ wife
she married Noble 10 satisty con
yentions' she said, although nj that
time she admitted that she had lost
her love for him. A week later they
committed suicide
They didn't really believe In being
was Kemp's COM
ment on tho Noble Suydam suicide.
They Just used these ideals TO sui,
their selfish purposes. And" be- add.