The Washington times., 1913-07-23
FIRST WIFE ADOPTS
SECOND AND BABIES
Real Widow Finds Supposed
Mate of Dead Bigamist in
Dire Poverty.

CHICAGO, July 23-"She was such a
child, compared to me, and 1 knew she
was a good woman. I took her in my
arms. kissed her, and asked her if she
would bring her babies and come home
and live with me. She hesitated, but
finally she said she would, and she did
The babies are here now, and, oh, We
are going to be so happy living all
together. Aren't the babies nice big
fellows?"
In these words, coming manifestly
from full heart, Mrs wilfred B. Frost,
one of the widows of a bigamist, tola
why she and a second widow, who was
deceived by Mr.. Frost, are living to-
gether with their four children at 1885
School street.
Mr.. Frost's dual life was disclosed
just before his death, on February 2,
in this same home. Each widow had
two children, of whom Mr.. Frost was
the father. They believe that having
done no wrong themselves they can best
cherish the honor of their children by
taking an interest in each other.
Mr.. Frost left his Chicago home three
fraVelins @ O ocGlst ~ He e did did fao not return. I
In Minneapolis he reappeared as DR..
Wilfred Montclair and met the woman
who became Mrs. Montclair." She was
scarcely older than his son. George,
twenty-five years old. With her he re-
moved to La Crosse, Wis. There two
children-now one and two years old
Were born The rest of the story can
be told best by Mrs. Frost
His Return a Shock.
~ always felt VIII would come
back" she said, but his return was a
shock. 1t was last February. I was
alone in the house. There was a knock
at the door. At first / thought it was
a peddler- Then I recognized the voice.
I declined TO cPen the door. He turned
and went down the steps. ran to the
window and nearly tainted. His hair
had turned dead white. He could
scarcely walk, Ny heart went ont to
him and called him. He came back.
I am dying he said to me. l came
from La Crosse alone, so they wouldn't
know where l was going. l wanted to
come to my real home to die. I won't
bother you long.
81 could see he told the truth when
he said he was dying. 1 took him to a
doctor. He had a tumor of the stomach.
The doctor told me that If he operated
Will would die on the operating table
So I brought him home with me and
tried to make him comfortable. He
would watch me quietly and sometimes
/ saw him crying.
"One night a week after he had been
home and just before he died he called
me to him and told me the story Of the |
woman in La Crosse. I was sorry for
him He was not to blame, after all. 1t
was his nature. He was weak. He had
q fascination for women. and-weil, he |
was weak He died asking FOR forgive
ness" |
Mrs Frost stopped and her voice
choked. The second widow. who had
eeen sitting across the room. came to
waist.
Other Widow Poor.
"After he was buried I thought of the
woman in La Crosse" went on the
Chicago Mrs. Frost, as she patted the
other ones shoulder. II resolved to
80 to see her. In May I went up into
Wisconsin. There / found her She
had scarcely enough to live on. The
two little babies were there, too. I |
don't know what I had expected to do
when got there. but as soon as I saw
the children / knew that in a way they
were related to me. l Just picked them
up and hugged them and kissed them.
TO the mother of the little ones
told the story of her husbands secret
II was a great blow TO her, because she
kind. I finally persuaded her II was
best for her children and her to come
TO Chicago, where We could all live to-
gether. That is the story and here are
the babies. l went up to La Crosse and
brought them down The babies names
ing TO call me Aunt Nellie 1 love them
as IL thew were nv own