The Washington herald., 1913-10-28

ing as a private soldier In thes United
States army. He was stationed in bar
racks at Fort Slocum. Later Lord De
Freyne, once a lieutenant in the Royal
Fusiliers, was promoted to the rank Of
sergeant, but since then his career has
been mystery.
On Speyside the discovery that the
daughter of a humble native OF the To-
cality is now peeress has caused wide
spread interest The inhabitants of
Rothes easily recall Miss Angus as a.
school girl, and state that at that time
she was perhaps the most beautiful girl
on Speyside- Her home is still pointed
out-a little thatched crofter's cottage,
occupied by her mother before the hotel
was taken over.
Arthur Reginald French first met his
wife when she was barmaid in a Lon
don hotel. 1t is now learned that at
the time she was divorcee. Her first
husband, a Capt Alexander, officer in
the British Army, in his suit named, so
IT is said. French as correspondent. As
Mrs French the new peress is we'll
known in London Bohemian circles. She
is handsome woman with an abundance
Of chestnut hair, fresh complexion, blue
eyes, and fine figure. She dresses
smartly and would attract attention any,
where. She insists that she has no
knowledge Of her husbands whereabouts.
Yet for the last three years the new
Lady De Freyne has been trying her
utmost to procure a divorce and has
spent large sums in her effort TO obtain
the necessary evidence.
The new Lord has an income of about
s, 900 a year from his Irish estate. which
is paid to him quarterly. He is serving
in the United States army as a private
and at present is stationed in the Phil
ippines. He had been an excellent soldier,
intelligent, gentlemanly, and obedient to
the rules. On receipt of his quarterly
allowance he would ask a weeks leave
of absence and proceed to quickly spend
IT ALL but allowance is made for this,
the general opinion being that there was
"a woman at the bottom of It"
The divorce proceeding had to be abanl
doned by Lady De Freyne, owing to the
difficulty Of getting reliable witnesses to
make the long journey from the Phil
ippines to London to testify at the
divorce trial.
On the anniversary Of its restoration.
at an expense Of 10000. the Earl of Gull
ford's mansion in Wildershare Park,
near Dover, was totally destroyed by fire.
So intense was the heat that q mythical
figure standing on the front lawn was
melted. A number of the family por-
traits and other valuable pictures, and
as much OF the ANTIQUE furniture are pos
sible was saved from destruction by
willing hands who had arrived on the
scene from Dover. The house was built
in 1880 by the famous architect, lingo
JoneS
The present titular head of the House
of North is the eighth Earl OF GuiIford.
He was born in 1876 and succeeded his
father at the age OF nine years. The first
North recorded in history was Sir Ed
ward. a famous lawyer. about the year
1886. who was joint clerk Of Parliament
and q court chancellor. Being summoned
to Parliament in 1865. he was thereby
elevated to the peerage according to the
custom Of the day. The second son Of
the Fourth Baron North. Francis, born
1857. became one of the great law lumi-
naries OF England In 16n he was ap-
pointed solicitor. general and knighted
ater he became chief Justice Of the
Common Pleas Bench and upon the death
Of the Earl of Northumberland. In 1852.
was named lord keeper of the great
Seal. The following year be was created
Baron Guilford. FLANEUR.