The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-25

had divorced him lived with him but I'VE
weeks. One Of my many after-marriage
discoveries vas that he had been sued by
Jacques Bustanoby for alienation Of his
wife's affections.
"You shall have everything in the world
court to me-
How should know that though he gave
me an automobile I,should have to sell it
almost Immediately to pay his ine Of $3.50
for keeping gambling house?
''when we are married" he declared,
you shall hold your head up with the
highest"
But how could know that It would be
bowed every day by some trick or evasion
Of my husbands?
my house at No. IS West Sixty-eighth
street." he declared, SIS frequented by the
best people in the city. Men and women
of arts and letters and finance meet there"
But how was / to know that the house
was gambling den and that the finance
was crooked finance?
.
said when the police broke in and arrested
him in his gambling den, ito defeat me
for the Office of United States Senator.
They think it win keep me from running
this Fall You'll find It viii amount to
nothing"
How was I to know that this elderly,
impressive sutton Of mine would be In
dicted and convicted and compelled 10
serve a term Of Imprisonment for being q
gambler? .
He used to say that he was above all
things a man among men. He said, Thank
Heaven, / am not Of the sissy brigade. ]
have never derived a dollar from q
woman" Yet here was a Mrs. Reynolds
furnishing $500 bail for him, and there
is record that he brought suit for $780,
900 for alienation Of his wife's affections.
The suit was brought against her mother
iT-law, Mrs Thomas ]. House. He sued
Ter for the same amount for alienation OF
her daughters affections that Jacques
Bustanoby demanded from him for the trip
abroad that Senator Reynolds took, it is
charged, with his wife. Nor IS mine the
first suit for annulment Of marriage in
Senator Reynolds career. Only in this
case am suing. In the other he himself
was the plaintiff.
Yes, I was fooled Bitterly, wholly
fooled. | am ashamed to face the world.
Particularly am l ashamed to face the
clear-eyed young women who constitute
the merry-merries on Broadway. / de-
serve their silvery "Ha, ha's!" / should
have known. But who was ever a match
for Munchausen?
am waiting with what patience can
until my suit for annulment Of marriage
is won. Thank heavens, the law utilities
the marriage built upon Misrepresentation.
Had "His Excellency" not represented him
self to be a man Of wealth and honor and
of high position in the community, with
numerous other misrepresentation, / would
not have been ldazzled by him and married
him. When the cornerstone Is destroyed
the house falls.
left his house. My farewell note said
81 am leaving because can stand you no
longer" l went down to the WoOlworth
Building and engaged Edward II. Burger to
bring suit. Mr.. Burger has asked the courts
to annul my marriage because / was vic
timized by the wholly false pretenses Of
the man who won me by his misrepresenta-
tions.
When freed from his name / shall be-
gin a new life. hope that the frank mar
rative of my childish trustfulness may be
of service in teaching a lesson to other
country girls who may be pursued by
wolves who masquerade in false pretenses
Of responsibility.