The Washington times., 1920-04-25
The cottage at Long Beach.
Long Island. which shonts
and Mrs. Thomas rented and
occupied during the Summer
of 1915.

He paid all the bills and several times asked Diagr
il she felt free to money literally he was
wanted her to-
Thus the years passed the jolly care-free life Of the
girls and the happy mother Shonts held high rank among
prominent and he had accumulated handsome for
tune-probably not less than $S0000O0 His salary
than 600 and his other income perhaps $4,000
more annual income of half million dollars about
$4,000 week.
But the picture to change-change utterly
Another was stealthly creeping into Mr.,
Shonts' s life. ~
shrewd experienced. resourcefui. determined
woman fastening herself on Shonts and his pocket
book.
Mrs Shonts and the daughters the change felt the
evil influence growing tried to win back the deuded
tim. but powerless
Indeed Shonts himself tried break away. and the
story of his struggles escape from the of enange
the astonishing chapter Of entire Shonts
Thomas scandal and remains yet to be told
Although Mrs. Shonts had realized year before the
Summer of 1911 that Mrs Thomas gradually replac
ing her and that there to be end of all the
happiness that had been hers and her daughters, this
Summer of 1911 the first time they absolutely
discarded by Shonts. 1t strange situation for the
wife and daughters who had been his companions
all these trips outings and travels to he cold shouldered
of his life After this year. 1911 whenever Mr. Shonts
picked out Summer cottage villa planned trip
for the Summer months vacation outing it for
Amanda Thomas-the family not permitted to
into the vicinity Of the where the Shonts
Thomas menage established 1t is difficult to
imagine the natural curiosity of the exed wife and chill
dren from year year. they heard in various Of
the Summer plans of Shonts and Mrs Thomas And is
curious how, in way another the intimate
details of their outings managed to reach the of Mrs
Shonts and the children.
While Mrs Shonts crowded into the Star Villa at
Cape May she heard from friends and others of what
going at the Summer cottage Of her husband and the
who had replaced her in the Cascades in Vermont
There motor rides boating trips and frequent quar-
rels which overheard by neighbors and servants
OF course, it known by everyone that the big. tall
who passing his Summer in the big cottage
the New York traction magnate and everyone knew too
other woman So there little curiosity about the
dOngs of this strange pair and the stories OF the life in
the cottage and the quarres and fights with Mrs Thomas
travelled far and wide. There was worker on the
famous golf links by who told Of a
ing when Mr.. Shonts going around the alone
for exercise Mrs. Thomas came after him, and, being
told where he most likely to be, went to find him.
She returned by the golf house in few moments with
Mr. Shonts in her trail-and she quoted saying
things him. back her shoulder which not said
in polite society.
Next year when the vacation season came around Mr.
Shonts and Amanda went to Long Beach, Long Island
where they rented house furnished the beach
Shopts's Summers with Amanda were rather peculiar
His vacations used to great deal him in the old
days when his wife and daughters helped him plan and
always shared the outings There many things to
make It doubtful II Sbonts got much fun Of his Sum-
mers with Mrs. y" omas. '...a =