Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-19
Balloonist To
Marry Sister
OF His Fiancee
Betrothal Is Outgrowth of His
Falling in Love With
Poster Girl Painted
by Christy.

NCW Olh, July A0' hS ehs -
the picture has stepped out of the
story book into real life romance
And the hero found she was tn,
sister of his fianeee.
1t has happened to Lieut.. Louis
F. Kloor and Miss Alexandra
Flowerton and Miss Consuelo
Flowerton, and the world has the
word of these three and of the
mother of the girls that what at first
thought, and perhaps even at second
and third, seems fantasy of an inn
aginative and ambitious pen, is the
reality.
Only a few days ago, at Far Rock
away Mrs. Maud Flowerton had an
nounced that Lieutenant Kloor and
Alexandra Flowerton had agreed
that a naval officers pay is incom-
patible with the standards to which
the girl has been accustomed. Os-
tensibly that was sane reason tor
sundering their engagement, But
others knew the truth and today it
was learned that in Miss Consuelo
Flowerton, Kloor found the vision
he has pursued and that they are to
be married.
Was Lost for Days.
Last winter Lieutenant Kloor was
leader of a group of three balloonists
who engaged the ANXIOUS interest OF
the world when they started from
Rockaway and were lost for days,
turning up eventually in Canada's
frozen northland, whence they
emerged after days of almost killing
privation. ~
A letter from Kloor to Alexandra
Flowerton gave the world the first
detailed story of their hardships and
heroic struggles. tt. was later an
nounced that Kloorr and Alexandra
Flowerton were engaged to be
married. Then Consuelo Flowerton,
IS, younger sister of Alexandra,
came back from Los Angeles, where
she had been appearing IN the
movies. And now the story goes
back two years.
Girl of the Poster.
Lieutenant Kloor one day visited
an officer aboard the warship Ten
nessee in the Hudson. AS he entered
his friends cabin Kloor's youthful
eye was arrested on q poster on the
wall. He leaped forward for closer
scrutiny and his heart was lost. It
was war poster by Howard
Chandler Christy and it portrayed
girl of vivacious, appealing youth,
fresh in her beauty. Kloor's long
ing gaze brought smile to the lips
Of his friend The latter, finally able
to wrest K1oor back to coherent
speech. admonished with "a laugh:
"It's no use, Lou. Eyerybodys
stuck on her. But it's only pic
ture, only a dream. Don't let your
self go that way"
But Kloor framed print OF the
poster for his room.
The months went by and time in
measure assuaged the yearnings ot
his heart. He became acquainted
with Alexandra Flowerton.i She was
charming girl and, somehow, was
strongly remindful or the girl OF the
poster. OF course, Kloor never told
her that, for that is not the method
of the wooing swain. In course OF
time, the poster became hopeless
memory and Kloor devoted his
ardor to the reality, Alexandra.
Their engagement eventually be-
came known.
To Appear in Follies.
One day, a short while ago, his
fancee remarked casually to Kloor:
"My sister, Consuelo, is coming
home from California soon. She is
going to appear in, the Ziegfeld
follies. / know you'll like her lots"
Kloor visited the Flowerton home
that evening to call on Alexandra
and met the sister. An amazing
scene transpired. Kioor. as he was
presented, started. He stepped for.
ward and stopped. gasping. He
mumbled in his effort at speech and
finally managed to bluTt out a query.
as to whether she was the original
Of that poster. Rcddening under
Kloors gaze, Consuelo replied she
was.
Romance Hits Rocks.
1t wasn't very composed group
that sat that night in the Flowerton
parlor. And it wasn't smooth ro-
nance any longer-that maintained
between Kloor and Alexandra. His
attentions to Consuelo he, could not
repress. His fondness for her was
too evident to be concealed. And it
developed Consuelo; too. was in love
with Kloor. =
The situation could not go on for
ever that way. Finally all got to-
gether. the engagement between
kloor and Alexandra was broken,
and he and Consuflo became en-
gagged. To the public it was an
nounced that a naval officers pay, it
had been decided. was inadequate.
But Consuelo doesn't think so. She
is content to live with Kloor on his
pay and to forsake the stage and go
whittier duty may send him. Kloer
and Consuelo are now constant
companions at Rockaway..
And Alexandra? Il
; Well, Alexandra has made the best
of her anguish. She has yielded
philosophically and has gone to the
Thousand Islands to seek repose for
her tortured heart. =
Grain Man to Deliver