The Washington times., 1922-08-07
Texas Girl, Worth SIS, 900, 900
Spurns GiLded Palaces of East
Whinny Of Pony on Sea Of
Sagebrush and Alkali Is
Music to Ears of Anne Bur-
nett.
BY International News Service.

BY international News Service.
FORT WORTH, Tex, Aug.
Texas plains-vast areas
of alkali stretching from the
borders of civilization far
out into the distant, binding
glare of a western sun
have more enchantment for
Anne. Burnett, nineteen-year-
old heiress to $15,000,000,
than have the lures of all
the gilded palaces of Europe's
most famous resorts.
The whinny of a prairie
pony, the shot of a rifle, the
yelp of a cow puncher, the
sight of a branding iron or
the crack of a whip-all
these are music to the ears
of Miss Burnett.
Estate S15,000.000.
With her minor disabilities
legally removed, Miss Burnett,
only granddaughter of the ate
Burk Burnett, who pioneered his
way to wealth on the cattle
ranges, takes rank among the
richest young women in America.
BY provision of the will of her
illustrious, grim-visaged grand
dad" she now has a bank account
of $6,000,000, with a residue Of
real estate valued at $4,000, 900.
Oil wells in the central Texas
fields are spouting liquid gold that
will pour additional wealth into
her Golfers. Hundreds of thou
sands Of thoroughbred cattle are
grazing on the thousands of acres
Of land now recorded as of Anne
Burnett ownership.
Not Bothered by Fortune.
The question OF what to do with
q fortune" is not bothering Miss Bur.
nett. A competent staff OF execu.
tives will handle her business affairs.
She will continue to live-secluded
and protected-with no inclination
toward a more strenuous life. A live
coal Of the old West, she has no in
terest in travelling abroad, as so
many other Americans do. Nor IL
she going to return TO SCHOOL, For
the past three years she has been
a student In Holton Arms School. at
Washington.
I'm through with study for a
while" she says.
Popularity Is earned by Miss Bur.
nett because she radiates all the soul.
full cordiality Of the West. The free.
dom OF the plains still lives within
her. even though a noticeable finesse
characterizes her every action. She
dances, swims and Is a great lover
OF music.
Above all things else. however, she
loves to ride horseback That love
is inherent, because her famous
"grandad" made his millions while
he sat In the saddle.
There are vast stretches OF land
that she owns. The 1866" ranch
In King county, famous in pioneer
lore. with its more than zoe, 900
acres. belongs to her. She also Is
sole owner. Of the Dixon creek
ranch, in Carson county-aa area
OF 100000 acres. And up in the
Burkburnett township-nams I'd for
her grandfather-many acres of val
liable oil lands give further token Of
her wealth.
Anne is not impressed with the
vastness OF all this. Nor IL she ma
terially affected by the tragedy that
has colored her life. In the midst
Of II all her youth is uninterrupted
and flows on.
Holding the family Golfers, al.
she can afford to be tolerant to an
aged grandmother, who has come
upon the scene and now is occupying
the Burnett home with Anne and
her mother.
Grandmother Declared Sane.
The grandmother is there for the
first time since May, 1911. when
she was declared insane. The wife
of the late millionaire cattleman has
lived for eleven years with her rela.
tives in weatherford, a small town
near here.
While Burk Burnett served as her
guardian during his life, his sister
was appointed guardian Of Anne at
his death. Soon thereafter his wife
was declared sane and was brought
here to reside with Anne and her
mother, Mrs. Ollie Burnett, divorced
wife OF Tom Burnett, the virtually
disowned son Of the pioneer cattle
| man.
! Tom Burnett, following a divorce
| from his first wife. the mpther Of
Anne married Lucille Mulhall, pro-
fessional horsewoamn. Recently he
was divorced from her, and rumor
has 1t that he may be reunited
with his first wife.
While the hand Of Anne Burnett
herself may be sought by many
youthful cavaliers. she has no
thought of marriage.
Get married?" she dueried in.
credulously in reply to a question.