The Washington times., 1922-05-28

first met Jack Montgomery
- the man I love, the man 1
married and the man I am suing
for slander. 1t was at a supper
party and had on one of my
prettiest dresses; a sort Of green
dress 1t is, rather ornamental, all
sparkly with long strings of beads
on the skirt. l call it the fatal
gown now, for Jack spoke so much
about 1t and said it was so pretty.
and that was the night he said he
fell in love with me!
The gown or the girl?-I some
times wonder which it was, the way
things turned out. But right from
the beginning Jack seemed to fall
In love with me. Love or infatua-
ton? Which was itf
After he heard that I was with
the Frolic, he came to the show
every night and always sat in the
same box. night after night. until
] began to watch for him. He kept
sending me flowers, and he'd wait
for me always after the show and
he was oh, so sweet and lovable.
Me? Yes, loved him!
1t was funny. too. for me. Ever
since I'd been a little bit of a girl
I had never cared for men much.
OF course, I liked them as friends,
but as for love, 1t had never
touched me. I didn't know what it
was.
Yes, there had been men-old
men and young ones, too-who
had asked me to marry them. but
! had never been in love.
When 1 met Jack I knew the
minute that 1 looked into his big
brown eyes that he was my man.
POSED AS A MOVIE STAR.
Jack is tall-he's more than six
feet. Jack Is slender. He has big
brown eyes and dark wavy hair,
and he has the sweetest manner.
He Is only twenty years old, and he
told me that he was playing oppo-
site Elaine Hammerstein in the
movies, but I've since learned that
he wasn't, but was just playing
extra parts sometimes In a movie
studio.
Well, 1t didn't matter to me
whether he was millionaire or a
pauper. He said he loved me and 1
loved him, and that was all that
was necessary.
That state of affairs lasted only
two weeks. Then o"e night at 1
supper following the theater came
the plan to get married right away.
But you've heard about that al
ready haven't you?
II was a dare-but We had in
tended to be married 4 little later
anyhow, so Il wasn't just foolish
ness. We set out in taxi to find
O minister, but II seemed that =
minister was hard t. find, and we
journeyed around haE the night
looking for one!
Taxi bul7 Yes, It was some bill,
but Jack didn't Gaze. He was
bound to make me his wife-and he
was SO sweet Then when we
were married I wirei nv happl-
ness to my father anC mother.
Some dark stories have risen
about that innocent taxi wedding.
II was said that I got drunk and
dragged Jack to the altar. But do
you think would need to do that?
All my friends In the show or those
VINO wero with us III tDe taxi will
attest to that. They know
And than there are those who
said We were Intoxicated. The
suit Tor annulment brought against
me claimed that, and 1t Is for that
reason that have started my
suit for SANDER for $50, o,nG0 against
lack and his mother.
We wero married ut 6 o clock in
the morning by minister who Is a
sabid prohibttiontst- I have since
obtained affidavits from thi- min
lister swearing that not ono Of US
was intoxicated or had beer drink,
ing. There was no evidence Of
nquor anywhere about and tho
minister knows It.
Right here am going to tell
you about my dousnrut wedding.
That doesn't sound a bit romantic
for q just-marr;ed couple, does it7
But. truly. that's Just what I got
Cor breakfast when I got back.
II WIS rather q come-down for
mo. OF course, hSsd hea "a Jack
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