The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-10-04
PAIR SEPARATED
40 YEARS MARRY
Millionaire Weds Wealthy Wom-
an Who lifted Him Years Ago
Because He Was Poor.

Lincoln. Eab-Miss Eya Thompson,
sister Of David Eugene Glsompson, one
Of Lncolns few mnEionaires and for
mer ambassador to MexIce and 70 Bra
ziI, sprung ! surprise On III her friends
recently bs going to Denver and there
marrying her girlhood sweetheart Ed
win A. Brown. . millionaire Both Mr.
and Mrs. Brown are sIxty-eight years
Of age
Engaged 40 Years Age.
Nearly fcfay tears ago Brown and
Miss Thompson were engaged TO b
married. bur Beown was fAen poor and
his salt wss frownea upon ny aserubers
Of her family. Under fhis pressure she
broke the engagement and Brown left
this city. He fogznd another sweet
heart and married her. On the day ef
his wedding he received Z letter frem
Miss Thompson, IN which she declared
that she would wed him If tne. whole
world stood in the way and chat her
lo~e for him was stronger than d sea
of opinions or a mountain o oppost-
ton
Went Into Business.
When she keard she news Miss
Thompson determined never to wed,
and turned to a business life Fer
brother was then one Of the big ofd-
Gals Of the Burlington railroad and
owned a string Of eating houses. After
serving her apprenticeship In the busi-
ness she became the manager Of these
railroad restaurants and operated
them for Years until his growing for
tune found other means Of Increasing
his revenue, and he sold oat.
Miss Thompson then devoted her at
tention to civic better1nent programs
which she outlined and carried cut un-
der the patronage Of 8 number Of won<
ems clubs. Only a few months &C..
when the Lincolnshire, a fashionable
tearoom, got into financial difficulties.
she was persuaded to take owe the
management. when this uas sold cut
she was free again.
Brown, Now Rich, Helps TramFs.
In the meantime Brown had become
a millionaire. Ills wife died and he
devoted his time and money to the
a~gnelierati0n Of tramps. He made his
home in Denver, and there sought the
privilege Of condHetiBg-a lodging house
for the aown-aRd-outs. Mayor speer
told him he required q man who knew
tramps. Brown thereapon dofed bis
fine raiuaeat, pat on old clothes ana
started out as q tramp. He said he
wanted to study Ae unemployed az
first hand, ana out how they lived and
what their ambitions were and then
help them. He did this. and in rtms
became knawR nationwide as the m3-
Ifonaire waup. He rode box cars with
them shared saeir nseals in wayside
camps and slept with Them TIA box ears-
@ut Of his experience rsse q desire
to tell the weEld about them, and be
turned author. Two Of the best known
Of these books are Broke and s@The
Man Without : Dinae.
eeupIe New WI Help.
Il have followed Mr.. Brown closely
in the advancement OF HIS high ideals
toward scientifically solving our \ q
fienal problems Of poverty and dest1-
tuition" said his wife, who Is az sdu-
Gated, cultured woman ~Efis PHILOSOPHY
rings with d religion q reason thar has
made nay love sacred. I thinksit was
wonderful FOR hhn 70 make the crusade
he did. ard stir more wonderful 10
write abenf 1t 50 beautifully. + shah
add an the power I possess % aiding
Mr.. Brown Ia hss declaration that ~
human being in this weat cisdIIzed
country Of essrs shall be without Food
or shelter simply beeause unlaekIly
tkey End themselves without work. =