The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-22
PRETTY STAGE GIRL WILL MAKE EARL GOOD TITLED WIFE
Former FoIlies Beauty Will Have Real Haunted Castle
 Abroad
By ARTHUR F. DEGREVE GLeaseh Wire fn The Arre-HernIdA


 CHICAGO, July 21.-Jessica Brown, former Follies beauty, who danced her way into the heart of the Earl of Northesk, is going to try hard to be good titled wife, she announced d Friday, and to forget she ever was on the stage.
 In their hotel suite, the new mis. tress of four country homes, an honest-to-g goodness haunted castle, and the eleventh to bear title 276 upon her stammering and blushing nobleman husband as she told of her great love for him.
 All girls are the same. We all have dreams of being rescued from 8 dreary prison by dashing Prince Charming. I know these little res cues only occur in fiction, yet they are a wonderful thought and an in spiration, don't you think?" ask ed "her ladyship." turning to the earl. He nodded assent.
 shs Was Not 4 Captive.
 T was not captive in a barred prison tower-no, I was & dancer, in London. when I met my Prince Charming" she continued. (Blushes from the earl.)
 He was not astrids 2 dashing g him from the very first" (Mors bushes from the Scotch nobleman.) ) T know we are ideally mated, and 1 know we are going to have the most wonderful life together. I just knew I would marry his lordship it seemed there were storms ahead.
 He Is my ideal. l have left the stage now and I am going to do ev- erything can to be & good wife," Earl Smiles Broadly.
 The earl. who had remained silent, smiled broadly and exclaimed:
 She Is a wonderful girl. I'm 80 glad we are married. You know. vowed to marry my wife when first met her in London, and when came to United States I was deter mined not to go back until I had won her.
 "wili English society receive herr Well. I'll say they will We will set sail for London late in October or the first of November. I have cabled mother to haye everything ready for us. Mother Is & dear. and she will be so glad to see us.
 "Jessica will be presented at court at the first opportunity after our ar- rival. We will make a tour of our country estates-four of them-and will visit my haunted castle and"
 "Oh. Dav-i-d!" cried her ladyship. "it isn't really haunted. Is it?" Real Haunted Castle.
 The Scotch laird placed 6 protect ing hand about her shoulder and re- piled, rather ghostly;
 "Yes. A long time ago cardinal was drawn and quartered for doing something or other. Ills body was divided between those staying him, and his wooden leg fell to my ances- tors. The story Is that on the anni- versary of the staying the wooden leg is heard walking up and down the halls"
 "Oh, oh!" his bride of & day shud- dered.
 bitter toward Chicago newspapers which pictured her as rouged and powdered Follies beauty.
 T wonder if you would ever have seen me if I had been third from end, second row. as the papers here say?" she asked seriously. The earPs answer was 8 hearty laugh. Lifetime Honeymoon.
 The earl and the countess are on their honeymoon, the first day of which was marred by the disappear ance of Phoenix" a German police dog the nobleman brought with him from England. The dog was found by police, and the couple announced eral weeks before turning east.
 Ours will be lifetime honey uoon, won't it, dear?" the earl asked.
 Jessica nodded.
 Mrs. A. Stark, the latest mother of a titled daughter, has returned to Buffalo. after holding up tho we'd Cing almost an hour Thursday. Her congratulations to her titled son-in- law was a resounding smack on his cheeks and the earl blushed again.