The Washington times., 1932-08-10
D. c. AUTHORIZES
MET HIM ON
SEA TRIP
Shocked at News of Marriage
to Libby; Says She Shall Al
ways Love Smith Reynolds

LONDON, Aug. 1O.-Nancy
Hoyt, young authoress oi
Washington, D. c., and heroine
of several international ro
mances, last night revealed her
love for the late Smith Reyn,
olds, American heir to the
Reynolds tobacco millions.
Miss Hoyt, who said that the
memory of young Reynolds had
brought her to London, re
Gently underwent a major
operation and is living here
under the care of a trained
nurse.
Speaking Of Reynolds, Miss
Hoyt said that they had met or
shipboard on 1880, and had beer
the closest friends from thai
time.
Both were married at the time
she said, but obtained divorces
In order to wed each other.
Miss Hoyt said:
Il met Smith last September
aboard the Leviathan when we
were both returning to the
United States. Our friendship
developed into romance, and
we seriously planned to marry,
although we were both married
to other people at the time.
"It was really his idea. He
treated me like Venetian glass.
/ was content merely 10 be with
him, but he insisted we be
married.
PLAN TO MARRY HIM
CATER staying in America q
while, Smith got a divorce from
his first wife, and started on a
world tour. A few months later
! got my divorce and began to
lay plans for our marriage"
Miss Hoyt revealed that it was
her mother who brought Reynolds
and her together aboard the
LeViathan. She said:
my mother noticed him and
asked me who that nice young
man Was. She suggested we
ask him over for a cocktail.
"We both used to drink a lot,
but we die try to go on the
water wagon. He was wonderful.
Just one look at him, and 1
was ready to walk off with
him."
Miss Hoyt continued:
"Then came the bIOw-the
news he had married Libby
Holman.
Despite his marriage, we
kept up our friendship through
letters and post cards up to
last March, although 1 never
saw him again. His marriage
was big blow, but / tried not
to mind IL, as l wanted him to
be happy. 1 guess 1 shall.
always love him. was ter.
ribly fond of him-he was so
chivalrOus and moral.
"The post cards he wrote
me were very friendly and dis
creet-just retaining an old
friendship.
II met Miss HOlman only
once.
Il talked to her for half an
hour. 1 thought she was very
nice"
BELIEVES 1T SUICIDE
The novelist expressed convic
tion that Reynolds killed him
self. She said:
He was often melancholy,
but he was not neurOtic. 1
think he killed himself. 1
wept for two hours when 1
read of his death"
Miss Hoyt said she planned tC
return to the United States in
10 days.
Nancy Hoyt is sister of Elinol
Hoyt Hichborn Wylie, poetess
whose tragic death in Londor
startled the literary world il
1928.
Miss Wylie fell down the stair.
of her London residence.
Years ago, Elinor Hoyt, thu
heliotrope belle, as she wa
known, deserted her young hus
band and chile to elope with
Horace Wylie. Years later sh'
married William Rose Benet
poet.
Very Much Married
Nancy Hoyt, in 1926, married
Gerald Alastair Wynn-Wynn, Of
London. They were later divorced
and Nancy married Edward D
Curtis, of Boston.
Last February, Miss Hoyt di
vorced Curtis at Reno. She
charged desertion and asked the
custody of their three-year-olc
child. Edwina.
Several years ago, the engage
ment of Nancy Hoyt and Lieut.
Frederick Wiseman Clarke, Of the
British navy. was announced.
Just before the wedding. the
invitations were recalled. Shortly
after this, a story. believed BY
many to have been written BY
Nancy, appeared in a smar'
magazine. Washington society
at that time said that it was the
inside story of the broken en-
gagement.