The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-29

the old stone more publicity than had before or since"
 Nevertheless she admitted having an eerie feel ing when she wore the stone whose possessors have experienced so much misfortune and tragedy
 She was proud of the fact that she was one Ameri- can girl who could not be said to have purchased a title She said she married for love alone and in later years always spoke with friendness even ten derness, of Lord Hope.
 She was less enamoured of his family, and de- lighted in describing how the Prince of Wales helped her to silence the emphasis the Hopes placed her good fortune in marrying into the family She said her reatves-i-law constantly reminded her of the superiority of the Hope strain and of how grateful she should be
 T began to get impatient at the way they were treating me" she related and I told Edward Cthe Prince of Wales).
 Now, you know, in every of those old families flor that matter in all our families-theres closet and you open the closet and tumbles rattng old skeleton.
 Well Edward bless his heart, told about the skeleton in the Hope closet And Maysie' he says if they try any of that you you just tell em what I've told you and if they ask who told you tell 'em that. too
 Sure enough, just little later on, my maid was doing up my hair before I went to bed and in comes mother -in-law Henrette, if you please, Dowager Duchess of Newcastle, seats herself by the fire and strikes up the old refrain, My deah wonder if you realize how extr-r-aw narily fortunate you to marry into this family
 Then I told her my family was old and told her what I knew about her ratting old family skeleton
 "She jumped up Who told you that, she de- manded, and knew the first shot had gone home. I sent after it the second The Prince of Wales The
  find higher authority?'
 "It worked-oh my-it worked like a charm It the last word I heard about the Hope superi ority and, would you believe it. my mother n-law became one of the best friends I ever had"
 Some of the misfortune commonly associated with those who have possessed the famous diamond at tended May Yoho's years after her parting with Lord Hope.
 First there was the short-lived romance with the dashng retired army officer Captain Strong Lean times followed the Portland divorce and she went back to the stage, trying to put across to audiences in 1O-2O-3O" vaudeville theaters the species of gay bad image which had her reputation a wit in Londons drawing rooms. Her voice still rich and her name potent as an attraction and her marriage to Capt. Shuts seemed to have put her again the high road
 But misfortune overlook them. First there was the wounding of Shuts in the World War Then he fell ill when he had job riveter in Seattle shipyard, and May had to work janitress to keep body and soul together
 Next there's l-fated ranching venture in California, followed by lean days in Boston Another vaudeville tour successful and yielded funds which went into New Hampshire farm and tea room.
 But both Captain Smuts and May encountered misfortune there. Each suffered broken arm while working the place The captain paid fines because liquor found the tea property. And, finally, the farm house burned
 They had sufficient income in later years. how to live retired life in quiet and unpretentious neghborhoods around Boston.