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When the Kronprinz Wilhelm arrived the ship news man saw upon her passenger list “Herr G. Chester” and below this “Frau G. Chester.” This was a surprise inasmuch as everyone knew that he had 110 rightto marry until next year, lie up-peared on the deck with a slightly built young woman who was very pretty but also very pale and apparently nervous.“I’m not the Chester you want,” the novelist said first; “I’m not the ‘Wallingford' Chester. Hut the newspaper men knew him and laughed him out of his denial.1 “Yes, boys, I’m married. Miss j Deremo and I were married on Oc-| tober 12, the day after the first Mrs. j Chester divorced me.“But didn’t you know that you had no right to marry until ninety days after the divorce—that, in fact, you have committed bigamy? he was I asked. j| “Bigamy! he exclaimed. “Good Lord; you’re not kidding me, are you? What shall I lt;io?”After a few whispeved words to his wife Chester made a dash for the nearest telephone booth and called up his lawyer, Gordon Gordon. v“Say, fellows, he remarked, withthe comaraderie of an old newspaper man, “I’m a fugitive from justice or something, am I not? I’m in Dutch. Say, just tell your papers as a favor to me, that I’m not married yet. f j don’t care so much about myself, but I’ve got to look out for the littlewoman here.~ “Really, he said later, “1 was married in all innocence and good ’ faith. It was my wish to wed Miss e Deremo the very minute I was free s | so when I received a cable on the i night of October 11 stating that the y; first Mrs. Chester had won her de-j cree, I made arrangements to marry j Miss Deremo the very next day. r I ----- .......j (Continued on page S.)
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Joplin Morning Tribune
Joplin, Missouri, US
Thu, Nov 02, 1911
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