i'wv: H' . 'wrgaE? w " ' wfw: '1.1.1 " 1"1 1 -i Vf . B JM & ;, I: LOST OSCAR WILDE ' ? MANUSCRIPT FOUND .i f. EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1921 Th6 Portrait of Mr. W. H." Rofors to Dedication of Shakospearo's Sonnets ELABORATES OLD THEORY New York. June 17. Tlic "lost manuscript" of Ornr Wllilo wns found a year ajro ami will be 1mhvi In boot form In three vvcek. aciorclln tr nn announcement bv Mitchell Kmncrlcv . the publisher. The manuVilpt contain1" 28.000 vvnrN. It I entitled "The Tor trnlt of Mr W. II " nn.l -cM forth elaborately the theories nf Wilde a to the Identity of the mnn to whom Shakespeare dedicate. 12fi nf his son neta. Wilde treated the subject In semi fictional form In lilarkwond' Mne7.ine in .Tuly. 1PP0. The forthromlrs book i an elaboration or that magazine ar ticle, which was written n cam w 1803, beeauje in that year Messrs r.lkin Matthews and .lohn I,ane. publishers, announced "in rapid preparation the following volume : "Wilde (Oscar) The Incomparable nnd ingenious hMnrv of Mr W IT . he in the tine srer-t of Shnke;ienic Sonnets. no'v for tho firt time her-; fully set forth, vvMli Initial letters nnd cover design bv Pharles Hiikeiti " This nn-. two ar before Wilde was arretted. Tor some renMiti the volume wan not printed In thoc two enrs probablv because it tni.ht hni added considerably to the notorietj of the author. After Wilde' imprisonment the man uacrlpt disappeared AVhen bis effect" were sold, the l-V.tli item vas n paint ing of Shakespeare's "W H This waa faked, accordins to Stuart Mason author of n volume on W lld to P'o Ide a frontispiece for the intended m nme. This palntinc was sold for on irninea and diappeared. Concerning the monu'omt, Mr. Ken ncrlev'a announcement nv: "On the dav of Oscar Y ilde n'lf.l April 5. IfiO.-.. W pooVs vyr, Ill drawn from the publi'ier s lHvcs an 1 cataloirues. nnd the manuvrint of TN Portrait of Mr W II ' Is .aid to hit,, been returned to Wilde's house Tit street, Chc'sen. since, which date no trace of it has Wn di-ovcro,l "It can now be said trat vim" Oconr Wilde completed this nianiiM-nnt for tin printer It had not been seen bv a .lv inc pemon until it was found in .In v UUO and pent to Mitchell Kennerlet vvl.v recognized it as Indisputab't the lost manuscript' in Wilde's own lnndwrlf tnff " The theorv of the Blarkwood's article is that the '"W. H." described in th dedication to the sonnets ns the onlii begetter of these insuin; sennets i. one Will Hughes. Hews or Hew eg. n TOung actor In Shakesp-arc s i omriant for whom the dinmati't created the re-lei of Viola. Imogen. Ju iet. Rosalind Portia and nesdemona V omen did not appear ou the stage in JShaekspearc s The fconneU in moht of the .rventcen''n and eighteenth (ent--ne- were ttiongh! to have been all nddreveil to n womnii in fpite of the dedication to ' Mr W H." and other inteinm evidence Nearly all of the Into ci-.ties hate freed that "the onlie bec.etter" of tlv ronneis was n mat) The m. tin's In different commentators lime been lltf-d to William Hathawnv. n bn.th'r-in law of Shakespeare : a nephew of Shakes peare. named William Hart, latei dis covered not to hav been born unr after the sonnets were vr,tten. Ilenr' Wrioths'ey. Karl of Soiithsmpt n. an I William Herbert. lati IV 1 of !' m broke. Barnstorff. a (Serm.in entl formed the hypothesis thnt fei.nk, -iicain wrote the sonnets out of puio e'f-nd miration and that "Mr W. II ' meant "Mr. William Himoli - It is most orthodox at the piesetit d:it to coiinkr Pembroke the object of the sonnets Mme. Curie Forced to Rest Buffalo. N. Y.. June 17 tM A I' Hlnota nf Mme Mari I 111 e forec abandonment of a program which had been arranged for her inept inn ')' when Mme. Curie came to Huff a u fiom Niagara Fall 'HOOVER' HELD AS BIGAMIST Not Secretary, However, but Man I Who Claims Kinship ChlcnRo. .Iiiiio 17 -ilt.v A. I'.) A man Riving the name nf Itu.vmoml I,ec Hoover, of Louisville, K.t . who was s.i Id to ii.tve i tainted to h n first cousin of Herbert Hoover. Secretary nf Commerce, was held In Jail jcterdn in default of R'JOOO bonds on ,i charge of bigamy. While it was claimed lie had a wife in Louisville, It was said that he martlet! two Chicago women. Wiislilnglnii. .lutie 17. Senctarv Hoover waxed facetious when told of Ita.Miionil I.ee Hoover. The ecretni snlil : o, 1 ran"! join with 'nnio In singing 'lie's n Cousin of Mine.' If he l. I've never luniil of him " Mr. Hoover n,ko ncgrded that If the I'linrgc attn'nsl n nun wlm lias two wive, . blgatn.v . the i barge nKilis' 'Ifiif-In Ivajmoiid" oilght to In- tngo n-tmtr.v. THE DAILY NOVELETTE Salvation by Matrimony Il MARTHA MrCTlLLOCH WIIJJAMS "Coming? There's the lnt bell." Zillnh called to her cousin fiances from the topmovt step Still Sutidnv siinllght made her glow like n rose nevvlj open Trances, noting II. sighed faintly .lie (raved hci-ifv of nil things no trrnstlgi.rlngs of light ot shadow muld -r make ho- other that- hop lesslj p'am At least to ipr ott n er her ui--ior diil not picture her 'lest ino ticnts Tew indeed evei vnv them tl-c i, sine when she wns wi.intvid in lie pence of gieen pasturts vith th gleam of still waters gcminius the dls tance f-omething nweke then that made her as one with the good world. ' art and parcel of its hnrmonv nnd rbvtlmi. I "Do come! It makes me fidgety silting alone In our big pew," 7,illah entreated. Frances roo slowly. "If you can wait two minutes." she said, spcnklnn almost lo.Uh1. Vet In less time she was beside Frances, trig, trim, severe, a perfect foil for the other figure, a concrete of roses, ribbons and girlish charm. Two men were alread.v seated In their pew tall, j oung, well set up, well looking in i-vrrv wnv. Tinv stood ilif ferentinll.v outside for the two gills to -eat themselves, nnd Intir went through the rlt-inl with n reverent ease that bespoke habit. Also they listened alert 1) . catching iverj point of the rector's liiseoiirse. Frances wns unaccountably glad it wn one of bis best, brlellsh but mealy throughout, and breathing the vital witness of the apirlt. The church was full. After the benediction the slrangeis halted inceitninl.v. Then one turned to Frames with: "Please, do von think wc may sponk with the rc- or.' v ciiiiie i-spei inlly to hear him. ill mat he m.v only Hume M father - as ii good friend of Ills nil through the routsc .it Princeton " "Then he must have known my father. i m Did von ever hour of (.onion iTrabii-V" Zillnli Iliteirutited. "Rather! I'm his namesake." the Mranger said, holding nut a card, which lend "fioidon Trnbiie Whltsctt." "And I've grown up on traditions of the triumvirate," he added. "To think of finding part of It In Just this wny." 'Mj middle name begins with W." Zlllah 'aid laughing. "I'd surely be a John WhitBCtt If I were the man I ought to be." "Don't say tint! Nature knew l- st." toung Whltsctt snld, looking down tit bet Then Frances nnd the other strnnger being dulv known, the foul of them sought the vestr.v. where III icftor rejoiced over them almost as if tltej 1-ad been brands from the burling ' ffer a bit .11'nli declared: "Ticrvbodr goes home with me to din noi. cs you. too!" shaking her flu gcr nt Rector Fitch. "Fr.vnces won't mind going bv for mv Aunt Zlllah. your good angel nnd mine. I daien't trut ou out of mv sight. Pndd.v will be home from that tiresome contention nnd gladder than anybody to see you. He'd disinherit me. I'm aurc, If 1 let Ills namesake escape," and, smiling at Hilly llrcnt, "he bah always a double welcome, for the friend of bis friend." "Prances', take that lad along with ou. I know my Zillah she Is set In her wnjft If you have to use force do It gently, please." The rector laughed. Frances frowned In spirit only. She did not mind doing Zillnh's bidding, nor envy her the ease with which she carried things before her. I Jut it wis hard to have to make conversation with some one new and strange. She Ind no small talk whatever, not even of llu weather. "The -ector tiod on sevcr.il iorns of .votir mind,' " Hilly declared an they went down the vestry steps. "How do you know?" Frances asked, startled. "Your eyes tell tale," Rilly retorted. "They aro dangerously truthful." "How?" rrnnces asKed. "Ily turnlnt nwny friends, even when they do not make enemies," wti the reply, "I don'l know how you can know." she slid, a perplexed line having bo twecn her brows. "Honest Injun don't you resent m.v being sent along?" from Blllv. She nodded. "Tea I knew wc should boro ench other to no purpose, and that is such waste of living." Vlt's not do it then. Instead, tell each other all about ourselves. That is always interefltlng to the party of tho first part, however the last may fare," Hilly said, standing still a second. "I doubt If we aro worth telling." KrnniCN said dispassionately. At least I'm not. I'm just what I look some body born to help till up the census. All I really know Is I was born nnd I shall die. I mean nothing to nil body, good or bad. Sometimes I feel as though Pd rather be hated, iral hard, than have the whole world tepid." "Rravo' Now we're getting down to cases." Billy rjvld, taking her hand masterfully. "I've been looking this 'ong time for n properly educated woman one who knows how 'To prn.v to (od, to love man, to kult nnd to icw.' And now that I have found her I shall never let Iter go," Hero the big Whltsctt car overtook them, bote them on to the rectory, ac quired the mistress of the manse more or less forcibly, then whirled the ag gregation away to the Trabue home. A stout and ruddy gentleman at case on the pinza got actually pule as he shook his nnmesake'a hand. After a machine gun fire of greetings nnd inquiries, he wns roaring through long distance: ".lack Whltsctt. you scoundrel, come light on to the love feast. Not a word from you this dorcn years now thnt boy of yours is doing his best to steal mv only girl. Asked for her. Whnttou talking about, mnn? That's old stuff clean out of fashion. Never mind the hundred miles nnd more bet you've got a car that knocks off eighty to the hour without half trying. We won't wait dinner for you but there'll bo sup per Inter. Come, I say I Your country calls you. Answer here, in person." A gurgling laugh came over the wire. Hearing it, young Whltsctt smiled: "He'll be here." Then to the rector: BASEBALL GLOVES Professions! model full (h ex leather, well paddeu and JJ well made Value Jo Boyi' Bate Ball Clovev rh f Baseball Bat free with J, each glove purchased Broadway Cycle Co., Inc. 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"You should certainly know better than to ask such lending ques tions nftcr all you said this morning of 'the gospel of perfect love.' " "Were you thcro invisibly?" young Whltsctt asked nmld the general laugh ter. A head shake answered him, but after a minute she said: "It a this way, you sec I get out this sermon for him the same as bis clean bands. If I didn't he'd forget nnd read the same things so often the vestry would have the trouble of calling n new man. A drink of mellow goodness asco Coffee At all oar Stores "We're happy converts, sir," Whlt sctt said audaciously. "Hlnce you keep the best in stock, tell us the price." "Price? Oh, n real man," came the nnswer. "Now let's feci' other things can wait.'' Next complete novelette -Selling Lane, Incorporated. Eg.lWaHV.I.'.TB 1 t). Ilcrsrr Co , 64 N. Sit s Ualn 1000. Uarkrt tlM!" 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