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Show GIVES $750,000 BACK TO CROESUS SHE WON '7 WED 'Everybody in Reno's Divorce Colony is Gazing in Open Mouthed Wonderment at Fair Divorcee. Special to The Tribune. RENO, Nov.. June 11. Everybody In the divorce colony here Is gazing In open-mouthed open-mouthed wonder at Mrs. Annie C. Carpenter Car-penter of Brooklyn, X. y., who received a decree from the court here, recently divorcing her from Dr. Frank E. Carpenter Car-penter of Brooklyn, because she has just returned to a wealthy Callfornian named Miner Jewels worth $450,000 and stocks worth 5250.000. which he gave to her when he supposed she would become his wife. The California man. disconsolate and declaring now that he loves Mrs. Car- pentcr more than ever, has accepted the jewels and stock certificates after assuring Mrs. Carpenter that they will repose Intact in his safe for a long time, and that should she ever decide to become be-come his wife she will find them as they were returned Mr. Miner, who Is a man of "middle age amassed his fortune in land speculation spec-ulation and mining. He says he never before met a woman ho thought he could love, and he feels sure now that, having become enamored of Mrs. Carpenter, Car-penter, he never will marry anybody |