Show New Engagement a Of British Earl Astounds London LONDON Nov 2 United Press Less Less than four tour hours after his millionaire countess divorced him tho the young youn oum Earl of Kinnoull to today today today to- to day London society by announcing announcing announcing an an- to newspapers that he was engaged to marry Miss May Merrick Mer- Mer rick daughter d of Mi MI Kate Merrick MerrieSt queen of or the night clubs If It the romance lomance goes through Mrs MerrieSt who has made a a. great fortune fortune fortune for for- tune by operating hectic paced night nightclubs nightclubs nightclubs clubs and has been in jail jall for sellIng sellIng selling sell- sell Ing liquor illegally will have two daughters In the oldest section of the tho British The earls earl's announcement of his engagement amounts to a declaration declara- declara tion of ot independence from his mothers mother's mothers mother's mothers mother's moth moth- ers er's apron strings and from the rigid matrimonial laws of aristocratic aristocratic aristo aristo- cratic cratie matrons Only yesterday the story was told of the 2 year old earls earl's first 10 mo- manco with a young South African woman and of or his second with the heiress heness of ot Sir Frederick Wills the tobacco 1 king Miss king Miss Enid Fellowes who divorced I himat Edinburgh yesterday |