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Show Ptarnma, Marine and "Boa-Constrictor" TQOSTON Evans Spauldlng has gone ' to London to slay and Mrs. Mary Evans Spauhling. society and club woman, is breathing more easily. Her good looking young captain of marines son Is, temporarily at least, out of the toils of "that boa-constrictor," I'eggy Hopkins Joyce, thrice divorced star of the stage, whose sudden visit to Boston Bos-ton nearly brought collapse to Mrs. Spauhling. "I hope that terrible-tempered, wilful wil-ful woman doesn't pursue by boy to London," Mrs. Spauhling said at her home In Manchester-by-the-Sea. "Her visit to Huston was entirely of her own volition. She invited herself to our suite at the Copley-I'laza. I nearly had In-art failure when I heard Evans say over the telephone: 'O, hello, I'eggy. Y'es. sure, come right up.' "I asked Evans what on earth be meant by Inviting her to our suite. He said: 'Well, mother. It's too bad and alf that, but you know what I'eggy Is. If we don't ask her up she'll wreck the hotel.' "When she first met Evans In New York she was married to Joyce. I mude a special trip to New York. I asked her whnt she mennt by going around with my son ot a time wlicn lior divorce was tlie tnlk of the town. She told me she wasn't Interested In Kvnns from a matrimonial viewpoint he didn't have money enough. I asked her to please show more consideration for both of us, and she flew into a dreadful temper and frightened me out of my wits." During the war young Spaulding was a captain In the famous Sixth regiment of marines nnd won two citations cita-tions for gallant conduct at Solssons and IU-llcau Wood. In New York he was a familiar figure In Broadway's tazzeries nnd almost every night was accompanied by the beauteous Peggy. |