Inter-Mountain Republican | 1908-03-29 | Page 9 | No Wedding Bells for Duke D'Abruzzi

WEDDING BELLS MAY FAIL TO RING II I h J. J L I i. i I I t 1 1 I I I 4 E t V. V 1 tI tf I st j f I Ii I t I Iii I p ii iiI I UJ c d I. I we 11 S 1 1 I a I I I 1 I II I I II I II I I I I I t 4 t z w I r L LL L rr I II II I I I c I I 1 WE BELLS j FOR FUR Ml DUKE nUR D' D A I- I Washington Hears Engagement Engagement Engagement Engage Engage- ment With Miss Elkins is All Off Washington March larh 28 It It is re rc ro reported S ported hero here upon oe excellent ll nt authority toda tia ti-ic ti th lu Duke Duie and and Miss dau daughter hier of or the West Vest Virginia senator whose pictures pictures- arc are shown a ab above ve may never neve marry According to reports Miss Elkins firmly declined the dukes duke's proposal just he said swa back t to tb Europe She Is said 1 to to have have thanked her bet royal suitor lor for his proffer of ot his bis name and heart Then she reminded reminded- him that she is an art ad American girl of oC a family rooted to the soil of its native lands and to its peculiar ideas Whether the young ounG oun woman also atso In Informed informed In- In formed the duke that she hc did not love him any way is not known but it is understood that while she assured him of her high esteem she considered con con- her II 1 quite a sufficient reason for tor rejecting him In spite of or statements published l In London to till the effect that an engagement engage engage- mont ment exists between them the friends of the Elkins family deny family it stoutly They add moreover the belief pollet that tat the Duke Abruzzi will win never ne renew his bin quest to for Miss KatherIne's hand According to the same friends the duJ duke c virtually announced in in sailing Miling that he would ouM not return to America again r for r years ears at least V t 4 I f fW W I. I t 94 c 1 P p i t oJ t. t iN I. 0 5 Q 4 45