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Show CHANGES HER WEDDHG PLAN Death of Handsome English Eng-lish Actor Tragic Chapter in Romance LuurrnatlonAl Mows 8erCf. CHICAGO, Mav 27. Another hap-ter hap-ter o tragic nu. n the Htory of ih(-romnjice ih(-romnjice of Marj iundon Balder. Chi-a.i Chi-a.i i . girl v ho thrio postponed hrr marrlasc to AJllstor McCormick, . f Chicago, was written lonlxht. i ii.:,: to do with death of Barry Baxter, the handsome young English ol Miss BrIcoc h ihe time she left young McCormicK waitlnt: :u Ihe churefh." i.. i cl .ii. il ,ii X w Vork luoa;. from wounds received III Ihe war Hv, Miff; a breakdown recently, about ihe time Ml liaker's love affair reached a climax. STR N.J: ( i IDi (. E. By a .strange coincidence, a cablegram cable-gram fro: Paris' vas received in Chi ea' ar.nouncinR that Miss Baker bai-i bai-i a Ii an eleventh-hour change in her weduln? plsns at the name time Uis-pati Uis-pati hes from Nrew Vu.'K brouglit the b.CWfl .i liaxter's death. The Paris advices were that Miss Baker had suddenly cancelled rescr- aliens for a trlj to England which : was to culminate in the long-delayed 1 marriage to McCormick. Speculation iiad been rife as to which ol the men 'he capricloui Mar I WOUld marry. &he met Barry Baxter ; In Chicago two years ago when he made his bow in "Happy Go-Lueky." Later he played tho juvenile role In i "Bluebeard's Eighth Wi'e." He was :: favorite with the younger set. to Hiss uV'-r arni McCormick bc i longed ami ha attended many of they private functions Miss Baker ji.ui-peyed ji.ui-peyed ' .New York last )ar to wlt-ness wlt-ness Baxter's pr.mier perf orma nc then . I BlLlHOOD E l lil lll i - sb- p -i Mc ornili were i hildnood sweethearts. Their engagement had been repeatedly rutnbred lonr before ih" i.if.'l.i1 aiiiio.iicctiicnt was made after the war. Society was given a thrill January 2 last, the second date decided upon for their marriage, when at the tu ; meimenr, Mlse Baker left McCormick and Chicago's "400'.' literally "waiting .t the church." rfh" n.i 'I miM'. - .1 i n'"-vou- br .ilalown, it was explained ll Is not believed that Miss Bakei knew of Baxter's death when .-die made her siinoum emt-nt In Paris that he. wedding was to be again postponed. post-poned. Society was af. utter here tonight oy tills latest development in Mary's ror.aote. oNinpainv vas expressed over the death ol the popular actoi while e.t the same time tongues wasjged over the ipegtlon; "vni she every marry Allistef?" |