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Oh

well are you going to be a gentleman

about it oh hey we have to toss a coin I

view my gambling lack of weight the coin

toss is out of the question so I have to

be at one condition

hurry up and tell it I'm Amish well you

see I've become so attached to this

little slice of bread that I'm just

gonna have to follow it around wherever

it goes

I'm Reggie Bonneville oh yes I know

oh I recognized it from your pictures in

the papers and once somebody pointed you

out to me I think it was at a horse show

somewhere

I'm Gloria more

so it's glorious glory

you've been reading our it falls color

doesn't every my second book said he's

supposed to be here tonight but I

haven't seen him yet

well of course one generally senses

amore before one season we should do

something about that awful color yes it

is a bit overwhelming isn't it but

wasn't that adorable intern Amy that

glorious glory

the first I'm sorry Eris mine to tell

you the truth but it is terrifically

flattering after all isn't it isn't this

a terrific party it's for my sister into

a bellman and a brand new festival you

know I don't always admire Morey Paul's

brother overstated journalistic style

had daresay he deserves all of our

congratulations sister for what

Praetorians

hi Gloria oh let me be the last to

congratulate you Junior say Lord lucky

girl

Thelma say hello to Reggie back hello

Reggie Vanderbilt's so pleased to meet

you have my condolences here unfortunate

nor him it's just green with envy that's

all he's right you know

don't worry Telus beginning things when

you shop at all waited baby oh here and

there darling East Side West Side all

around the town saving the best for last

your column today was absolutely wicked

thank you my dear did you get the item

about the blonde Park Avenue matron in

the Spanish I name no name oh is if that

made a difference the poor woman is

probably seeing the country this very

minute

her husband hot on her heels actually

much too fast women and slow huh should

I drink to that I'm not quite yet well

you see now why I've dubbed these two

enchanting creatures of magnificent

morning mmm although I dare say thermo

maybe a little bit wanders evening she

has after all only recently returned for

God and the honeymoons not over yet

Laurie I can assure you how she thinks

such assurances be most appropriately

directed to the bride privately at

fervent and suitably frequent playing

our song

Fellman I just tangled in a marriage is

it true they say you lost 74 thousand

four tables night before learn rupture

matter is churned out your credit anyway

in the interests of journalistic actor

Satan

it was 76 thousands of active Backlund

as I always say tomorrow's not a nice

another night to be sure the question is

will be one any less disastrous for you

mari is still missing the point is not

whether you win or lose the wave play

the game they teach them that at Yale

they never recover from don't you love

the way Morita yes junior left elope it

is so romantic don't you think I

wouldn't know I've never a little I'm

curious and I didn't below yeah well

you're silly about fella real open mummy

would much rather done with elderly when

she didn't Consuela and sweaters our

sister she's always mommying ranged my

she was 17 and she hardly knew the man

and he was much older than issues that

matters of course and he is a French

count makes funny account but it's not a

very happy marriage I'm sorry to say

mommy believes in arranged marriages it

is much better to marry for love don't

you think this rupture spark who's

kidding you do know we wouldn't know so

did I yeah Kathleen my daughter she's

sweet cuz I think you two would hit it

off very well you know just about your

age okay seventeen so maybe we'll get to

nature maybe you will

we have a brother - Harry he's the

oldest he was in the ward he's been sort

of upset ever since she do you live with

your parents

I live with mommy at the water Aylmer

and I had our own suite at the factory

while all no a fifth avenue we used to

call it chez nous we had such a swell

time being on our own and filmer up to

the local junior and I moved in with

mommy where's daddy daddy lives a Europe

most time he's sort of diplomat we don't

see very much of him he sort of reminded

my father another so well polished and

sophisticated swimming ready molly was

always telling us that we were descended

from Empress Eugenie and friends and

can't pardon and their despair but when

we grew up we found out there wasn't a

word of truth

it was just one gigantic butt mommy made

up but we never let on that we found out

so she still thinks we believe it why

don't you tell me that you know the

truth do that she'd be furious mommy

likes us to be the Machine one goes

against her only at once peril

lovely hands thank you

Molly's dainty hands are illumines great

status when we were little she cleaned

our hands every night and we were put to

bed with his little white cotton ball so

hairy to his nose

not in my leg less the evening conclude

incomplete and far as that might

otherwise be I must insist upon at least

one terpsichorean turn around the floor

with my Gloria before I win my way out

of chilled and only though I think you

wanted that

oh my darling

you appeared them all together in

chanted the most eligible bachelor in

her and why not it's no less than my

glorious glory observes after all there

was such thing as an American royal

family will be the bandits force and

surely original Claypool landfill will

be its crown grips

although I must say oh yeah if there's

anyone I know should be most scrupulous

stand hearing for the prohibitions of

the Volstead it's dear Reggie you mean

he's a heavy drink

just close your eyes and dance

hi mommy

guess who I met tonight let me see

don't tell me tonight you met a Reggie

Vanderbilt how did you Salma told me I'm

the telephone oh darn it darn it all I

wanted to tell you oh that thumb oh come

over here and give your mommy a big kiss

you silly goose when he's good news who

cares who tells it he does when he

parties the whole evening

Thelma told me Marie Paul says he likes

me and why should he not everyone loves

my darling girl why should Reggie Vanna

will be different I don't care how rich

he is he brought me home in his car in

his car was he a gentleman absolutely a

perfect gentleman the entire evening I

think he's the most perfect gentleman

I've ever known he's invited me to

Newport in some house a nice table Sandy

Point Farm new pot uh-huh well near

Newport Portsmouth actually Rhode Island

these horses he's famous for his horses

and he wants his mother to meet me you

don't say and when may I ask is you

going to meet your mother just as soon

as possible for me I'd adore for him to

meet you I have never met a Vanderbilt

you will not you know and maybe he's a

good idea if I come along they're up to

new pub with you and then everybody gets

to meet everybody all at once hmm that's

a perfect idea money on my ideas always

perfect well if he wants it twice they

went he doesn't dance too terribly well

but I'd say that was about he's only

four

he's the richest most eligible bachelor

in the whole country I don't complain

how he dances

Hey

and here's my pride and joy right Bobby

yes sir

whatta to these magnificent Reggie fat

ladies as our English cousins would say

he's a horse and a heart but I don't

know anything about horses but he looks

pretty good to me I know everything

about horses listen we're gonna believe

you me he's pretty good

told me Laura Reggie don't be some

farmer huh thank you wait till a horse

show comes around in August and you'll

see him do stuff nothing in the whole

northeast touch well ok ladies my

growling stomach tells me it's just

about time for luncheon my boys got my

scarf change we've been invited to

partake of that repast at the breakers

the break is my mother's summer cottage

you

yet Oh fair one therefore see Sergei's

level I can speak French Reggie to make

that up but that's archaic French was

taken from a very old French chateau

it says little do I care for riches do

not miss them since only cleverness

prevails a music don't you think under

the circumstances I don't think mother

has ever seen they already there

the irony fair Reggie oh there you are

ladies I present my mother Alice Quinn

Vanderbilt mother tells me that Gertrude

is the only one of my siblings up today

just as well when she got Gertrude and

he about you were able to handle the

less the family with one hand tied

behind your back ah

there she is now

hello Reggie oh my dear Gretchen my

introduce Sam miss Gloria Morgan Gloria

this is my sister Gidget with me how do

you do how do you do miss your husband

love you today no Harry's in Europe I

have a brother named Harry really

they just beasts very fondly of your

husband he says he's a terrific color

pen I dog poet anyway I'm so happy to

have met you at last I've heard so much

about you not too very much I hope am I

ready I don't flourish in dazzling glare

of publicity oh I know he told me he

says you're a very private kind of

person he says that's hard for a

Vanderbilt speak it's quite right I am

all Spanish ancestry yes but I was born

in South America and North Bay oh yes

they are however descended on my

mother's side from the Empress Eugenie

of France and King Ferdinand the third

of Spain how very romantic I have always

told my children if they have a very big

responsibility to their ancestors a

royal blood is nothing to be sneezed at

unfortunately my father was only Irish

I just said you might let us visit your

studio Sunday in Greenwich Village and I

could see your the statues you may buy

sculpture yes you come down anytime

unusual for a woman like well a woman of

your station in life to be an artist -

yes I suppose it is I do needlepoint

that's about as artistic as I can be oh

and I need some of my own clothes too

not because I have to dad I just enjoy

doing it how clever of you I may tell

you that I was very very displeased that

filmer eloped I do not believe in

elopement

my oldest daughter Consuelo is now the

contest a moped a juggler of France

why because I arranged her marriage

situation lutely

in arranged marriages only this way can

the pure line of ancestry be maintained

and the fortunes kept in the hands of

the aristocracy where they belong

you said you also helped other artists

out a lot buying their paintings and in

financial ways I do what I can to help

my fondest wish is to establish a museum

one day for others to see what must be

seen wonderful wouldn't it I don't go to

museums all that much to tell the truth

what perhaps you'll lose it by Monday

I'm sure I will

I shall call it the Whitney Museum of

American Art one day it was a spark in a

day in the country yesterday if original

Vanderbilt and Gloria Mercedes morning

we spent a good part of the afternoon an

automobile trip with several friends

Westchester County early in the

afternoon they stopped at the

Westchester Biltmore Country Club near

rye where they had lunch and later

strolled on the Golf Links and posed for

photography thus far reg and Gloria have

made only the most half-hearted attempts

to squelch the rumors of romance it's

around the office seen together couple

only last week Gloria was one of the

guests the costume party Reggie gave in

his home for his daughter Kathleen on

that occasion

Gloria wara doing the 16th down a

flowered brocade and a white plate and

is one of the most admired the dancers

in a small partner but then when hasn't

glorious glory in one of the most fun

whatever she

hello mother thank you for coming by as

I am summoned so shall I come by I'll

gather you've been keeping company with

this girl for some time now time enough

I thought for you to tell me it gets

about it I wonder if I can tell you very

much more than you've already found out

for yourself she's young 18 yes I know

I'm 43 well it wouldn't be the first May

December before September marriage in

the Vanderbilt family am I to assume

then it's you're contemplating marriage

with her I'm contemplating asking it's

about as far as oh god she's not one of

the mortgage you know I wish I were your

mother for your sake and I should think

in disels for your own Touche

yes I must admit that a substantial

diary would be not all together and

welcome in my present financial

situation well so much for family

background now what's the next order of

business once family background is

something one can take neither praise

nor blame fall character and reputation

however is another matter

absolutely and these Morgan girls have

as I believe the expression has it being

around

Oh for pete's sake but how can a girl

have been around at the age of eighteen

you being naive Reggie or are you

supposing I am to be carefree

high-spirited and decidedly

devil-may-care is no bad reflection on a

girl's character these days mother in

fact on the other hand it's a rather

good reflection on her possibilities as

wife to a somewhat jaded

middle-aged not in the best of health

gentlemen such as you see before you huh

Reggie marriage is a very serious matter

I think those of your generation often

enter into it much as you would gamble

at those casinos your frequent by

closing your eyes and hoping for the

best

our mother be honest generations have

nothing to do with it in the history of

the world and if the truth be told when

has anyone ever entered into marriage

any other way and by closing one's eyes

and hoping for the best

Touche well not that it really matters

all that much I suppose but there might

be a good sense you wouldn't approve of

our marriage what do you mean not that

it really matters

it matters to me Reggie good good what

oh it's it's as though she was saying

for all the world to hear that I'm not

right you and I not the girl you should

marry well I think you're the girl I

should marry I don't know why we're even

talking like this you haven't even asked

me yet for pity's sake I'm sort of

asking you wasn't it what do you think

I'm the girl you should marry that's not

a proposal Reggie that's an opinion why

you must admit I'm definitely working up

to it on what is your mother got against

me anyway she doesn't even know me for

heaven's sake

well only by reputation what reputation

well sweet old dear has probably been

letting some of those old fogey pals of

hers

bender ear reading the gossip columns no

she never in the world admit to that I

suppose she's come to the conclusion

that our glorious gloria is by her

standards something of a Scarlet woman

Scarlet woman she imply do you mean to

say that she thinks that I'm that I'm

not a come on darling it doesn't matter

a damn what she thinks it matters to me

by golly

to what

surely a joke a doctor to verify that

Europe that is absolutely that's

bullying no it's official let's see what

your mother has to say about my

reputation now Nelson

Hamilton MD

it's going to be a brilliant marriage my

dear the most brilliant in years it's

been a long time since this family had

one when a family's divorces begin to

outnumber its marriages we must question

the intelligence of its romantic choices

but in this case there are no questions

to realist Veggie its Gloria received

her pearls as yet Gloria deserves only

the best mother unfortunately I am not

in a position at the moment just

temporarily of course to provide the

best I couldn't care less

having Reggie I have all the woman could

possibly desire well that's very

admirable of you my dear but shall we

temper romance with a touch of

practicality

all Vanderbilt women have pearls

I have to speak to you about something

yeah it's true that is my wife have the

prestige and I like to think the honor

and abou but I'm afraid they're very

little money to live up to it perfectly

honest I've spent nearly every damn cent

of my personal fortune amount which

quite frankly I'm almost embarrassed to

specify but I suppose the 25 million

will be a fairly accurate estimate fact

is I live now on the income of trust

established my father I have least I

tried to live on it I'd always

successfully I'm afraid I do what I

rather heavily on the credit accorded

the illustrious name of Vanderbilt and

from time to time

embarrassed to say I'm forced to count

on my mother's generosity

in the end time please of course as long

as I live you will be well taken care

but when I die that trust hundred five

million will go not to you but is my

daughter Kathleen rich I don't care

darling you're my chance of financial

security in the future would be for us

to have a charm we would then share the

trust plenty Raymond Kathy but your

chances of having a child I mean

well

my doctor very much doubts that

I didn't tell her father

Richie it's you I love not your name or

the Vanderbilt money I don't care about

being poor or about the future as long

as I have you know

I don't know what I'd have done if you

said call him forever 11 1923 after

nearly a year romance rumor high hopes

and bated breath is finally official

this camel blessing from Brussels for a

United States consul general mr. Harry

Hayes Morgan has made the way clear for

the marriage of his daughter lawyer

Mercedes Morgan to Reginald Claypool

Vanderbilt less than a month from now

glorious glory will march down the aisle

to the marriage made in heaven that has

always been her destiny in marrying

before the age of 20 she follows in the

footsteps of her two sisters Consuela

who in July 1920 marry our honorable

College of Law and Thelma now names no

conflicts reported earlier in this

column Consuela was divorced last month

in Paris and is now rumored to Thelma

too is seeking a divorce although so far

this has been flatly denied by members

of the family hmm could be a brilliant

marriage I'll say Gloria sure been a lot

luckier than I was so your daddy would

manage has nothing to do with luck I

told you from the start it was a

terrible mistake he was practically

penniless mommy you loved you your first

ever I said so because I wanted someone

to be happy people who live in glass

houses shouldn't sling mud moment

meaning your own marriage hasn't been

exactly SuperDuper is true your Papa and

I don't like each other but we still

married as for you it could be a

brilliant marriage but Laurie told me

Rachel if his first wife a million

dollars is a wedding present but how

much did he give her for the divorce I

wonder everybody knows that Reggie

vanity is not a well man for his age

he's going to stop drinking he already

discussed that with me mommy for

goodness sake

Gloria is marrying a Vanderbilt you

should be thrilled speechless oh I can

hardly stand it you are descended from

the Grandy's of Spain if anyone should

be thrilled it should be alice van beer

I must say I do admire Reggie for being

so Frank and above the board about his

financial situation and this I admire

not the kind of manly the honesty is an

admirable quality in a man also unusual

but I think you should have a baby as

quick as you can

ah yes she is at last our own precious

princess ah a beautiful girl a darling

child you know ready she looks a little

bit like you but mostly she looks like

Maria

don't you think mostly she looks like

Gloria Consuela babies all look alike to

me mama

well if you had one of your own one of

these days you would never say such a

thing but to think that this incredibly

beautiful creature has got the mama such

pain to be borne such agony to be

brought into this world always I tell

them of the bearing of a child is the

most terrible experience of a woman's

life didn't I always tell you that shame

on you shame shame shame you naughty

little thing but a grandmother will

forgive you

grandmother forgives you absolutely

mommy I think it's her lunch time oh my

god my visor Ella yes mama

you must Oh the christening should be

soon has Gertrude consented to be

godmother she certainly has she was

delighted we asked her well what's her

decision about a name for this gorgeous

kid Gloria Laura and irvil our little

Gloria

good idea

wait up wait up system when you have to

meet I found her and finally she has

home with the most excellent references

thread in Switzerland and among others

she has been with the daughter of

President Cleveland language origami

sweeper so soon baby

oh hey absolutely brother yeah you got

it drain in my bathroom

it's enough work properly I do wish that

you would speak to us about it again yes

I'll say good at it I promise

I engaged her have a salary of 125

dollars a month

I called her a bargain how did I mom erm

you'd met her yet why do you all have to

meet her I don't you trust your mother

anymore to know what's best for you miss

keys Lee

this is mrs. Van der Bilt Gloria Miss

Emma keister oh I'm pleased to make your

acquaintance

name this child Gloria Laura Laura Laura

i baptize you name the father and of the

son

can a little

and assign you with the sign

might I ask why the child was not

baptized in a Roman Catholic faith her

mother's own religion be a true child of

the church

well male Hospice I myself am not at all

pleased about it

we have been Catholics for generations

but mr. Langevin

we insisted on his own Episcopalian

persuasion and Gloria well I'm afraid

that my daughter is often too weak when

it comes to speaking right out about her

own rights the Catholic faith is the

only true faith

certainly absolutely but was things the

deed is done I shall pray to Jesus every

day for the soul of this unfortunate

child

oh sorry nurse I didn't mean to

interrupt you in the middle of your I

can't see she's sleepless

you

nurse you still show you'd rather not

sleep in your own room

babies nearly 18 months old now you know

I mean it really isn't necessary for you

to stay I prefer here with the child

with me she'll be safe you really do

prefer it's up to you of course

goodnight

thank you sir

evening sir morning are you all right

sir shall I go around and forgive me all

right one oops

thank you tonight good night sir

who do you think will win the race

there's a message for you ma'am

from mrs. Morgan

sorry to wake you well I was asleep how

you feeling I'm feeling fine never in my

life seen so much fuss made over a

little sore throat it's time I was up

remember hmm

when the doctor says so Reggie please

not until then you promised me ah

darling something's come up

mommy just called she got a cable from

Chile

her mother is dying my old grandmother

and I've never even seen her mommy's

just begging for me to go down with her

truly sorry ah go yes do you mind

terribly I hate to leave you at a time

Oh at that time like what don't be silly

no mr. Lee practically right now

mommy's booked passage for us tomorrow

afternoon from you shouldn't you be

saying to your packing so sitting here

nattering away to me I'll call you from

New York I wish I was going with you

I've never been to Chile next time we'll

go together

thank you no be sure I'm packed tonight

we must be on board ship early tomorrow

hello hello this is mrs. Van der Bilt

I'm calling to speak to my husband who

is this I don't recognize your voice

this is miss Webb I'm dr. Locke's nurse

nurse dr. Locke did you say I don't know

any dr. Logue nurse who is that mrs.

Venable ma'am oh hello hello Gloria

Alice is that you what are you doing

there what's going on I've been trying

to reach you all dead you I've been out

I was at the Jefferson's cocktail party

Alice what is it

I'm afraid Reggie has taken a turn for

the worse hemorrhaging

you

he's gone

what arrangements have been made mother

the mortuary will bring his party here

this afternoon or display the service

will be tomorrow morning at st. Mary's

the fiscal book in South Portsmouth and

all local social events will be canceled

of course the casino lowered its flag to

have mass burial will be on Staten

Island of course of course Staten Island

the Vanderbilt family vault glory I do

believe I mentioned it to you oh did you

yes what you did for Gloria our dear

darling little Gloria

rock-a-bye baby on the treetop when the

wind blows the cradle will rock when the

bough breaks the cradle will fall down

will come baby cradle and all still I

wish that mr. Wickersham himself could

have come sure the Madison will be

perfectly fine mr. Wickham is a very

close friend of your Papa's and at times

like this it's much better to combine

business with friendship than business

with a strange remember all Gloria needs

now someone who can add and subtract any

lawyer can do that well almost anymore

miss Gilchrist mrs. Vanderbilt the will

does specify that you're to receive both

this house and Sandy Point farm had mr.

Vanderbilt's mother pre deceased him he

would have inherited her house at one

West 57th Street and you would have

received $500,000 from the sale of that

house

however since Alice Vanderbilt is still

living that provision is void of course

she will live forever

so other than that real property

bequeathed you mrs. Fenty built well the

the plain truth is that your husband

died insolvent his debts far exceed the

value of the estate fantastic incredible

the only true asset in the estate is the

five million dollar trust created by mr.

van der gelts father in 1899 this will

now pass in equal shares - your

husband's daughter Kathleen and - your

own daughter Gloria

well what will a little baby do with two

and a half million dollars eventually

she'll think of something mama it's

alright for you to be so amused what

makes you think you're amusing mama

mommy for pity's sake mr. Wickersham and

I both feel it's imperative that a

guardian be appointed to administer your

daughters inheritance mrs. Vanderbilt

since you yourself as I understand it

aren't yet of age only 22 young to be a

guardian in fact she should have a

guardian for herself I don't know

anything about money anyway

except how to spend it well I suppose

all of us know well enough how to do

that mrs Morgan mr. Wickersham has

agreed to act as your daughter's

guardian should you so desire we so in

desire how soon can Gloria sell the farm

at Newport and all those horses God's

sake mama

Kali walk out in a huff if you like but

it seems to me that you do not

understand what is going on here what is

going on here is a little infant baby

with a fortune of money and a mother who

doesn't have

red cent and so still reeling from the

news of the disastrous state of Reggie's

financial affairs the time of his death

Gloria is forced now like the only step

left over a step that many might not end

it tomorrow morning accompanied by her

daughter's court-appointed legal

guardian mr. Thomas B Gilchrist she will

journey to lower Manhattan where in the

New York County Courthouse she will make

a formal appeal to surrogate James

Aloysius Foley the administrator of her

daughter's trust fund and what is the

nature of that appeal why no more than

she is entitled to as the mother of

little Gloria Destiny's taught merely a

reasonable allotment of funds from that

two and a half million dollar trust in

order to be provided the financial

independence necessary to raise her

infant child in the style and manner to

which she is so rightfully entitled as

errors to one of the world's great and

fabled fortunes

you may be the world's most beautiful

widow but you're still also the world's

poorest one that's all I can say how can

you live on 48 thousand dollars a year

and it isn't even your money it's little

glorious money and you have to make a

counter mr. Wickersham and mr. Gilchrist

for every little liquid you to spend is

ridiculous

my share from the sale of the house at

the farm is totally mine mommy will

manage the way you live

it'll be gone in no time but like that

the way you live can we stop talking

about money for a while let me please

you don't fool me

Gloria you don't want to talk about it

maybe but you think about it as much as

anybody not as much as you all right if

we can't do anything about the money

situation at least we can do something

about the religious situation what

religious situation a little Gloria's

religious situation I already told you

dad I really don't think it's all that

important no mommy I'm ashamed of you

Gloria deeply ashamed may God forgive

you our family has been Catholic for

generations it's too late to undo the

wrong that Reggie did to you in the

financial way he didn't do me any wrong

but is not too late to undo the wrong he

did to little Gloria in the religious

way therefore I have seen to it what do

you mean you've seen to it it's all

arranged we have an appointment Thursday

afternoon 2:00 p.m. an appointment where

believe in the Holy Spirit the Holy

Catholic Church the communion of saints

and forgiveness of sins the resurrection

of the body and life

I do is it your will that Gloria should

be baptized the faith of the church

which we have all professed with you oh

yeah I go to a Baptist or sailing for

Southampton this morning aboard the

Great White Star liner Leviathan was the

tragic but brave figure of Gloria Morgan

benefit still in mourning for her dead

husband Reggie so sadly cut down on his

pride oh how we all misses unfailingly

spirited presence among us Gloria was

accompanied by her mother mrs. Harry

Hayes Morgan and her infant daughter

awaiting them in merry old England of

course will be Gloria's sister Thelma

Morgan Connors divorced now from

Jamesville converse the always radiant

Thelma has recently been the favorite

weekend guest of Edward Prince of Wales

who should anyone need reminding and

shame on you would do is England's

future king a bon voyage then for the

grieving widow Vandenberg we sincerely

hope that we'll be able to welcome her

home again mr. judge Bowie I want to

make my home permanently in Paris yes

mr. Gilchrist informed me of that wish

mrs. Vanderbilt I know he did but he

told me that if I did that settled

permanently in Europe you might reduce

my allowance from Gloria's trust that's

why I wanted to speak to you personally

I've only the child's best interests at

heart mrs. Vanderbilt seems only right

and proper she'd be raised in her own

country in America I understand from mr.

Gilchrist you've been spending a good

deal of time in Europe since your

husband's death well yes I've been back

and forth a few times three times I

guess in the last six months or so

that's a lot of travel

what travel has always been a very large

part of my life you know I was born in

Europe and when I was a child we were

always traveling somewhere we spent most

of our lives in Europe travel is just a

natural part of our life I guess

Reggie and I were always traveling my

name is alive and you prefer Europe to

America

it's more like Europe prefers me more

than America does I don't quite

understand mrs. Vanderbilt judge Foley

that is I have hardly a single friend

left here since when she died it's as

though none of them ever even liked me

in the first place and only accepted me

because I was Reggie's wife and then

once he was gone they didn't have to

accept me anymore and boy they sure

haven't I never get invited anywhere

when I'm here except for mrs. Vanderbilt

she's still very kind to me he's a

wonderful person but besides all that I

don't even have her home here anymore

realize it was quite such an emotional

prediction feel mrs. Vanderbilt

I know that's because I've been letting

Tom Gilchrist do all the talking to you

that's why I came back from Europe this

time expressly to see you personally to

try and make you see my circumstances

all my friends are in Europe now and

most of my family my sister is even

going to marry an Englishman you know so

she'll be making her home there

permanently from now on we've always

been very close Thelma and I she's going

to marry a lord Lord furnace she's going

to be a lady why I'm sure she's always

been there I meant him the royalty sense

of course

sir if you'll let me move to Europe with

Gloria I promise I'll bring her back

when it gets time for her to go to

school in the meanwhile she could be

learning French while she's young and

that would be very beneficial don't you

think to have a second language already

while she's still so young I suppose it

has its advantages I don't speak any

other languages myself I'd be so

terrifically grateful to you judge voice

dear Gloria I expect be in London and

Paris on vacation this summer I'm hoping

to take a short jaunt to the Riviera and

thought I might look you up while I'm in

the neighborhood probably sometime in

August it would be a great pleasure to

see you again and perhaps chat

face-to-face a bit about Glory's future

I'll telephone you first of course to

arrange a mutually convenient time for

my visit

hoping this finds you well I remain as

always cordially Gilchrist

welcome to paradise

good to see you again alright yeah the

party's on the terrace you're looking

very well indeed Gloria I know I don't

look a day over 27 problems I am 27

no mrs. were aging gracefully so far I

wish tell Matt's been years since I've

seen enemy fit his fiddle she has a son

you know Tony I think he's two years old

don't say I suppose I haven't seen selma

since shortly after she was married

you're just in time for the divorce I

suppose you've heard of other things

prints of when I confessed to

occasionally stealing a glance at a

gossip column I'll never marry her of

course they never marry commoners still

in all flamin love affair with a future

king of England it's quite a permit any

one's can I ask you know what a cell

without that I haven't got I can't

imagine a thing can you you must have a

lot of things to talk over would you

excuse me won't you

nice meeting you bye-bye isn't he

scrumptious

by the way I ran into your mother last

week in New York at the theater I told

her I'd be seeing you she she sends her

best

oh she did not you don't have to fib to

me if she sent anything it was her worst

she's never really forgiven me you know

for telling her that she couldn't live

with me anymore

imagine her staying in such a snit for

five years I was such a silly thing as

that I was Gloria will I see her today

no she's in bloom the summer with a

nurse she don't be bored to tears here

there she has other kids her own age and

I suppose you come bearing all sorts of

dire warnings for mr. look at you and

surrogate fully about bringing a

backpack still hardly dire warnings a

gentle reminder baby

don't play the Katie lawyer with me Tom

Gilchrist I've been under your thumbs

for too long to be fooled by your smooth

talking ways at this late date believe

me you have to admit the surrogate did

grant you an extra year abroad beyond

our original agreement I'm sure a great

big favor from the high looking muck

judge Foley isn't he just the cat's

pajamas now being so generous to poor

little me he's only doing his duty

according to the law Gloria the log law

that's all I've been hearing for the

past six years do this Gloria do that

lawyer it's the law when we whistle you

better jump Laurie or or else we'll hit

you right where it hurts right in a good

old pocketbook please go ahead this no

cause for you to be upset no I'm

supposed to give up the wonderful

beautiful life I've established over

here which I love

then go back to New York which I hate

all because my daughter's an American

heiress and God forbid that she should

grow up anyplace else but the good old

US of A what about the good life she has

here she has a terrific happy life here

she couldn't ask for anything better

have any of you thought about that

oh yeah if it was up to me personally

you could live wherever you chose it's a

pretty awful state of affairs when a

person's own child becomes a rope around

your neck and you have to be dragged

anywhere she has to go now I can't live

where I want it because glory is all

Nora's fault

Aylmer darling glory or nurse to party

nice today arrived England the seventh

thanks for the offer to take glory are

in for a few months

talk perfect for her to celebrate her

8th birthday in an English castle we

meet in Paris hope so

hello Gloria hello mosquito this is your

cousin Tony come inside because I've got

a lovely tea with Holy Mary Mother God

pray for us sinners now and at the hour

of our death amen

no I don't like it in England I don't

like to stay in this house I don't blame

you my daughter such a damp and gloomy

place it is full of cold drafts terrible

for your health too and well she knows

it

who your mother that's who oh well then

fine for her to be gallivanting Paris

France whoa my sweetest child is enough

to live in this terrible barn of a place

old he's a rare beast your mother is

what's a rare beasts no innocent

helpless creatures such as you are

should have for a mother that's what it

is I want to see me me dodo your dear

grandmas too far away to see this

terribleness but she knows of it I see

to that we are in communication your

grandma died don't you worry my love

dear Nene I love you so much and I'm

longing to see you I'm very unhappy in

England Toni's nurse said that I can't

have any birthday presents because my

birthday is so near to Christmas I'm an

unlucky little girl love from Gloria

deardamie Toni's nurse is putting me

into another room every week my mother

is so bad to me I wish I could run away

to New York - you love Gloria your nanny

I love the cards that you send me this

is not written very well because I'm in

bed ill and the doctor says that I have

a bad sore throat and a bad gland in

mine it feels as if a dagger sticks

through it dear nanny I love you so much

my mother was in Paris enjoying herself

while poor me was unhappy in England she

is a rare piece I do want to go to New

York Toni's nurse is treating me very

badly and sometimes I cry read em and

weep mystical Christie

read them and weep what what are these

mrs. Morgan if you are in need of

further evidence of the desperate need

for the rescue of this pitiable child I

have a record supplied by her nurse

which should prove without a shadow of a

doubt surrogate for his dreadful error

in allowing Gloria an extra year abroad

Oh then in January of last year 1931 the

child was brought to New York and left

at the sherry-netherland hotel while her

mother home no no with nurse while the

mother in the Marchioness of Milford

Haven went to California in March the

child was sent back to Paris while her

mother went to England in April the

child was sent to England while her

mother returned to Paris well you'll see

it's all quite detailed that we presume

this is all for that I have no reason to

doubt it sir mrs Morgan does seem to me

to have the child's best interests at

heart of course it may all be academic

at this point why is that well I've just

recently had a letter from Gloria mrs.

Vanderbilt and she's bringing the child

back here next month much sooner of

course and you'd agreed to let her

remain in Europe it seems that little

Gloria has to have her tonsils out and

her mother much prefers that that be

done here rather than in Europe well

that's a promising sign at least good

for her well in any case my impression

is that the child will be coming home to

stay this time

all hail this day that's so long awaited

return to these shores of Gloria Morgan

Vanderbilt to long absent from a soul

would that her native land might provide

her a more joyous aspect than these

trying times of the Great Depression

that is so sapped our spirits of late

but of this we may be certain that

glorious presence among us once again

will surely afford as a sorely needed

tonic in these dispiriting days with

that very special sparkling spot for

which he has always been so justly

treasured welcome home Rory oh we missed

you

hello cha welcome home mrs. Anna goes

yeah it's Gloria miss Keys llyich

hello hug this is the sky oh my personal

maid I don't believe you've met yet how

do you do miss you Charles Brigitte

this is Maria's press trip to America so

let's all try to make a welcome

good morning

you ready for a scrumptious surprise

comes when I got for you it's just been

delivered yes to you

me all for your very own my darling

have an itch shall I come on scratch it

well here's a surprise welcome home Oh

am I glad to see you hello Gloria

hello got you we were just in the

neighborhood so I thought we'd drop out

good go and talk to sessile darling he's

missed you terribly come and sit down

and the quiet over here

I think you should have one right away

Gloria is it really so serious oh it's

become perfectly appalling mommy clay

she read in the paper that Phil a couple

of thousand kidnappings in this country

in the past couple of years of course

mom is always exaggerating apparently

true when I'm afraid it is certainly not

far from wrong I think it's got a lot to

do with the depression these are

desperate times for so many people and

you really have bodyguards for all of

your grandchildren certainly do gods I

had no idea all this was going on back

here I suppose in Europe one just gets

out of touch

the first hint we have was coming over

on the boat when we heard about the

Lindbergh I really think you should

engage someone right away Gloria

I'm really gonna have a bodyguard just

for me don't know oh you bet you are

starting first thing tomorrow you have

to be saved my daughter and these

terrible people that steal children and

kill them unless you pay money mommy

said sometimes you wouldn't pay the key

anyway they find your body rotten in

some dark wood someplace or some dark

hole somewhere and remember what it said

about you when we get back to America

and all the newspapers the richest

little child in America they said and

with pictures now all those terrible

kidnappers know what you look like where

you live so you'll need more protection

and any little girl in the whole world

and that's what you will have now off to

sleep with you and pleasant dreams do

your job right mister that's all I can

say

remember the little birthday and all the

other kid matches the world's gone crazy

so I never eyes open every minute I

myself haven't taken a single day off

since look Lauren just three weeks old

never have I slept in any room at the

child's room all that time right with

that's my duty to be always with that

child every good I would never leave

this child

do you watch her guard every move she

makes for money her life

what did I tell you the tiny corpse was

discovered

in a shallow grave in a wooded area near

Hopewell New Jersey a little over a mile

from the Lindbergh mansion from which

the infant was kidnapped last March

first the body showed evidence of

prolonged exposure to the elements and

severe decomposition had taken place the

skull was fractured it is believed that

the infant was murdered very soon after

the kidnapping perhaps within hours

what's wrong joking while it's not

appendicitis

and it certainly has nothing to do with

her tonsillectomy but the pains in her

stuff she was in agony with the bends in

her stomach those seem to have subsided

considerably at this point I can't seem

to determine anything physically wrong

with her

it seems that her distress is more

emotional rather than physical in fact

motion she seems to be in a state of

intense fear and branch what could she

be afraid of I get the impression that

she feels that her life is in danger

somehow I can't understand that

I'll stay within Anders

is the doctors don't think it's a good

idea ready to go to Newport to

recuperate from the tonsillectomy it's

so far from New York and then yeah so

they told me as well

I spoke to dr. Schloss and dr. Craig

yesterday you did yes I was very

concerned about the child I felt I

wanted to I hope you don't mind me

speaking with them directly

oh no at all and what do you walk to

Europe when did you say hmm next week uh

I'm booked on the merit Aniyah but if

Gloria can why not let me take her out

to Long Island Long Island Wheatley Hill

she can stay with me well really that's

very kind of you Gertrude good then it's

all settled then it's really very kind

of you

what I should most like to know

gentleman is if there could be any

specific physical malady to be causing

these dreadful night terrors the child

suffers from constantly she's awakened

screaming with fear nearly every night

that she's been here these past several

weeks mrs. Whitney I have been this

child's pediatrician since her birth and

I think I'm best qualified to comment on

this in my opinion her difficulty is

virtually entirely emotional

certainly due to considerably degree to

mental upset and it's this nervous

condition that causes her to magnify any

discomfort she might feel or even

perhaps to imagine discomfort that isn't

actually present dr. Freud I presume and

what you suppose is the cause of this

mental upset dr. Swann's there's no

question in my mind about that for one

thing the influence of this nurse

Teasley has over the child's mind she

passes on her own alarms and anxieties

about Gloria to the child herself and of

course as this child's situation with

the muddled off-centered herself over

the years for considerable periods of

time

dr. schloss my own children were raised

to a very considerable degree by nurses

and nannies I don't remember any of them

awakening in the night screaming in fear

of their lives frankly my impression is

that the nurses extraordinarily devoted

to the child

oh yes that can't be disputed if it

weren't for nurse Keyes like I would be

at my wit's end a child adores her

gentlemen if I may cut to the heart of

the matter here what next the COFF

troubles me I think a man to test for

tuberculosis is definitely indicated at

this juncture I suggest as well a

complete barium x-ray series of the

intestinal tract as well as the head

sinus and chest of course we can't rule

out surgery we could just go right on in

there and find out exactly what the

Dickens is going on

must you get right back to town of

course can you stay the night afraid not

hazel and I having dinner in cancel my

Paris next month will it be possible for

you you won't let me down will you

Georgia for two lovely weeks

I thought perhaps the child's difficulty

would mean it I'd have to change my

plans but I think between the nurse and

the doctors she'll be in good hands

when I'm away Lauria much improved but

doctors advise would be most beneficial

for her to remain weakly hills until

December if I can enter her green veil

school Long Island may she stay with me

until then please reply Whitley Hills

Gertrude

delighted to hear of Glory's recovery

Greenville school alright with me of

having a no hardship on you returning

from Paris Lusitania arriving Thursday

September 25 love to Gloria Gloria you

wanted to see me mrs. Whitney yes nurse

coming in going over the bills for

little Gloria's medical treatments I

find that in the six weeks or so that

I've been away she was examined 53 times

by no less than eight different

physicians at a cost I might add of many

thousands of dollars I believe it would

be correct to say the matter is somewhat

out of hand they was very fine doctors

mrs. Whitney oh I have no doubts to

their qualifications nurse it's their

numbers that I object to from now on

Lauria will be in the care of dr. st.

Lawrence I've made an appointment for

him to see her next week and I suggest

that mrs. Vanderbilt accompany us on our

visit to him she's come back yes it

won't be good for Gloria

although the child is unusually pale and

tired looking I find it to be quite

normal organically functionally however

I find she's anything but normal

I'm gonna prescribe certain vitamins and

minerals cod liver oil malt and oil and

the diet that must be strictly adhered

to she's to attend school for half a day

only she must be in bed 16 out of every

24 hours she's to receive absolutely no

physical exercise as for these so-called

night terrors the cause is perfectly

obvious one her undernourished condition

and two her chronic constipation will

have her fit as a fiddle again in no

time

how good of you to come mr. Gilcrest

Whitney this is my attorney mr. Crocker

Frank this is Gloria's guardian mr.

Gilchrist my pleasure how do you do

looks Morgan so you see that after

nearly a year of the child staying with

me on Long Island her mother has been

absent for a total of almost eight

months it's become quite clear that

Gloria prefers the carefree life of

Europe to the responsibilities of

motherhood as to her personal

unfortunately much-publicised behavior

it's very regrettable that she doesn't

seem to have the slightest regard for

the dignity of the Vanderbilt name a

fact that de-stresses us all very deeply

I'm sorry Lori oh that's all right get

would you you're gonna say whatever you

like I am behind you 1,000% I feel

particularly responsible to my dead

brother and his child if Reggie were

alive well in any event I feel that the

time has come for some serious

discussion of little Gloria's welfare

mr. Crocker agrees with - so do i if the

child is left in Gloria's clutches her

very life is in danger her very life sir

dear mrs. Vanderbilt your prolonged

absence from this country coupled with

your daughter's continued residence with

mrs. Whitney creates a troublesome

situation regarding which surrogate

fully has already spoken to me it is

possible the surrogate may require

little Gloria's guardian to discontinue

payments to you under his order and

require the guardian himself to apply

the monies directly for your daughter's

maintenance please let me know when you

expect return to New York yours very

sincerely Thomas B Gilchrist

I think you'll be quite pleased when you

see her she's come along so beautifully

in every respect physically and mentally

she'd sounds swell on the telephone

yesterday oh yes she's gained weight her

color is better she catches cold far

less easily I think doctor saying Lauren

should be very proud of himself I can't

wait to see her oh yes you must come out

you're welcome to come whenever you like

and stay as long as you like

oh maybe she could come into town and I

could see her here she's down so well at

Greenvale she's attending a full day now

you know she's made so many darling

little friends I imagine the chafing

school right right here would be an just

just as good as Greenville don't you

think well in the academic sense I

suppose so yes but of course dr. st.

Lawrence feels that it would be all

together harmful to send her to school

in the city she does so love the country

and it's so very healthful for her it

sounds as though be done I curled to

bring into the city to live well I

wouldn't go so far as to say that

perhaps but I do think it would be an

unkindness to the child I think you'll

see what I mean once you see how happy

she is out there the fact is that

surrogate fully just isn't disposed to

continue paying you the full four

thousand dollars a month while Gloria is

living with mrs. Whitley you see so then

she can live in New York right here and

go to the tape in school which was the

original plan in the first place way

back do you remember but you see

everyone has agreed that Gloria is so

happy in the country and that that's the

right place for her to be at present

what does all this come down to mr.

Gilchrist

beginning in June your to receive 750

dollars per month for your expenses time

to see a month the rent for your New

York house will be paid directly by mr.

Wickersham as well as the wages for the

nurse miss Keys lick the butler mr. zog

and Beasley the chauffeur naturally all

your household expenses and garage bills

for the Pierce Arrow will be taken care

of as well

by mr. Wickersham mr. Gilchrist how can

I live on 750 dollars a month

we each give our mother 250 bucks a

month that would lead Gloria with only

500 I see well perhaps we can make

allowance for well but anyway that's not

the point the point is my baby should be

with me when will she be with me again

right as I say everyone involved is

agreed that she's so much better off in

the country just now what about Gloria

she's involved too don't you think maybe

she's not quite so agreed can't

something be done for me to get my baby

back whatever I do is wrong

good morning mrs. Vanderbilt mr. bokun

is expecting you Oh Gloria Gloria Gloria

welcome home welcome home

mmm how are you you look wonderful

you all right how's your family all

right all right Jim it can make me sit

down you want something coffee black no

sugar right tell me how is them she's

still gonna marry the Prince of Wales

isn't she huh well then she come on the

suspense is killing me

they never married common as you know

that neither Oh fellas such a peach if I

was the Prince of Wales I'd make an

exception at they on this case here you

go actually it's all over with that you

don't say but he must have a weakness

for non Royal girlfriends he's taken up

with another one anyone I know

her name's Wallace Simpson that rings a

distant Bell oh yeah what can I do for

you it's what do I owe this pleasure

well I think I might need a lawyer well

I think you not known the right dough

step this way please

here we go so when Gertrude suggested

that I leave her with her I just went

along with it and Gloria's been with her

ever since but now I want to back with

me and Gertrude saying that she still

wants to keep her with her

I have a funny kind of feeling there

might be some problem about it all so I

thought I'd get some advice you're on

what do you think well you know Gloria

the trouble with people like Gertrude

Whitney is that they sometimes get to

think of themselves as beyond the law

man in nature it's all that money that

makes them that way I don't know what

can I do

is there anything I can do well we can

start by getting you into a stronger

legal position by pointing you guardian

of your child that would have been done

at the time of Reggie's death but you

were underage I'm not underage anymore

how can I become God you know it's

simple we petitioned the court surrogate

Foley in this case naming you the

guardian the child routine procedure

before they would certainly approve it

you're the mother and the child belongs

with its mother simple as that

okay we're for your petition appraised

at a citation issue to set george w

wicker Sherman Thomas v Gilchrist why

your petitioner should not be appointed

guardian of the person and Co guardian

of the estate of said infant that a

decree issue appointing your petitioner

Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt guardian of the

person and Co guardian of the state of

said infant during her infancy and your

petitioner will ever pray dated New York

18th day of June 1934 I object the

particular

will you identify yourself please Walter

gray Dunnington of the firm of

Dunnington Gregg and church Your Honor

on what grounds do you object on the

grounds of unfit guardianship guizi what

is me unfit Guardian what does that mean

in this context it is an outrage what

does that mean it means it implies

blatant immorality practically

Constitution Your Honor I must refuse to

proceed in this case until I am informed

as to who's bringing the complaint

objecting to the natural mother's

guardianship does mrs. Vanderbilt insist

on hearing yes she does the complainant

is Laura Kilpatrick Morgan mrs.

Vanderbilt's own mother

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