Duped Bride.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7743, 20 February 1905, Page 2

Duped Bride.

HOWIE'S DAI.'GIITEIt-IN-LAW ESCAPES FItUM ZION CITV. GENEVA, Dec. Hi. Mrs -Gladstone Dowie, nee Mile. Uuth Hofer, the Swiss heiress, hus returned to her home on the shores of Lake Cons-lanco after a five months' stay in Zion City (United States), where she was married to—or rather passed through a marriage ceremony with—Mr (J. Dowie, the son of the " Profit."

Mile. Hofer in not sure, however, whether the marriage is legal in Europe. She has discovered that it was her money and not herself that Mr G. Dowie was in love with, and her married life has been unhappy. Dusing the time she was engaged young lady was carefully watched in order that she should not I'brcak any of the strict rules of Zion .City. Never was she permitted to be with her betrothed, whom |sho was not allowed even to embrace.

All her jewellery and Jine clothes were locked up, mid after her marriage she found that instead of heling a wife she was in reality a superior servant.

Neglect ami continual hypocrisv opened her eyes to the true state (if affairs, and her father-in-law's |kising as the Hestorer Elijah was the lust, straw.

Mile. llofer determined to ipiit /ion City at nil costs. The lWies at first lirnily refused to let her go, hut she threatened to run awnv. and finally they gave in. tier mother sent her money, ns all she had was taken by her husband, and disillusionised, broken in health and spirit the young lady arrived home the other day. She does not intend nturning to America, at least for the present.

Her brothers, who are rich munnlaclurers at (ienevn, are delighted to see their sister out of the clutches of [he Itow.es, and will do all thev can to prevent her return.

| Mile, llofer is tall and slight, with ilirown hair anil blue eves but she jlooks ill and dispiritvd.-Dailv Mail