Answer:
marrying the women for money because he had gone bankrupt.
Explanation:
Lord St. Simon who was married to Miss Hatty Doran, the daughter of a millionaire from California was subjected to lot of suspicion when she went missing right after the wedding.
Newspapers and people spread rumours of how Lord St. Simon was marrying Miss Hatty Doran for money because he had gone bankrupt. The scene caused by Miss Flora Millar during the wedding also added more suspicion to the growing scandal against Lord St. Simon with people speculating if the bridegroom had a secret lover.