▁in ▁his ▁explan ations ▁for ▁marriage ▁as ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁him ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁began ▁to ▁decl ine . ▁ ▁Freder ici ▁stayed ▁home ▁with ▁their ▁four ▁children ▁in ▁North ▁Pl atte , ▁while ▁he ▁stayed ▁outside ▁the ▁home , ▁hunting , ▁sc out ing , ▁and ▁building ▁up ▁his ▁acting ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁Wild ▁West ▁show . ▁As ▁C ody ▁began ▁to ▁travel ▁more ▁frequently ▁and ▁to ▁places ▁farther ▁from ▁home , ▁problems ▁over ▁inf idel ity , ▁real ▁or ▁imag ined , ▁began ▁to ▁arise . ▁These ▁concerns ▁grew ▁so ▁great ▁that ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 , ▁Freder ici ▁showed ▁up ▁at ▁his ▁hotel ▁room ▁in ▁Chicago ▁un ann ounced ▁and ▁was ▁led ▁to ▁" Mr . ▁and ▁Mrs . ▁C ody ' s ▁suite ." ▁C ody ▁mentions ▁in ▁his ▁aut obi ography ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁" emb arr ass ed ▁by ▁the ▁thr ong ▁of ▁beautiful ▁ladies " ▁who ▁surrounded ▁him ▁both ▁in ▁the ▁cast ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁aud ien ces , ▁and ▁this ▁tr end ▁continued ▁as ▁he ▁became ▁involved ▁with ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁actress es ▁who ▁were ▁not ▁afraid ▁to ▁show ▁their ▁att raction ▁to ▁him ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁an ▁audience . ▁ ▁C ody ▁file d ▁for ▁divor ce ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁after ▁ 3 8 ▁years ▁of ▁marriage . ▁This ▁decision ▁was ▁made ▁after ▁years ▁of ▁je alous ▁arguments , ▁bad ▁blood ▁between ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁his ▁sister s , ▁and ▁fr iction ▁between ▁the ▁children ▁and ▁their ▁father