Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-04
PARENT YIELDS
TO LOVES PLEADING
LOVE AGAIN PROVES LOCKS OF
NO AVAIL
Father of Bride Gives Way Before
the opportunities of Cupid-Young
People at Last Welded With Con-
sent of Wealthy Mine Owner

With only few friends of the groom
to witness the ceremony. the wedding
of Francis A. Ralph and Miss Lillian
Rule was solemnized at the home of
the groom's uncle at 319 Belmont ave-
nue. yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock.
= Three former attempt had been made
to have the ceremony performed, but
Francisco Rule of Pahuca. Mexico, the
millionaire father of the bride, had on
each of the former occasions succeeded
in stopping the ceremony.
The young people met each other
something like six weeks ago and 1t
had been a case of love at first sight
for both of them. The father, presi-
dent and owner of innumerable mines
in Mexico, did not consider the match
a suitable one for his daughter, to
whom he intended leaving nearly all
of his vast estate at his death.
The groom was employed by the Edi-
son company in the capacity of cashier
and conservative estimate of his
salary would be 800 per month. while
the bride has several hundred thousand
dollars in her own right.
Love at First Sight
But love in this. as in every case,
and the wedding yesterday terminated,
'or began, according to the point of
view, as pretty romance as this city
has been the scene of for many months.
The first meeting took place at the
home of mutual friend when Miss
Rule was in Los Angeles in the COM
pany of her father some six weeks ago.
Capt. Rule was on his way to San
Francisco to purchase some mining
machinery for one of his mines i'm
Mexico and like the skipper of the
good ship Hesperus, had taken ms
little daughter to bear him company.
Both were profoundly impressed at
the first meeting, and during the stay
of the Rules in Los Angeles the young
man found many occasions on which
to see Miss Rule.
Capt. Rule began to take notice of
the way things were going and in
sisted that they continue on their way
to San Francisco without further de-
lay The daughter demurred and put
off the inevitable for some days
When Capt. Rule and his daughter
returned from San Francisco a meet
ing was arranged for by the two young
people.
An elopment was planned with West
lake park as the scene of the ceremony
and with Judge Wilbur of the superior
court officiating. The father became
aware that something was about to
occur and he confined the girl in her
room at the hotel until such time as
they should leave for the south.
The prospective groom was notified
by means of note delivered by a
bribed bell boy and a rescue of the
captive maiden was planned and eX-
ecuted.
The father could no longer resist
such touching affection and at last
consented to lend the stamp of his ap-
proVal to the ceremony.
AT the wedding yesterday, the fol-
lowing We're present: Judge Wilbur OF
the superior court. who offlciated;
Capt. Francisco Rule, father of the
bride; Mrs. Susan Ralph, mother OF
the groom; Mr.. and Mrs Charles
Ralph, brother and sister-in-law Of the
groom; Councilman Houghton, Willard
Goodwin, who acted in the capacity OF
best man.
1t is believed that the wedding jour
ney will be a long eastern trip with
perhaps a few months spent abroad
but nothing definite has as yet been
decided ons