The Detroit times., 1910-11-21
DON'T WE'D UNLESS
YOU LOVE- Says
UNHAPPY BRIDE
Mrs. Lillian Graf Declares She Con-
suited Parents Wishes Rather
Than Her Own Heart and
Got the Wrong Man.
Doesn't Plan Suicide, Though, As
Father Feared, After She
Quarrels With Hubby.

will never marry men they don't
love"
Mrs. Lillian Graf. 81 years old and
pretty, bride of Ave days, made the
foregoing statement to The Times.
Saturday morning, while discussing
her matrimonial difficulties In the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George II. Watson, who keep big
boarding and rooming house at No.
5lsh Monroe-ave. The reporter went
to her home to investigate a report
which her father made to the police,
Friday night. He said she had left
home after a squabble with her hus-
band and he feared she planned to
commit suicide.
I'm still here" Mrs. Gran said,
smiling, to the reporter, as she re-
ceived him at the door OF the paren-
tai home. Father was afraid | was
going to take my life, but such an
idea never entered my head. Why, l
was only away a half hour | went
over 10 inc nOiIlt VI my SoucAhs A.AAS'
Ralph, No. AIS Larned-st. east, just
for little visit. | had had little
trouble with my husband, and just
went away to be quiet for while.
We had company in the house at the
time, but they didn't know that any
thing was wrong. I left in my bare
head and said I would be back In
little while Father had no reason 10
report my absence to the police, Tor
| never said anything about commit.
ting suicide. The other day | said
that I wished were dead. but | didn't
mean that ] would take my own lie
or anything like that. Father gets
easily excited. though, and | guess he
thought | would never come back.
What was the row about with
sour husband" Mrs. Graf was asked.
"Oh, that's getting too much into
our family affairs to tell that she
pleasantly replied But the truth OF
the matter is that my husband and !
don't get along well together.
don't love him as | should to be hap
py. and that's the secret of the whole
business. | married him against my
own will my parents wanted him,
while | wished TO have another per-
son. | love the other man better. He
is about my own age, while my hus-
band is 49, tell you, single blessed
ness Is preferable to having a hus.
band you don't love"
ARE you still living with your hus-
band?" Mrs. Graf was asked.
Yes. but we've come to an under
standing she answered. She declin-
ed 10 say just what the understand
ing was. but intimated that she de-
sired TO be free from her husband.
Mrs. Graft is fair and rather tall
and apparently possessed OF large
chunk of good-nature. She takes her
predicament rather light.heartedly,
evidently feeling that she will come
out of il all right. Who the man she
really loves is, she shyly declined to
tell All she would confide, in regard
TO him, was that he is resident Of
Detroit
Graf is a decorator in the Pullman
car plant in Detroit. He was employ
ed in the ID. u. R. shops, Monroe.ave.,
opposite her present home, when she
met him. just five months ago, when
she, with her parents removed TO De-
troit from Bay City. Her parents
DOuRnl out the DOdTuluR HuuSt WHcic
they are now located. Graf was
boarding with the former landlady
and he remained with the Watsons.
In this way be met Miss Lillian and
the unhappy marriage was the culmin-
alton of their short courtship.
Mrs. CRAFTS father came into the
house while The Times reporter was
talking with the daughter She scold-
cd him rather mildly for notifying the
police OF her supposed plan to COM
NIT suicide. telling him that he ought
to have known she would do nothing
OF the kind. The father, however,
said that he felt he had good reason
to take the action he did. He also
took occasion TO deny that he or his
wife influenced the daughter in any
way to marry Graf.
my daughter was free to marry
whom she liked" said Mr.. Watson.
I'VE had no choice in the matter. But,
apparently, there is something wrong
about the match and my daughter ap-
pears to regret marrying Graf She
has not told me what the difficulty is.
However, they have come to an un-
derstanding to live apart. Graft is no
longer here. lie went away last night
and didn't return"