The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-20
AN GIRL
WEEDS WEST INDIAN
iEightcen-Year-old Child Elopes
With Penniless Piano
Player.
PARENTS READY TO FORGIVE
COOPERATIVE Restaurant for
Women Studying Art in
Paris.
PARENTS READY TO FORGIVE
ny VANCE rHC,IpsoN.

TsnhCial Gable to inc Il lmes-plspaNSA
paris, November 1o.AThis is the
message L am asked to send by G y.
Rome. a Belgian American, million
aire. to his little daughter, Helga, who
is now in Denver, Col, and following
the message is their sad story:
"'rhe door of our home is open. We
want her TO come back. Mother is
waiting. and fathers arms are open,
and the fox-terrier we bought for you
e waiting on the threshold. Mother
saws your room has never been
changed. 1t is just the same as when
you left 1t.
MIR. Rome. of 100 Avenue de Burg
mann. Brussels, came here to-day -
close up his Paris home. He Is an
American, q millionaire, and one of the
best known men in Europe. A Few
months ago he engaged West lndlan
ntano PLAYER. named Francis Hendrike.
to come to his house and play me
piano. Mr.. Rome loves music; SO does
his wife. and so does his daughter.
This West Indian man who had cr.nkly
hair. and dark complexion, was an
extremely brilliant piano player, and
as all the family loved music he was
permitted to dine at the house.
Makes Love to Young Helress.
He took advantage OF the opportu-
nitv to make love to Helga Rome.
They eloped. The cr!nkly-ha!
p,ano player was over thirty years or
age. Helga. as have said, was not
eighteen. They ran away from MI.
Ronnc's house IN Brussels The date
was June 90. They fled to London,
where they were married on jury OF
this year.
The father followed to Paris, in or
der to stop the marriage, and heard
bo6 10 I,nnlnn the only
place a West Indian and an American
child could get marrieo. Upon an in
sistent telegram from his wife, he
Withdrew a warrant issued by the
French police to stop the marriage
and the West Indian married the girl
After the marriage they returned to
the Latin quarter in Paris. Hendrtke
called at his father-in -law's house In
the Avenue de Bots, pulled revolver
on him. Mr.. Rome says, and threat
ened that unless Mr. Rome would give
him money he would shoot. He was
put out OF the house by the servants.
Then the " est Indian pianist, accom-
panied by little Helga, went TO Denver
where his mother keeps a lodsint
house. The money to take them owe
was sent TO Hendrike by the poor oil
woman who takes in boarders. The
went through to Denver direct, wit
one exception. They stopped at Phil
adelphia, where they saw Mr.. Rome
brother-in law, a. H Ritter, well
known Philadelphia lawyer, who mar
ried Miss Cope, daughter of John !
Cope of Philadelphia Mr.. Ritter re
fused to lend them any money. al
though Mr.. Rome had given him b
cable authority to provide his dauGh
ter with any funds she wanted.
Leaving Philadelphia they took tn
train through to Denver, second-clas
and the West Indian piano player an
his wife are now living at the lodgin
house of Hendricks old mother |!
Denver. Mr.. Rome. who has cable
to his lawyers there, has received
reply stating that all the dodgers i
the house are white people, Helga'
mother has received letters from hel
In which Helga described the scener
about Denver and wrote amusing anec
dotes about the people in the lodgin:
house.
Mr.. Rome SAYS ffesa letters are cyl
IDENTIFY Dictated ~ the husband.
Cheap Meals for Art Students.
Numbers of American girl art stu
dents of the Latin quarter have take
an active part in promoting a co-oI
erative restaurant for the benefit {
all women pursuing their studies