The evening world., 1914-04-06
MILLIONAIRE KID"
THINKS MARRYING
ACTRESS A MISTAKE.
Didn't Return to This Country,
He Says, to Be Recon-
ciled to Wife.
BLAMES LONDON "SET."
Wife Got an Idea Over There
i. of Sitting Up and Staying
Out Late Nights.
BLAMES LONDON "SET."

Byron Chandler. once we'll known
wherever Broadway's lights were
brightest a. 1.-THE Million Dollar KID"
very firmly denied to-day that he had
come to this country to effect any
sort Of . reconciliation with his wife.
Grace La Rue. the actress. Further
moro, he said that he did not believe
there was any chance Of . reconcilia.
ton. since matters had gone too far.
Business. ne declared. was what
brought him to New York. and since
his arrival he had made no effort to
see his wife. who 10 stopping at the
Hotel Claridge.
One thing Mr.. Chandler made EN-.
-phatic was the mistake any man
made to marry an actress. He
blamed . set in London headed by
a noted aviator for the troubles be-
tween Miss LaRue and himself.
Mr.. Chandler arrived In this city
yesterday with his daughter and It
was reported that he had said that
he was here to INK II up" with his
wife II possible and take her back
to live with him In France. but when
he was found to-day by an Evening
World reporter In the barber shop OF
the Hotel Knickerbocker. where ne
was having his nails manicured. did
not seem to be at all cast down. He
seemed quite willing to talk about his
affairs while the pretty young mani
cure rubbed and polished at his fin
ger tips.
1T was not to follow my wife that
came to this country" he said, with
one eye fixed to see what sort Of
polish was being put on a nail. 1T
was business that brought me. Some.
thing unexpected arose and It was
necessary for me to come over
was not interviewed about Miss La
Rue's starting legal proceedings
against me. My conduct has been
such that she could not get a divorce
from me here in New York sny more
than could get one from her. But
don't believe there Is the least
chance OF any reconciliation between
US. don't mean to say that would
not like one. but matters have gone
too far.
TITS been her fault moro than mine.
and my life In the last three or four
months has been hell on earth. My
wife made a great hit In London and
became tho centre OF O fast living
crowd headed by an aviator and she
got all sorts Of ideas about sitting up
late at night and going up In aero
planes and all that sort OF thing.
One morning she came homo at I
O'Clock and l asked her where she had
been. She told me and ! got up and
went to another suite in our hotel for
the rest Of the night. Since then ]
have not spoken to her.
"v-, have been married for six
years. and while I could be with her
to watch over her welfare our life
was a. happy as could DO. But when
she was away from ms. In London
with tho theatrical company and In
that gay crowd where my influence
vas no longer available she broke
sway.
"Thers 10 no doubt in my mind
that she wants to be single again
and I can't do anything to stop her
I didn't come to this country to trail
her, and don't want any one to think
that can't live without her. I'll still
be able to live and eat three meals
Q day no natter what happens.
"A man makes a great mistake In
marrying an actress, no matter
whether he Is an actor or not. A
man cannot always be with his wife
and know what she Is doing. That
applies to the man, too. 30 very
soon they lose confidence In each
other and the troubles done"
D Minister Turns Farmer.