Evening journal., 1921-03-18
real ROMANCE
NTHESELIVES
Police Probe Substitute
Brides" Weird Tale of
Marriage Tangle
I'm SATISFIED"
SAYS ONE GIRL

DENVER. Colo. March H.
Blithely. and with the romantic
daring OF young girls. they traded
livos-for better or worse.
Mutually dissatisfied with fate's
prosaic decrees. Dolly Green and
Mildred Gardnos. doubles" who met
by chance. exchanged names. per-
sonalities. regulations. jobs, future
prospects and love affairs In a gam
BILE that has resulted In amazing
consequences.
What should have been Mildred's
has thus come 10 Dolly
Work as "a soda fountain clerk in
stead OF a chorus girls life.
The love OF stranger, accepted
as "a matter OF course.
Marriage with Lawrence Kelly
charged with forgery.
And finally. the necessity n ex-
planning why as Mildred Gardner
she welded Kelly without having
secured a decree from her "double's'
undivorced husband.
such is the gist OF a weird tale OF
assumed identity as told here by
Dolly Green" 16-year-old "substi-
tue bride" who made her sensa-
tiona. revolution after Kelly's arrest
Investigation by Mildred's undi-
vorced husband revealed the tangle
The authorities are not convinced
whether Dolly" is really Mildred. '
now seeking 20 avoid bigamy impli-
cations. whether it is a case of
psychopathic dual personality, on
whether the whole affair isn't a du-
vious hoax with yet another motive
But while psychological. the fam
ny OF Mildred. her home town
| friends in Delhi, Colorado. and even
her husband acknowledge them.
selves more or less bafled "Dolls
+ Green" stuck TO her story and the
man she married professed 20 accept
It al face value.
"she is my wife, and I love her,
said Kelly.
81 love Lawrence" declared
Dolly Green" the real Mildre,
doesn't
we traded lives. identity an,
swecthearts-and I am satisfied.
The 16-year-old bride said re
morse for having married Kelly un
der IN assumed name was h-r mo
tive in declaring her real Identity.
My name is Dolly Green" sh
maintains. and my home Is II
7 Akron. Ohio. / met Mildred Gard
ner in Dallas, Texas. We looked 81
startlingly alike. and were so dis
satisfied with our lives. that We de
cided to change personalities, job
and what the future held.
. Il was travelling with a show ur
b. der an assumed name. She wa
| / working tn a soda fountain. Sh
wrote her life story. and wrol
2 mine. coaching each other for OF
, parts. was brought up as a wal
/ and never knew my parents. Mi
dred lived in Delhi Colorado. an
on a visit TO her folks 1 managed
make them believe I was the
daughter.
Mildred had met Ralph ALE
Lawrence Keis) In August. 1921
We changed places in Novembe
She did not love him the way sh
should have; I love him better tha
life. To have remained true TO m
b role I should have secured a divorc
b from Mndred's former husband. .
! IT. Runden. whom she married sd
, cretly tVe years ago, and froi
, whom she is now trying 10 secur
/ legal separation.
I Even Lawrence didn't suspect m
, change. although ne said didn
act exactly like Mildred al times.
"She and ] looked so nearly alik
q. D. D.
, pleted the deception"
+, II Kelly held at Boulder Cole
, RADIO. decides to accept the "subst
tute bride" they will have 10 be r,
married because Of the fctitiou
name given by Dolly Green" az
oording 20 City Chaplain Jim Good
4 heart, who married the couple.