The Washington times., 1921-09-16
MOTHER Of TWO
REFUSES To WE'D
BABES FATHER
Rather Children Remain lllegiti-
mate, She Says, Than Have
LoveIess Marriage.


LoveIess Marriage.
BY ELLIS Fl. MARTIN. i
International News Service
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. le-rhs
woman pays.
This age-oid truism has been re-
placed by a new query in the local
courts. s
How great q price should q woman
pay for the sake Of her children7
John Furch filed q petition in
Judge Graham's court asking custody
Of two children--Stephen, seven. and
Helen. five. Frances Anzesruber ap-
peared in court to oppose the petition.
It was admitted Furch was the
father Of the children. Judge Graham
II am willing and talrs this oppor-
tunity Of proposing marriage" Furch
responded.
But Frances Anxeng ruber sadly but
firmly shook his heod.
1T Is too late. Judge" she said.
For years pleaded with him to
marry me. He put me of. He re-
4
to force me into O marriage that ID
distasteful to me!'
Judge Graham IL known ~ the
great reconciler. For once he was
puzzled. He SPARED for time and
awarded the children to the mother,
| with q provision that the father must
pay for their support. Il
Judgment Oavors Mother.
II awarded the children to the
| mother" said the Judge. because ]
know they will bring to her q reali-
| zation Of the debt she owes them
the right Of their fathers name. ]
| believe understand the woman. She
was capable of a great love. There
| fore she Is capable Of q deep hate. ]
believe II a man could gain such q
love and devotion In the past he can
regain 1t II he deserves II. want
ces Anzengruber Is q strong charac.
ter. But no matter how deeply she
Ia now hurt there must remain
something Of her old love. No wa
something of her old love. No woman
who has ever loved . man 40 she has
can ever forget him. I WIN proceed
on this philosophy In my attempt TO
effect O reconciliation"
VIII Frances Anzengruber change
her mind7
VIII her love for her two children
eventually result in her taking Of
vows that will bind her TO the man
she no longer lowest
She thinks not.
Mother Spurns Father.
II would be doing them q greater
injustice to marry this man and
bring them UP in an atmosphere Of
hatred and contempt" she says.
Marriage 10 q sacred thing. o bind.
ing obligation" she continued. That |
Ii what he told me fourteen years |
ago. when first knew HIM We were |
closer relation existed. John believed |
In free love, trial marriages. broke |
with him once. nine years ago. BE-
cause Of his belief. But I loved him |
too well, was too fond Of him. and 20 |
we made Il UP. II was then tha4 I |
consented to live with him m his
wife.
Never Z week passed but that I
wouldd plead with him to marry me.
John. haven't we tried this arrange
ment long enoughH' would ask.
but always he put It off. Il
-Four years ago he began % tan
constant plesdings. He bought . 1T
tie place out near Hayward and e.
tablished the children and me there
to look after It. I wanted to be In San
Francisco with him. He refused,
saying It was cheaper 10 stay out
there; that we were an expense, q
burden and that he had TO save all he
could for the future.
Children Got Cwioua
Then I saw the price must nay
for my folly. I would b taken care L
Of, Of that I was certain. But I would
never have the confidence, the love,
the respect Of the man for whom I III
had been willing to sacrifice every II
thing. At first I bore Il patiently. II
Three years won't by. The children /
began to take notice of conditions.
why doesn't papa take US places
like other. children's fathers take
them7 they would ask repeatedly.
Some day he will,' would tell
them, hoping against hope for that
day, which knew In my heart II
would never come.
Last December I could stand n no
longer, I put the children with q
friend of mine and went 10 work. II
Their father did not come near me.
I did not know that he cared, thought II
that he had forgotten US until I was
summoned to appear In court and
learned that he was seeking the
custody Of my children. They are
mine I gave them birth, and they
can bear my name.
I'm the meantime ] am holding up
my head and looking the world In the
face for the first time In nine years"
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