The Washington times., 1922-07-02
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whether or not the monarchy Is restored
in Russia.
"Being of noble blood myself, I should,
of course, prefer to live in Russia, if the
Russians were governed by a car"
Some one asked him If the difference
between his wifes fortunes and his own
would make any difference in their love.
"Not at ALL" he replied warmly. "As
say, this is case of true love. Money
. does not enter into it. know very little
about my fancee's money matters, except
that she has large holdings, understand,
in several railroads.
"My own circumstances, unhappily, are
quite different. In Russian bank have
more than, q million roubles, which are
worth about five dollars. But what is
money? Nothingl am surprised that
you mention it. It pains me-"
Mrs. Ream took an equally poetic view
of the matter.
Happiness" she said, els not matter
of money. Money has nothing to do with
my marriage, one way or another. We
shall live very simply, in accordance with
my fance's position in the locomotive
works-although we are not going to live
in exactly a workingman's cottage, so
often described by poets. There is such
a thing as carrying the simplicity idea too
far. The point is that I expect to be
radiantly happy with ". W"
Mrs. Ream's eyes shone with happiness.
"The man am to marry is older than
his years." she added, corroborating Mr..
Vonsiatsky's opinions in the same matter.
"The terrible experiences he has gone
through on the battlefields have broad
ened and developed him.
81 met him in Paris last May. have
always been sympathetic toward Russia
and the Russians. They are such good
spcrts.' At the time he was planning to
come to America and shortly after re-
turned he came over and visited me and
my mother in New York. sipce then
have seen much Of him.
"His life has been q tragic one," the
rich Mrs. Ream concluded. "His father
was chief of police at Warsaw, in Rus
sian Poland, and was killed by the reyo-
lutionists in 1910. At that time, Of
course, his family had a great deal Of
money, which they lost during the war,
when they were scattered all over Russia.
It is a very unhappy story with happy
ending-for me, at least"
And so it seemed right up to the day
of the ceremony, which was secretly held
in the Russian Orthodox Church, in New
York, last February. A semi-private
ceremony had been planned, but public
interest in the marriage had increased to
such an extent that both bride and groom
decided secret marriage was preferable.
It was held at night. The few intimate
friends who were invited parked their
automobiles two streets away from the
church and entered the edifce through
the basement door. After the ceremony
"v. "" and his bride fed in happy con-
fusion to the home Of friend, where
they were safe from reporters.
For q time they were perfectly happy.
It seemed all Of their dreams had come
tue. The first intimation Of even the
slightest difficulty was not felt until they
visited their little "love nest" in happy
anticipation Of setting. up housekeeping.
Il was then that the happy bridegroom
discovered that the radiators were cold,
the kitchen needed paint, the furniture
had not arrived and many other little irri-
tations common to the householder.
But that was only o passing cloud.
Bride and groom re-entered their luxu-
rious car and sped to Philadelphia, where
they rented lovely bijou spartment-E
considerably more expensive than the