The Washington times., 1922-10-19

IMDA1.SE \ ~ WITH asa u. CAND-
LEETT LLET MEALTHEST MAN OF
MARTHA RANDOLPH, OF THE
ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
tCcpyIisht. 1922. by Cosmopolitan News
oorvice' and the Georgian Company
(An Rights Reserved.)
CHAPTER v.
ATLANTA, Ga, Oct. 10
When Asa G. Gambler proposed
marriage to me in January of
1922 at Los Angeles, I had al
ready given the possibility seri-
Gus consideration. From the
time that I saw him on the dock
70 greet me on my return from
Europe / had known-for wom-
en- always know these things
that he was deeply and whole
heartedly in love with me. That
knowledge grew, when I saw him
at Lake Tahoe, and as our cor
respondence increased.
Never for a minute was there
q word or thought of romance
on my part. My feeling for Mr..
Gambler. was never ia grande
PASSION" as we say in New
Orleans. That is for school girls,
but weighing everything, l de-
cided that we could be ideal COM
panions and that the union could
be productive of untold good to
the people of our section.
Admired Gambler.
I admired Mr.. Gambler, not only
for his achievements in the world
Of finance and philanthropies. but
for the strength of character l
credited him with having. AS
pictured him, he was a man who
would give his life's blood rather
than recede from a position he
knew was right. AS I then con.
sidered him, thought that he
would rather be burned alive be-
fore he would permit injustice to
those who are weak and alone.
, When Mr.. Gambler left Los An.
geles he had my consent. but there
was nothing definite about the mar.
rage. I was to return to Reno and
he to Atlanta. We did discuss our
future in very general terms, 1t
being our definite understanding
that the rest of our lives should
be devoted to philanthropies. Mr..
Gambler had made a splendid start
with Emory University and Wesley
Memorial hospital. We believed
that his usefulness could be In.
creased tremendously by a woman's
counsel in all these matters.
We were in daily correspondence
from then on until last June, when
% hnr WI n
active preparations for our marriage
and honeymoon. Our plans called
for an early marriage. a trip to
Hawaii and a return through the
Canadian rockies, and then on to At
lanta and the Ponce de Leon man
sion.
Our return to Atlanta was set for
October 10. When Mr.. Gambler made
that visit, he outlined his financial
plans to me in a definite and bust.
nesslike way. He expressed strong
disapproval of his sons theatrical
way Of spending money. He did not
approve Of yachts or racing stables.
and did not care for garish mansions
that fairly shrieked Of the noveau
richie.
"You and l." he told me, you and
I. darling. will go our way doing
GOOD. have already provided for
MA, family. They can each call
themselves miiiionaires as result
aof my bounty. We will take the rest
and do good, and when I die. I am
going to let you continue the work
where I leave 1t. All that l have
that have not already given away,
I will leave to you and shall expect
YOU to carry on my work."
with that understanding he left
Atlanta. I don't know whether his
family had any previous knowledge
Of his engagement or not. I rather
think they had. had met Mrs.
Henry Heinz, one Of Mr.. Candler's 8
daughters and we had hit 1t off
splendidly. She seemed willing to
welcome me as the mistress of her
fathers home. But when Mr.. Cand-
Ter returned to Atlanta he assembled
the family council and told it's
members not only of his plan to
marry, but casually mentioned that
this marriage would end whatever
hopes/ they might have Of falling
heir to the residue OF his millions.
From that minute on, / was the