The Washington times., 1922-10-29
WANTS Twins,
So SHE TOSSES
/. AWAY WEALTH

Musicians Daughter Speeds to
Station and Marries Com
poser In Fifteen Minutes.
NEW YORK. Oct. 2s.-when
Josephine Kryl, the pretty daugh-
&c. Of Behumir Kryl, the now IA
nous musician, sacrificed 100000
to marry, everyone shook their
heads and declared the girl to be
foolish. =
. All she had to do was to wait
five years longer, and then she
could have had the 100000 and
the husband too, If she still de-
sired.
But Josephine was tired Of watt
ing and she had a secret ambition
tlat no one except herself knew
anything about. 1t wasn't exactly
the kind Of ambition that bache-
lor girl could discuss unreservedly.
=. Bribed Against Cupid.
: You see. Bohumir Kryl, the
Wealthy musical director, promised
Josephine and her sister, Marie, that
each would have 100000 If she did
rot marry until she was thirty
cars old. II either married, he
Stipulated, the girl who was single
at thirty would get her own share
ana the share Of her married sister.
: Josephine and Marie agreed
frr they were only twenty, and the
first five years went swiftly enough.
% They had many friends-but no
sweethearts.
&" She Wants Twins.
But now Josephine has eloped to
Boston with Paul Taylor White, the
young composer. flinging away the
z 100000 and glorying in the love of
her husband. Why? Well, don't
: smile. but here's the reason the
pretty bride gave:
Il don't care about the old $780,
600 at ALL WANT TWINS
Josephine blushed as she re-
vealed the ambition-her husband
wasn't present. of course, but she
went on valiantly:
. Father wanted me to follow a
career. don't want a career. I
want babiesr'
A Defiant Daughter.
More bushes then and a little
laugh, and then she told the story:
"of course 100000 would come
In very handily just now, because
1t would help us set up our new
home, but I guess that we can get
along without it, Paul and I. We
are in love. We are happy. We are
married. What else could we ask?
. What else except-but I've men.
toned that already.
Il met Paul in Cincinnati fur
years ago. 1 was studying the vio.
lin under that charming teacher and
great musician, Ysaye. Paul was
studying with him. too.
I'VE fell in love almost imme-
diately. Soon we were dreaming
our dreams Of little nest all our
own. Father heard. and was fur
ious.
An Adamless Eden.
Father wanted me to become q
great musician He thought I had
talent enough to be q remarkable
vfolinist and he did want me to
have career. He frowned on our
proposed mrriage. He detested the
very thought of II.
He had forbidden either Marie or
the to marry. No man was ever al
lowed to visit us. Father wouldn't
permit a man in the house.
.. But Paul and saw a lot Of each
other. anyway, after we met. Every
winter he went to Cincinnati from
Boston and went from Chica 60.
We decided about a year ago that
we would be married.
You see, father had really prom
hed me that 100000 II waited
until I was twenty-five years old be-
fore ! married. thought he meant
Il. We did wait. Paul and I. until
was twenty-five, and then father
changed his mind.
Extended Time Limit.
when I was twenty-five he did
not give me the money. He said
that II I waited until I was thirty
without marriage the money would
surely be mine. So then, I decided
this wasn't playing fair, and any.
way, did not want to wait any
longer
I'VE set June OF this year for
our wedding. But I foolishly left
some letters in the house and my
father found them, and-well the
wedding was put off!
e. Paul and decided then to marry
quietly, very quietly. on September
4. but my sister Marie let the secret
out and father doubled the guards
over me. Paul and I were desper-
ate.
Elude the Guards.
Paul called me from Boston on
the telephone and said we should be
, married at once. I agreed. He
= vame on to Chicago and I just sneak
- out. eluding the guards, and
drove down to the station, where I
pset him in my car.
I'VE sped to the city hall and
fifteen minutes after he had arrived
we were safely married. Now Paul
will go on and write music and
teach music and be a splendid sue.
cess.
Il shall not stop studying, but
. my home shall come first. As I
said, what I really want now. more
than any career is