The Washington times., 1922-03-21
CAFE HAND.
WINS SUDS.
ROM ANCE.
Love Overcomes Him as He
Yields Vigorous DishcIoth
+ In Fiancee's Food Shop.

BOSTON, March 21.-It is all
very pleasing and satisfying to
watch the poor lad who works by
the sweat of his brow woo and fl
nally win the wealthy heroine-in
fiction.
But in real life-well, impossible |!
So thought relatives of Miss
Bessie A. Walton, prominent Bos-
ton society woman, when they
heard Of her engagement to Alex
ander G; Romanesque.
She is 48, He rs.
For, until recently, the groom to-
be had been a bus-boy in one of the
long chain of lunch rooms conducted
by Miss Walton's brother, David h.
Walton!
A bus-boy!
The romance was revealed when
marriage intentions were filed at
the Boston City Hall. Miss Walton
gave her age as forty-three. Her
intended husband Is twenty-six.
The disparity of age and social
prestige quickly aroused strong and
determined family opposition. The
marriage could not take place, said
Miss Walton's brother. 1t must not
take place. declared Mrs. Larz And
erson, wealthy relative and social
leader.
Miss Walton did not hesitate in
announcing her stand. She said.
I'm spite of all opposition, / am
going to marry Mr.. Romanesque.
Social standing, wealth and age can
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people sincerely love each other as
we do.
With only the ceremony expected
to round out the romance. that would
seem to be the natural end Of the
story. But Fate can often effect
as startling twists in real life as
In the world of make-believe.
While Boston society watched on,
uncertain whether to be shocked or
amused at the "capriciousness' Of
one of its favorite number, family
opposition to the romance has sud
denly abated. In fact, It is said
that those relatives who had voiced
their disapproval the loudest are
giving the troth their warm ap-
proval.
Although this sudden change Of
attitude is not explained, perhaps
the reason has more than a little
to do with the discovery that Alex
lander G.. Romanesque, the poor
bus-boy. is in reality Of noble
blood!
His great-grandmother, it is de-
clared, was princess of the imperial
Austrian house who renounced her
title when she married a court
lviolinist!
He Forges Ahead.
Then, too, the poor bus-boy is
such no longer. With his hard
earned savings gathered while in
the employ of his intended brother
in-law, he has struck out for him
self, opening fashionable restaur-
ant of his own in Cambridge, near
the scene of his former menial
babors.
Not only Is the enterprise flourish
Ing in a manner that augers well,
but the youthful proprietor already
is planning a second and more lavish
venture. He declares:
"Mr. Walton made his millions
with restaurants. II he could do IL,
have always told myself, / can,
too. That is what encouraged me to
start my own place, and / have been
IveIy successful"
The story of the former busboy
from the time he left his home in
Rumania at the age Of fourteen and
came to America to seek his fortune
is one that outdoes fiction. He tells
1t in the following manner:
"Three years ago / was broke.
needed work, and when l saw a Sign
in the window at Walton's lunch
room in Massachusetts, avenue, Cam
bridge, took it.
He Washed Dishes.
'I had to pick up dishes, wash
them and sweep the floor. 1t was
hard work. When / was there about
three weeks lady entered. I asked
another employee If he knew who she
was. He said:
That's Miss Walton. Her brother
owns this lunchroom.
II didn't say anything, but had
fallen deeply in love with her at
first glance. knew it was true
love-the rare kind that occurs once
in a lifetime. In my mind / was
determined that I would some day
make her my wife.
THAT day is now coming. l have
lived and worked toward that end
since she first stepped into my life.
She, gave me inspiration-new am.
bit(jn. 1t was her influence that
le< me to trust my hard-arned saw
iIgs in a venture Of my own.
/"If 1t had not been for her I
probably would still be collecting
dishes in Walton's lunchroom."