The Washington times., 1922-05-09

Mary Culberson's love for Alex
ander E. Robertson is waning.
Friends say the romance has been
blasted.
True, it is admitted. Miss Gull
berson was infatuated for a brief
period with Robertson the ~reputed
British war hero.
But his action in discussing
publicly their love affair and the
apparent influence of others in
having him order the arrest and
press the charge of kidnapping
against John F. Ellis. erstwhils
Burns detective, employed by her
father. Senator Charles A. Gull
berson of Texas, to shadow and
investigate Robertson, has brought
about bitterness and has cooled
the flame of love.
Schoolgirl Love.
Mary Culberson no doubt was
madly in love with Robertson while
they were at the University of
Texas. at Austin" said a close friend
OF Senator Culberson today. 1T
was Mary's first love. We fire.
quently spoke of Mary's lack of In
terest in men. We realized her DOS
sibilities and knew that once she
love affair. She never had ardent
love affair. She never had an love
love lntrigue-she was never consid.
cred 'many-crazy.' so to speak.
That she loved Robertson there
Is no doubt. But she does not love
him now, I'm sure. She has said so.
Mary is quite upset over the noto,
riety given her affair with Rob
ertson. particularly because it has
affected her mother and father, who
threw many safeguards around their
daughter to prevent a bad" MAJ.
riage. marriage that later might
be Objectionable not only TO Mary
but to her parents.
Allege Broken Word.
Mary also is sorry that Robert
son did not keep his promise-a
promise he made to Chesley w. Jur-
ney, private secretary and ConfiGen-
tial advisor Of Senator Culberson,
that he would not further broach
the subject OF marriage to Miss Cul.
bersOn until the spring Of 1929.
The love that Miss Culberson had
Tor Robertson has almost reached
the verge Of hate-a hatred brought
about by his compromising the
young woman and her distinguished
father"
Miss Culberson today is in the So.
elusion OF her home, denying herself
to callers. Yesterday she spent most
OF the day at the Holton. Arms
School. from which she was grad.
uated two years ago, just before she
went to the University Of Texas
She has refused to discuss the love
affair, referring questioners to Mr..
Jurney, her fathers private secre.
tary.
Robertson hasn't any money to
to speak of. But this fact did not
embarrass him. He poured out his
love to Miss CulbersOn; told her that
II she would get 81 900 they could
marry In New York and that he
would be able 70 support her. n
was this proposed financial arrange.
ment that caused the girls parents
to regard Robertson in the light 81
an adventurer, II was said.
Senator Culberson forbade the
marriage OF his daughter to Robert.
son after this fact was made known
to him. He then employed tho
Burns detectives to investigate the
youth, which resulted in the plans
to finance his trip TO Buenos Aires,
Argentina.
Robertson's step In bringing the
matter through his aunt, Mrs. A. p.
Andrews, of Bloomfield, N. j., to the
attention OF NJ. n. Peterson, secre-
tary TO tho British embassy here, also
angered Senator Culberson and Miss
Mary, his only child.
That the embassy officials were
ready to probe the charge of kid.
mapping preferred by Robertson
caused a distinct stir I'm diplomatic
a nd official CirCles. II took the Sen.
ale nv Storm Cloa room, gatherings