The Washington times., 1922-01-15

LUvLIUM ZULU,
DECLARES GIRL
Marie Hansen Says She Was
Fiancee of Man Who Wed
Aged Boston Widow.
GROOM ONLY 81 YEARS OLD
Romance PaIed When D. c. Man
Met 68-Year-oid Millionaire
Ayers Music Teacher.
Did Frank j. Allen sacrifice at
the altar for a "pot Of gold" his
love and affection for the pal Of
his boyhood, the young woman he
dreamed of making his wife and
who finally consented to marry
Girl Says He Did.
He denies that he did, but the girl,
who claims he Tilted her for a wealthy
boston widow, says he did. She says
some day he will be sorry. This young
woman Is pretty Miss Marie Hansen,
thirty-one years old. accomplished
pianist ana music teacher. of 1880
T Decatur place northwest. Miss Han.
sen also Is employed In a responsible
Ing Corporation.
Proceedings have been started by
Miss Hansen, through her attorney.
Mark Stearman, of the Columbian
building, and a suit for breach OF
promise will be filed against Allen
within a few days, she announced.
Miss Hansen also will file suit against
Mrs. Mary r. Roughan, sixty-eight
years old, the rich Boston widow.
whom she charges with being the
cause Of Allen fitting her. She alleges
mat Mrs. Roughan alienated the al
fections Of Allen.
Alien Is well known in Washington.
He Is q graduate of the Mckinley
Manual Training School and is q son
OF Mrs. H. L. Gilbert, Of 1919 Twenty
eighth street northwest. Mr.. Gilbert,
Aliens stepfather, is employed at the
Department Of Justice.
Worked for PepcO.
For a number Of years Allen, who
formerly employed by the Potomac
Electric Power Company. He left
Washington about three years ago to
manage publicity campaign for the
Western Electric Company In Boston
and New England cities.
Allen has known Miss Hansen for
more than thirteen years, she said.
They met while both were studying
music at the Washington College Of
Il
q case of love at first sight. each of
them plighting their love for one an
other despite their youth. AS the
years passed by, Allen and Miss Han
sen set the day for their wedding
Easter Monday OF last year.
Announcement Of the engagement
was made at q dinner given the year
before at the Lafayette Hotel, Miss
Hansen declares, young Allen coming
from Boston to attend and receive the
CONGRATULATIONS and best wishes Of
the host of relatives and friends pres
ent, who were delighted at the match.
According to Miss Hansen, endear-
ing and affectionate letters passed be-
tween the couple until one day Allen
met Mrs. Roughan, the rich Boston
widow, through friend Of his mother.
Mrs. Roughan told the young man he
greatly resembled her dead son. she
seemed infatuated with young Allen,
and invited him to spend week-ends at
her country home.
Then, In January, 1920, a few months
after Miss Hansen's engagement 10
Allen had been announced, Allen
brought Mrs. Roughan to Washing
ton. She stopped at the Wardman
Park Inn Hotel. She was introduced
to Miss Hansen "as a friend OF tne
family" Allen called her Mother
Roughan."
IT was not a bit jealous Of the
woman" says Miss Hansen. Why, It
never occurred to me that Frank
would marry a woman OF her age.
They went back to Boston and Frank
began to ignore my letters. He finauy
wrote me In March Of last year that
he had decided to break the engage.
ment-giving my "incompatibiiity OF
disposition" as the reason. That made
me laugh. Strange wasn't it he never
noticed that I was of an Incompatible
nature up to the time we announced
our engagement.
"wel. the engagement was on.
Then last Christmas I heard he had
married the wealthy widow-that
they were stopping again at the
wardman Park Inn Hotel. 1 In
vestigated and found II only to too
true. I was shocked. 1t broke my
i
break in my nerves. I will never get
over this cruel treatment. I loved
Frank-I thought there was no one
in the world as good as he was.
know he loved me, but 1t was that
woman-and her money, the gifts
and presents she was able to shower
on him; things entirely out Of my
reach"
Then Miss Hansen spoke Of the
visit made here by Allen and Mrs.
Roughan in the early part of 1920.
when. he introduced her to his
friends, including herself, as ''an III
innate friend of the family"
They were together most of tha
time during the VISIT" said Miss Han
sen. "I spoke to Frank about 1t.
He replied that, When she Is here,
] will give her my love; but, dear.
after we are married, ! shall give
you all of my love-
THAT was the beginning Of the end.