The Washington times., 1922-01-23
APPROVES
PLURALITY
Of MATES
Girl Artist Sees Youth justified
in Search of ''Nirvana'' +
Through Many Loves.
BY KATHERINE DONOVAN.
tCopyright, 1912. Boston Daily Advertiser
All rights reserved.)

tcopyrisht. 1922, Boston Daily Advertiser.
All rights reservsd0
BOSTON, Jan. 23.-T love
Charles Garland for his ideals, not
alone for the man himself. will
sacrifice my love at any moment
for these ideals. .' dc
81 know that Mary Wren Gar
land, Charles wife, looks upon
me as a thief, a vampire who has
stolen her man. She. has de-
nounced me to my face as, q
traitor. I pity her.. but my first
duty is to Charles. ,-.-5,-
Free to Go. Back, ta& 81
.tcharles is free to go back to his
wife, whom he still loves. He Ia
free to go to any other woman, even
as he came to me. will share him
with anyone else, or ] will give him
up forever.
at am ready to live with him as
his wife, or to go away and never
see him again. 1t all depends on
what is best for his spiritual growth"
This Is Lillian Conrad, the slender
and fair-haired art student, talking.
She Is reciting her love credo for
Millionaire Charles Garland, young
recluse and philosopher of the North
Carver woods. He is Of the lTudors,
OF Boston, Inca, descendant Of Henry
VIII, who, himself. In the fifteenth
century, flared up at the laws Of
Christendom and put aside Queen
katherine of Gives that he might
marry Ann. Boleyn. ..,
Puts Aside His Wife.
Charles Garland, the object Of Lii
Ian Conrad's love, has, like his H.
lustrious ancestor. put aside wife.
To-
Phillip Wren, a member Of President
Roosevelt tennis cabinet. That wife
has already given him a baby daugh.
ter and is about to become a mother
again. 49, = =.
Garland told the world of his re,
markable philosophy that each new
love Is just one new step on the wav
to spiritual Nirvana, and why he
left his wife for Lillian Conrad, his
mothers social secretary. 81. go =
Here. Lillian Conrad tells the world
Sust why she loves this strange young
millionaire and just what Is her phil,
osophy Of love-. ssN%AS y
Miss Conrad was found in a small
lodging house in a humble section Of
Boston. The little room, bare but
neat, gave no evidence of Charles
Garland's vast fortune. A. bed, a
washstand. a decrepit dresser and
dull mirror and one chair comprised
the furniture ~. p
On the dresser was large photo
graph of Charles Garland in his khaki
shirt and farm outfit. A smaller
picture of his wife, Mary Wren Gar.
land, were also visible.
A little improvised bookshelf con-
tanned about a dozen Volumes similar
to those found in Charles Garland
more pretentious North Carver kitchen
library. Whitman's "Le&ves of Grass, ;"
small volumne of Hindu poetry, sew
eral slender books Of modern verse
and Karl Marks Social Evolution"
were prominent. b,
Proudly Asserts Love.
Miss Conrad has eyes of a deep
and intense blue. darkly Swallowed.
Her expression is wistful. but her
voice as she proudly asserts her
blue serge dress, a short brown coat,
and a black satin tam. She said:
IT was about to start for art
school when you arrived. But 1t
is more important now that this
matter. Is revealed. 1 have been
expecting for some time that
would be called to face the conse-
quences. -.
cit is true that I love Charles
SaTldHu lHtTt 10 hO TedSOH why
! should deny 1t. Charles himself
has admitted freely that we belong
to each other. I am proud Of our
relationship, as he is. and as un-
afraid Of the consequences.
CHARLES LOVES ME AND HE
LOVES HIS WIFE. I KNOW THAT
HE NEEDS BOTH OF US. MY.
SELF LOVE MARY GARLAND
MORE THAN I LOVE ANY OTHER
GIRL IN THE WORLD. I AM
WILLING TO SHARE CHARLES
ING. SHE THINKS WE HAVE
WRONG"
Why He Took Fortune.
It was because Of Lillian Conrad
that Charles Garland, who recently
renowned his vast 81, SOC, 900 fortune.
has finally accepted It to endow his
wife and small daughter, Margaret,
for their needs. while he is living
apart from them. Miss Conrad con-
'sThe fortunes shall never take
enc penny Of II. To accept money,
even from the man love, would
destroy the idealism Of our rela-
the streets before I cheaper my
self BY being paid for my affections.
"I do not live according to the
standards Of the world. Therefore,
I am not afraid of what the world
thinks.
81 have belonged to Charles Gar
land. body and soul, for more than
a year. am proud and happy to
admit this We share the same be-
I,efs, the same ideals. We are
spiritual companions. Just now we
need each other for our souls de.
yelopment. don't see what we
can do but see It through together"
Have Their Problems.
The growth of her love and Charles
GarJsnd's has brought great prob
lens to them both, Miss Conrad ad
nlitted. The problem of the young
wife and mother abandoned and
alone IL most poignant Of all. She
Went on:
.T understand exactly how Mary
Garland feels about me. She looks