Love's Way

When Tassoula Petracogeorgi, 19, raven-haired and eager-eyed, met Constantine Kephaloyannis, 32, wealthy and handsome, it was a case of love at first sight of Constantine's mustache. It was also a case of near war (TIME, Sept. 4, 1950). Both came from prominent political families in Crete, but Constantine's family was Royalist, Tassoula's Liberal. Tassoula's father forbade the marriage, so Constantine grabbed Tassoula, carried her off to Mount Ida, where they were married in a lonely monastery, then hid in a cave protected by a private army of Constantine's family and friends.

Then Tassoula's father and friends set out after his daughter; the Greek government sent troops to prevent the outbreak of civil war and to bring Romeo & Juliet back. At that point, Constantine gave himself up. He put his bride in the care of the Archbishop of Athens, and was sentenced to two years in jail for carrying arms. Last week, after serving 13 months, Constantine was released. Patient Tassoula, all packed and ready for the delayed honeymoon, beamed with joy and relief: the jailers had let Constantine keep his mustache.

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