The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-12-15
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VINO YVES Win MIN IN Californ1a, and TO
whom, 1t appears, he assigned the un-
pleasant duty OF communicating the details
S 20 n,s mother, task that he bad himself
intimate and social relations with Mr.. Titus,
was better qualified to perform the duty than
perhaps the son himself He writes thus:
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, June q, 1875-MY
DEAR MRS. TIrUs: It will be q week to-
morrow since Tracy sailed, or rather
steamed, away to Australia. or course /
saw him of. He sailed in the best of
| spirits, though he looked rather serious
when he said good-by, because 30 MANY
moaths must elspse before he could see you.
Mrs. Derby Miss Emily
Melville) Is one of the sweetest little women
I ever saw. 1 was never more favorably
Impressed with anyone.
Tracy LEFT me hard task. When he left he
asked me to write to you and tell you all
about his troubles with Alice. hardly
know where to begin, for up to the time of
their separation thought them very happy.
III you remember, on q former occasion, I
told you they were like children together
! However, will do the best / can. Alice's
family were very much opposed to her
marriage with Tracy. During Mr.. Oates
Iiietime ne Kept her away from them, but,
after bis death, her mother, Puss and her
brother Johnny lived on her and used the
money as though it was their own. There
Is no knowing where they might have led
her, II Tracy, as business manager, bad not
now and then checked them. Alice and
Tracy were constantly together. She was
great care to him. Ignorant of busin ess
matters, she was more like a child than like
q woman, and Tracy watched over her. and
cared for her as few women are cared for.
For then, 1t was only a step from friendship
to love. When Mrs. Merritt discovered
their affection for each other, she COM
menced course of abuse against Tracy
which she has kept up ever since. Or
course her talk only famed the flame.
Alice stood it as long as she could, and then
sent her mother home. You see, Mrs.
Merritt was afraid, IL they married, that
he would do as Mr.. Oates did-ksep Alice
away from her family and close her purse to
them. Poor TRACE! If he had done so, all
this trouble would have been spared them
think after they were married he intended
doing so, to certain extent, though he was
very kind to them, and allowed Alice to DO
everything she wished for them. In fact, be
did all he could, for his vife's sake, to get
the good will of her family. The step most
fatal to their happiness was the taking OF
Puss into the company. Tracy didn't want
to do it, but
ALICE CoAxED AND TBAsBD
to have her sister with her till he finally
consented. Tracy and Alice were as kind
as two people could be to Puss: she repaid
their kindness with cunning and deceit.
Now and then the mother came on for
visit. She and Puss took Allinson (who was
ambitious to become msnager) into their
confidence. Then the three were to drive
Tracy from his wife's heart. They told
her-not In so many words, but by insinua-
tions-tbat he was bad business man; that
he was walking the streets in idleness while
she shaved 10 support him; that he didn't
dress her or treat her as he should; that he
~ b nT< - k<~k
not raised MIN from nothing to his present
brilliant position OF manager for one of the
greatest stars in the countre7 In fact, they
held q mirror before Alice, In which she i'm
sgined she saw mueh-lrjured and ill-used
woman. When they got out here they kept
Tracy from Alice as much as possible. Puss
was imprudent, and Tracy. fearing she might
get talked about, asked Alice to reno nstrate
with her. Alice sided with PUs', and they
had a few words. Tracy then became de-
cided, and said that Puss, while she was In
his company, must, for his wife's sake. II not
lady. Alice defended Puss warmly. In the
morning she went to Puss, and
you can imagine what advice
she got there. Tracy was very sick
tor two weeks. Puss took care OF him, aud
said she would do all she could to reconcile
while he was sick, and he has never seen
her since to speak to her. In the meantime,
AlliDson put their version Of the story in
the papers. Tracy did all he could to hush
the matter up, willing to suffer anything
rather than bring Alice's name into discus
sion. i talked with Alice, and she cried and
that she still Iovsd Tracy, and said
that II the trouble had not got into the pa.
pers she and Tracy would have been recon |
ciled before. She had no chance to get
lonely or to think. They never left her
alone a minute Now, Mrs. Titus,
L. oil bo par 1fi IN
Tracy told me, and part OF IL saw myself.
Mr.. Atkinson Is manager. Puss wears
Alice's clothing and spends Alice's money
hut doubt if she is happy. As for Alice, |
/ was and am still very fond of her. She
was always dear, good natured little We
man. How she was ever trapped toto doing |
Tracy such an injury. Can't imagine. She
was always easily influenced. | blame her |
very much, but 1 blame her smiIy more |
than do her, and think if she could be
taken away from them she would see how
wrong she has been, and it might be a good |
for Tracy Is dead; ifitis
HE Is BETTER OFF WITHOUT HER.
He was q kind and loving husband. He
took a very sensible view Of the whole mat
ter, and went to his new field of labor in |
good health and spirits, with a derermina-
lion to take good care of himself, to pros
per In business, and to return to you a man /
that you will be prouder of than ever. I'm
after Mrs. Gates left San Fran
cisco, on her way East, Mrs. Titus wrote her |
loving and m0tberly letters, directed 10 Vir-
:. mia City, Denver, and other cities in which |
she bad engagements, begging her to make |
3 full statement OF the trouble, but as she
never received any reply, she supposed that /
Atkinson intercepted them. She is strength
sned In this belief by the fact that, IS she
has been reliably informed, Atkinson entered
Alice's room at Kansas City, just after cha |
had at last received and bad just fnished
reading one of her letters, and was Ia tears, !
and taking it out OF her hand never re-
turned it. When, at last, hrs. Oates came to |
Chicago, Mrs. TLxs' mosherly feelings In
duced her to send her q note inviting her to |
call and see hon. but no attention was ever |
Paid to the invitation. Furthermore she