Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-11-24
A ROMANCE IN SKELETON.

Eleven years awn Charles IL Mar
tin and Martha Spencer were mar
ricl in this city After their modest
wedding the young people, with THEN
Joint savings bought Il small farm
near Oherlin and became residents of
Lorain county. where they lived for
il year. Martin wis then attacked
with the Western fever III its most
acute form. and selling hi, farm.
started for tn" Nruoho Valley, kas
which at that time was widely al
verified It's the original Garden of
Eden from which Adam and Eve were
rvicted Mrs. Martin wa- left in
ONO. intending To Remain until her
husband should locate ii farm and
send for her
Martin. when h., struck the. h"nnd
l"es West. caught the fever IN dead
earnest, for and six month Wa dry
docked at OsaS" City.a village Il short
distance south of Topeka. of which
the only metropolitan character is
the name When first pruslratrd the
unfortunate man wrote for his wife.
but the letter never reached her. and
shortly before his recovery he had
the satisfaction ni receiving his own
missive through the dead letter de-
partmcnt. He wrote again but re
ceivcd no RESPONSE ami when able to
travel started for Ohio again with Il
much lighter purse. He Went to
Oherlin and found that his wife after
waiting vainly for letter from her
husband, had gone to Chester 10 her
aunt'5. To Chester Martin proceed
ed at once and WAS there Informed
that the aunt had occupied Il lot III
the village cemetery for four months
and that Mrs. Martin had gone to
cleveland Th" anXious husband
came to this city and advertised and
searched, but III vain. Heart broken
and discouraged, Martin again lc
parted westward He lost what little
money he had remaining and roamed
about for two years aimles,l Y. The
Black Hills excitement caught him
and he was one of the first to stake
out claim therein He located s"v
cral in succession. selling them in
turn to new cOmors. and at the end
of three wears found himself worth
in the neighborhood of ten thousand
dollars. which he invested III IL stock
ranch in Southern Kansas and
settled down to the life of Il cattle
grower.
Last Monday he again appeared
in this city i'll response to Il letter
sent him and was reunited to the
wife from whom he had been separtcd
for nearly ten years After rleath
of her relative. Mrs Martin had not
gone tn Cleveland, as Was thought.
but had made Painesvillc the object
i've point. There she remained but Il
few weeks. and, taking what little
wealth she inherited from her aunt.
started for Kansas to seek he" hus
band. She returned three months
later, and has ever since made Clrve
land her home, supporting herself by
sewing She was Informed of her
husbands search for her here, but all
efforts to discover a trace of him
through letters to the West were
fruitlcss, and she calmly waited fol
events To occm without attempting
to force results Her patience was
rewarded, for early in the present
month a letter was received at Cles
ter from the long absent Martin, ask
ing if anything had been heard OF
his wife.
The last few days have been spent
by the long separated pair i'll renew
ing the courtship of their youth and
receiving the congratulations of tn,
friends gained by the lady during hel
eight years residence on the West
Side. Next week they start for Flor
ence. Kas., near which town Martins
farm lies. and where his check i:
good for S25,OOO. From the Clrve
land Herald