The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1892-12-10
DESERTED ~ HER LOVER.
Mary Ciedal Searching for Pertidious Ehe
L!ndahi.

Sioux Cry, Ia, Dec. 8. Mary
Giedal, a young Norwegian girl
giving her home as Sioux Falls!ah
is searching a~nxiously for her n time
lover. Eric Lindahl. Not that she has
any love for Lindahl now, but! she
wishes him to partially right the Wong
done her by giving her q name thai
will in one sense make the child Which
will soon be born to her legitimate in
the eye Of the world. It is the same
old story of mot wisely hut Too welln
nhaa trusting Norwegia1 girl is tb.
Last night there arrived from the
north, on the Omaha road, a couple
who registered at the Friendship hotel
as Eric Lindahl, Salem, S. D., and
Mary Giedal, Sioux Falls.
Lindahl was up early and left the
hotel mt 6:30, telling the clerk that he
would return at $3.50.
When Miss Giedal arose and called
for Lindahl she was startled to learn
that he had left the hotel early. The
uneasiness manifested by Miss Giedal
| caused some of the women employed
about the hotel to question her, and
! the fact was disclosed that under prom.
Use of marriage Lindahl had scduced
her and that they had come to this city
to get married.
Miss Giedal feared Lindahl had dc.
serted her, and undoubtedly her fears
were well founded. She waited until
9:30 o'clock and then went to the police
station and swore out n warrant for his
arrest.
Mrs. Giedal. speaking OF her trouble,
says:
II worked for Lindahl in a restaurant
in Sioux Falls. When he failed and
went to Salem. S. d.. forty miles away,
he used to come down to see me often.
He professed great love for me and I'M
der promise OF marriage persuaded me
to yield to his desires. When l urged
him to keep his promise to me he kept
putting it off.
"When he knew that / was likely to
become II mother he wanted me to 90
to a doctor. l would not consent and
he became angry. He said he didn't
know whether lie would marry me or
not.
Last Saturday l determined that
would make him marry
me and went to Salem
where he was was working in Il
store for u mar named Linn. ! went
to the store and told the proprietor my
story. Then Lindahl was called and in
the presence Of Linn he promised to
marry INC. He said he could not do it
at Salem. but if would come to Sioux
City he would do SO, but wouldn't live
with me. ] didn't care whether he
lived with me or not as | can make my
living by hard work AS | have been
doing.
mir. Linn furnished us the tickets
and we started for Sioux City yesterday
morning. j kept IL close watch on
him, and there were no words
of love spoken. AT Hawarden
he tried to give me the slip but +
caught him. Last night ] did not
sleep any thinking of my condition and
wondering il he would desert me. He
was too smooth for me | find but / will
follow him to the end of the earth. I
wouldn't live with him. lie is too
mean. But for the sake Of my child l
want him to marry me.
"Hc never paid me when worked for
him in the restaurant and he beat me
out of &35 l loaned him. / was
a fool but then there's plenty Of
women with more brains and
euueauion Ihan VINO nave Deen Slml-
larly fooled.
81 think he has left town. He was
not good looking, possibly as good rs
myself. He's II Swede about IS years
old and has six fingers on each hand.
That's funny, Isn't it? I'm going back
to Salem this evening, but don't sup
pose he is there"
The police are looking for Lindahl,
but think he must have left town early
. this morning.