The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1893-10-12
}. FL. Feckner, Philipsburg. Mont. It
ad:
Moscow. Idaho. Oct. |. 1898.

Moscow, Idaho, Oct. l, 1898.
My dearest of all, Philipsburg. Mont:
Pet, L now take my pen and write
you a few lines to let you know am
still thinking of you, although you men
toned in one of your last letters that
you thought | was not thinking of you,
but Gussie, was just the same, and al
ways Will. Well pet, we have opened a
hospital-opened 1t to-day. / think we
have chance to make some money, and
if you will have little more patience
will send you the price to come over
here, SO that you can see If [ have for,
saken you. I wish you could work Nc
Intyre for something, no matter what
just for satisfaction if nothing more.
Gusse you will get my last of the 29th
to-day; [ wish I could get one to-day
from you, but don't expect one. Gussie
you come over here, and then as we grow
tired of this place we will go some place
else, but we will stay here if there is
some money here; for [ tell you that
money is awful scarce, and we can live
nicely here all by ourselves. Gnssie, [
could sit here and write all the after
noon to you, but if ! could be with you
instead, how much more happy we, or /,
would be. Excuse these extra marks of
mine, as feel little talkative just now.
Well Pet, how are you mate; why don't
you write long letter the same as do,
and that would cheer me up little?
But then, suppose you can't think of
much to write, but you can make 1T up
in talk when [ see you, can't you Pet?
Well, Shugar, [ guess l will close for
this time, and write some more later,
an by-by, Sweetness, be a good girl.
The letter was not signed, nor yet
sealed, it evidently being the writer's in
tention to add to it as his heart die
tated.
The jury after hearing the testimony
returned the following verdict: 1--WE,
the jury, duly impanneled to find the
cause of the death of A. V. Bentley,
alias W. P Reynolds, do find that the
immediate cause of death wa volvular
disease of the heart, accompanied with
fatty degeneration and excessive hypoth-
ropy of the left ventricle."
Steps will be taken by Coroner Hughes
to find if fpossible, the whereabouts of the
relatives of the deceased His body was
inferred Tuesday afternoon at the ex-
pense of the county.
There is one sad feature about the
wholeEaffair, and that is in the fact that
the deceased leaves wife and little
daughter here to bear the brunt of his
acts. SHowever, it may be said of Mrs.
Reynolds that during her five years.
residence in Phillpsburg only words Of
praise and respect can be applied to her.
She was unconscious of the unfaithful-
ness of her husband and has always
worked diligently to support herself and
child and for two years past she has
contributed to the support Of her way
ward spouse
This community sympathlzes deeply
with Mrs Reynolds and her little daugh-
ter in their misfortune by being identi-
fed with one so heartless as the forego-
ing proves Reynolds to have been; but
that his wife has lived above reproach
though associated with him, car only
tend to raise her in the estimation of
tile world, and now that the truth is
known, Mrs. Reynolds may be thankful
that she is spared further torture by the
actions of one so utterly unworthy of
her companionship, and whose heart
was possessed of no good intentions.
All that has been said of Reynolds,
and more might be added, is also appli-
cable to the woman he addresses as
"Gussie." She is largely at fault for the
humiliation which Reynolds family now
have to bear. 1t may be said that the
adventures in the unfortunate affair IS
still IN Phillpsburg, probably awaiting
the arrival of the letter which she will
probably see for the first time in The
MAIL to-day. Her husband left town
about two weeks ago and nothing has
since been heard of him to our knowl-
edge. It now appears. however, he had
become fully aware of the actions of his
wife and took the easiest way ont of the
disgrace by leaving her and the section
in which they are known.