The Helena independent., 1894-05-19

II another as no took of me- He was with
me all day long His devotion won my
heart completely Then 10 was we were
led into relationship we lad no right 90
assume At this time he spoke 10 mo 0f
marriage. told him did not want 10 gcs
married.
"Rarly In tho summer Frank camo to
me and said he would like a. go TO Europa
There wcro several physicians going, and
ho thought IL would do him deal of good
His brother wanted him 20 90. said TO
him, Frank, why don't You goP He said
he had no money offered % lend Il 70
him. thought II was little return for
oil he had done for me. gave him money
90 buy o now suit Of clothes and 81, 800
with which 60 pay the expenses of tho trip,
have since learned that most OF this
money and $500 moN which l sent 20 him
in London was g,tmhlcd away. Ho was
gone about three months
"Dioctly upon his return he began 10
talk TO me about getting married. i told
him that l did not want 20 get married,
but he always insisted. Ho began his
studies In the Homeopathic Eye and Ear
college at Twenty third street and Third
avenue. paid his expenses there. We
ran along very comfortably for three or
four mouths. He kept at me 10 marry
him, but l refused. Then there came u
reason why should marry him-a much
mor potent one than any argument he
had advanced OF could advance. / wanted
to do away with this argument. He re-
fused 20 let me- He said he would report
IL TO Inspector Byrncs II did. He fright
oned me. Sometimes he would say it was
the best thing that ever happened, and he
would talk for hours about the delight OF
having little one about.
Finally l consented 10 marry him, and
the date was set for Christmas eve. But
when that day came didn't feel like get.
ting married. was very fond Of Frank,
but told him would love him just rs
much II we Were not married. That did
not content him. believe he was really
fond Of me, but l am sure he wanted
money more than anything else On
Christmas eve went out OF the house 10
do some shopping. When returned, it
was after 10 p. m, and Frank was sulky.
He said could not care for him much TO
treat him in that manner. ! soothed him
and gave him the present had bought for
him.
'The following Saturday he asked me II
l was going down town to my marketing.
l said was. went TO a store in Vesey
street, where / have always traded, and
there was Frank standing in the doorway.
"When we left the store Frank said he
was going over In New Jersey TO sec his
aunt, and he asked mo to go along, as I
had never met any Of his relatives. Ho
took me to Elizabeth. When we arrived
There he left me in the station while he
went out, as he said, 10 find out where his
aunt lived and to get q carriage. He re-
turned in about an hour. / got into the
carriage, and we drove 10 three or four
places. Each time he got out he said his
aunt had moved. Finally he said ho had
found the place. He took me into tho
house, and then he said: Eva, this is the
house Of minister, and have brought
you here TO get married. You will marry
me now, won't youP At first refused.
said that didn't want 10 get married, but
he finally persuaded me.
"And now, right here, let me say one
thing. In the stories which Frank gave
to the newspapers shortly after this time
he said that he was 80 years old. When