Evening journal., 1895-03-25

in his education and manners wero COM
pletely overwhelmed by his natural great
moss as / saw him. / soon admired him
very much, and / could see that he also
liked TO be Ia my company and seemed to
take interest in my work and in my views
Of social and political questions. But this,
our first friendship did not grow at once
10 anything warmer than mutual admira-
tion
"In the course Of few months we part
cd as true friends part. He returned to
Nevada and California, and resumed my
work in different parts Of the world. Sew
eral years passed, and we did not meet un-
til some time after my mothers death. "
lea 60 Their BetrothaI.
Miss Couzins thon related her trouble
with the Worlds fair board OF Indy man
ayers and her efforts 60 have q bill passed
By congress TO secure payment for her serv-
ioos as secretary. She applied 70 Mr. Fair
for political assistance, and although he
said ho had no influence he wrote very
kindly and asked her TO correspond with
him. She responded
And this Miss Couzins resumed aft
er pause "openod the correspondence
between us which eventually lod to our
betrothal For some time after that let
ters passed between us ct regular inter-
walls, and the spirit Of the correspondence
grow warmer and more confidential with
each letter.
Shortly after returning to Chicago
received letter from Mr. Fair, in which
he stated that he would soon see me- and
that he was coming with serious inten-
tions 60 ask my hand and heart in mar
riago
"Mr. Fair, accompanied by his score
taries, Bresse and Angus. and, / think.
Mr.. Crothers. arrived in Chicago on May
2, 1898, and took apartments at the Grand
| Pacific. Mr. Fair Immediately sent me
his card. met him in one Of the parlors
and expressed great happiness at seeing
| him again He told me then and thore
| that he had come all tho way from Califor-
1 MIA for the purpose Of asking me TO be-
come his wife. / told him that would
4 give him definite answer within few
days and directly intimated that he need
not have fear Of my final decision. He
seemed very much pleased at this z
Then Miss Couzins told how Mr.. Fair
was taken IN a few days after this and
sent for her to nurse him; how she minis
tered TO his wants in spite Of the objections
OF his secretaries, who endeayored to
keep her from him.
"When Mr. Fair had recovered suffi-
GENTLY to enable him to bo up and walk
around ne called me aside one day. I
want TO settle up my affairs, he said,
in such a manner that shall do Justice
20 all my family connections love my
family, and / want to make fair provision
for them. love you, and / want TO pro-
vide for yon at all hazards so that hnan-
cial troubles can never come TO you. !
want you to be my wife. Will you marry
meg'
She Answered EYES,"
IT answered Yes
"He then said Thank you. We must
be married soon, very soon.
But he was still more CT less III, and
this prevented our early marriage One
evening when he was feeling much better
we sat together and talked about ths
, Worlds fair and he said he must see all
Of it together, and that as his own deal
, and gifted wife / should explain all the
items Of interest with which he was not &C
, auainted from historical point Of Wow.
And that was the last evening that We
were together, " said Miss Couzins, with
deep drawn sigh.
; ION the following day Mr.. Fair wal
I whisked out Of Chicago rs If he had beer
| a prisoner or a fugitive from Justice. Mr.
I Fair managed to tell me that he was CALLED
away by important business matters but
that he would return very soon and MAKE
me his wife. I never saw him again
received letter from him after he arrivet
{ | in San Francisco In that he stated thai
3 he was well and begged me to write often
} Il did write. but l never got an answer
E after that l am positively certain thai
! he wrote to me also, but the letters wer'
| unquestionably intercepted. His score
tsries were constantly on the watch
The Boston Club In Savannah.
SAvANNAH. March 2b.-The Boston
Baseball club arrived here.