The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-04
Butte Department.

Una1aslxa. The lieutenant wrote to his
wife that there was to be a smoker on
the war vessel, but that he was not go
ing because he was afraid that there
would be too much drinking on the
Pheasant. The next letter received
on the warship and he said that, as
he had expected, all hands came back
to the Bear drunk. His letters were
filled with abuse of the captain.
Mrs. White contracted a severe cold
a month ago which settled all over her
body and produced the most severe
kind of Inflammation. She suffers IN
tensely at times, yet she manages 70
be patient, and even cheerful.
'"I am not accustomed TO being I'll,
she said last evening. and II makes
me very restless to have to stay In ped
day after day / didn't mind II so mucn
at first, but now feel i must get out.
1t is so hard to Ne in bed and JUST
think and think. But. perhaps, it's bet
ter. When anyone has trouble. the
best thing they can do Is 10 race II
There is no use looking at things side
ways from a pretudiced soanopoins::
That only makes matters worse. VI
course, It's somewhat difncult 20 eAe
else common sense. particularly wnen
ones feelings are involved, out L Just
look at It this way: II woman Is 70
be disillusioned, the quicker the PETER.
at was a shock TO me to learn that
my husband had fed. 1t took me some
time to realize the truth OF the contes-
sion he made me by letter. But after
/ Crashed the fact that he had really
left me for another woman my feelings
underwent a complete change. saw
my husband in his true light ana L
realized my unfortunate position.
"'Do you know she continued, grow
ing more confidential, i am glad IL Is
ended II seems a strange tmng TOT
me to say. doubtless, but am IN earn
est. You see, 1t would have come some
time-this break-and / would rather
have Il now than later. / have learned
within the last few weeks a great oeai
about Mr. Whites real temperament
and character. 1 believe he would
have gone off with this woman some
time. II not this woman, some other
one. 1 am young now ana can stano
the separation. Later might no. nave
been able to bear up so well. l might
have been heartbroken. Yes, she re-
peated. as II trying to convince herself.
III is better that II should come now.
"Then this troubled little lady sighed
YEARLY and settled herself back In the
pillows. NJ 'dsn
=" I don't see why he went away from
me- she said, L really don't. Tnat >
what L don't understand she went on.
HE was so devoted TO me. II Is the fun
NEST thing, how he used TO write to
me. Why, the first seven months ne
was away on the last cruise. he wrote
me a letter every day. Yes, and they
were long ones, too. You would be
surprised to see what a stack OF them
I have. And he made so many plans.
mo, 1 do not think 1t was premedi-
tated. l think IL was a madness-in
fact. l can account for his conduct In
no other way. He had been away a
good while up there, outside the limit
of civilization II was a sort of crazy
streak that came over him and. with
out realizing what he was doing or
considering the consequences. he
plunged ahead. But the time will come
when he will be sorry for 1t all. know
that and feel sorry for him..
'aT,hen she talked of her rival-the
woman who had taken her husband
from her.
81 never saw Mabel, as he always
called her. she said, but I have seen
her picture. She isn't a pretty woman,
nor is she even attractive. She rs. in
fact, quite ordinary. i never could see
what there was about her to fascinate
any man. No, 1t is not a recent friend
ship. They have known one another
for years; they went to school together.
AT one time they were everything to
one another His family objected, and
the interference OF his father nearly re-
suited in a serious difference between
them. This woman has written to him
at intervals for years. She has hound
ed him, and / know he has striven to
evade-to shake her off. She has even
written to him since our marriage
not once, but many times. She would
say in these epistles: only come to me
once more / must see you again be-
fore we part forever
ct know that he wrote several let
tiers to her telling her to let him alone.
other letters he ignored. But II made
no difference; she wrote just the same,
and the letters were always in that
touching. soulful strain. They always
said: Come to me; come to me-
"'But l cannot mourn over him, and
I will not. l will simply forget him.
"An this was said with brave at
tempt at sprightliness. but the smile
faded from the pretty face and the look
of tenderness in her eyes belied the
words she uttered.
LAS soon as am able to be up she
went on, 4 will take the necessary
steps to secure a legal separation-that
is. IL he does not carry out his threat
TO take his life. / don't know whether
to place any credence in what he says.
Men who boast OF such things rarely
keep their promises. / think the prob
abilities are that he will not"
During her stay in Butte Miss Howe
did not register in her own name at
any of the leading hotels and IL Lieu
tenant White was with her they used
some other name, as his own name
does not appear on any OF the hotel
registers.