The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-07-17

can give me courage. II Is only from your
love that / can draw 10.
"Above an else. no matter what may
become OF me search for the truth; move
Heaven and Earth 20 discover IL; sink
In the effort II need be. ali our fortune
TO rehabilltate my name. which now Us
dragged through the mud No matter
what must be the cost. We must wash
out the unmerited stain"
The following ls takon from letter IN
the same strain written few days lat
er.
n do not sleep and 90 is TO you that
return. Am / then marked by a fatal
seal that must drink tins cup OF bit
terness2 At this moment / am calm. Ny
soul IS strong and rises IN the silence
Of the night How happy We were. my
darling Life smiled on u.s. fortune, love
adorable children, q united family -every
thing Then came this thunderb1 fear
ful. terrible BUY J pray Of Won pay
things for the children, for thei New
Years Day. tell them that their father
sends them IL must not be tIds their
poor souls just entering upon life should
suffer through our pain.
"Oh. darling. had not I ylu, how glad
would l die Your love h,lis m. baoi.
II lg your love only that makes me strong
enough 20 bear the hatred Of a nation
And the people are right 70 hate me
they have been told ihal l am ira tor
An. traitor, horrible word II breaks ms
heart
Il traitorl Is 30 possible that thel
could accuse me and condemn me for
r crime 30 monstrousi
"Cry aloud my innocence: cry st will
AN me strength Of ylpr lungs; cry Il up
, 90. ue housetops, tl TIE very walls fal
And hunt out the guilty one II is b.
whom we must find
'I embrace You as ] love you.
ALFRED"
After his fate was scaled and he ha
{ been removed 10 Devils Island, his Dc
D termination that the truth shall b
D brought % light Dr. stronger than ever
From the first OF the letters written frof
e Devils Island we select the followinf
which is IN itself sufficient evidence q
y tho bold and undaunted resolution wit
= which he faced his fate.
s ~ make for your sake. the creates
Il sacrifice a man can make In reslgnin
r myself 10 live aftcr my tragic fate wa
o dec ded / d.d this because you hal incu
o Gated IN me the conviction that n
,, truth must always come 10 light In you
e turn. my darling do ai hat Is humanl
possible TO discover the truth. A wife an
q a mother yourself try % move the hear
, 3f wives ana mother. so that they ma
e give upt0 you the key 90 this dreadf
le mystery. 1 must have my honor n 81
want me 10 live. / must have Il for o.
4 dear children. Do not reason With y0l
,r heart: that does no good. / have bee
se convicted. Nothing can be changed
/! our tragic situation until the decisi,
nj shall have been reversed. Reflect the
ana pursue the solution of this enigm
a. That viii be worth more than comiI
here 10 share my horrible hfe. II "
re BIZ the best the only means Of saving n
% lie say 10 yourself that II is a questi
i of ife or death Tor nae. as well as
ys our children"
And what could be- more touching N
II. the following letter o. bis little boy frs
nj Devils Island;
"Cher Petit Pierre
~ papa sends good big kisses both
,,t YOU ana 20 ltte Jeanne He thinks "
~ often OF you both trust you will sh
a. lntle Jeanne how % make Fig high tow
NV u blocks which % b such fun % tam
.ng down BE good ohpidren and pet "
,tn mother when she 81 sad Also be kind
-ou your grandfather and grandmother,