Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-12
ANOTHER LETTER FROM MRS.
MILLS.

old friend O'Melvcney. They had some
talk and mills asked II his wife had
borrowed so from him. OMelveney
said she had, and asked II Mrs. Mills
had told him OF II. Mills said she had,
but OMelveney told him not to hurry
about paying It, Then O'Melveney
asked Mills what was the matter as he
seemed to be worried, and the latter in
CURED
John. have you ever heard any
thing against my wife?" OMelyeney
started Then he said he had-woman's
gossip--but advised Mills as a friend
TO pay no attention TO IT, O'Meiveney
said he had heard his own wife men
ton something OF the kind, and Mills
wanted to go TO their home at once and
ascertain something about II. Finally
they started to O'Melveney's home, and
Mills was so weak that they had TO stop
and wait for a car. All the time they
discussed this matter and Mills finally
told him that he and his wife had
agreed upon q separation
For Gods sake. don't do that, Fred.
Wait until you have absolute proof"
A DRAMATIC SCENE.
This was at the Eagle Gate, and
Mills replied: Suppose she has told
me?" O'Melveney started. He was run to
cover. He did not know what was
coming. His movement impressed
itself deeply on Mills, who had, up 20
that moment, implicit confidence In
OMelveny. He felt that he might be
in the presence of the guilty man. He
said then and there: John, al
most feel as though you had not been a
friend to me, and IL ! should find that
20 be true, believe l should kill You
on sight" O'Melveny treasured him,
and they went on TO the house.
INVOLVING A PHYSICIAN.
Arriving there, Mrs. Q'Melveny came
In and Mills asked what she knew about
his wife Mrs. O'Melveney hesltated
and finally said she had heard that Mrs.
Mills had been too free with a certain
physician, had gone 10 parties din
ners and restaurants with him, and led
him to believe that she was single
woman.
On hearing this. Mills rushed from the
house. o'Melveney called to him, tried
TO calm him, saying: Fred you are too
II
think they are, and your ideas don't
go In this western country" But Mills
went on alone to the hospital and saw
his wife In the presence Of Mrs. Wal
lace. He told his wife he had received
her letter, that he would pay the bills,
and that he had seen O'Melveney. He
referred also to the rumors she had
and told her that to his sor-
row he had learned she had been too
familiar with a physician, naming the
man.
A PHYSICIAN INVOLVED.
She was surprised and Indignant, de-
MED Il and convinced him that the
story regarding the physician was alto
gether untrue. She enumerated The
times and places where she had met or
seen the physician, going over II all with
such particularly that there was no
room left for doubt.
THE CLIMAX REACHED.
However, this Increased Mills excite.
ment, and he demanded to know the
seducer's name Mrs. Wallace also
begged her TO tell the truth. as that was
the only way to win forgiveness, and
nnally MIS-. Mills SAID
1T was Mr.. 0'Melveney."
AT this Mills threw up his hands and
said: Great God. Il was my friend
and walked IN and down the room. Mr.,
Wallace came In, and 1t was suggested
that the statement be written down.
This was done. the letter sealed, and
has been in the possession OF Rev. Mr.,
Wallace until this time.
MRS. MILLS STATEMENT TOLD AT
LAST.
Mrs. Mills In her statement said that
at the time this began, Mrs. O'Mel-
veney was away from home. O'Melve-
ney told her he had had some trouble
with his housekeeper, and asked her,
"a a friend and intimate Of the family,
to come up and stay while. She ala
so. going with her sister, Naomi. They
went about the middle Of July. reach OF
the ladies having a separate bedroom.
AND so SHE FELL.
When she first went, O'Melveney was
out OF town. She remained there until
Aug. IL. At one time 0'Melveney told
her that Mills had said 10 him that his
was a failure. He then said
Mills had told him that n O'Melveney
had married her. he (Mills) would have
been happier man. He told her that
Mills did not love her. and said IL he
had, he would never have left her and
the army. And 50 she fell
THE MATCH APPLIED.
This was the story Capt. Mills listen
cd 10, Not only that his wife had been
false, but that his friend had planned
II. He had gotten her to his house
for that purpose. Then Mills was over
come. The match had been applied 10
the magazine and the powder exploded.
Mr.. Wallace pleaded with Mills and
tried TO calm him, but II was OF no
avail Mills at last rushed out OF the
hospital. Where he went, no one, not
even Mills, knew. He was
absolutely wild and beyond
himself. The frenzy was upon him. In
the moments when his SETTLING brain
had a thought, he saw O'Melveney.
Finally he was on his way TO the acad-
envy TO see his children and he found
himself In front Of the Short Line build
ing.
FACE TO FACE WITH THE Sc.
DUCER.
He tried to get away, TO go around
the block, when all at once he found
himself face 10 face with o'Melveney,
his wife's seducer.
When Mills entered the building, the