The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-14
he Sells circus. and alleges that She be-

the Sells circus and alleges that she be-
came Mrs. Sells confident.
Mrs. Civalls' statement was to the effect
that Mrs. Sells was in the habit of re-
ceiving letters from men other. than her
husband. and kept a postOffice box under
her maiden name of Mamie Luker.
Mrs Civalls told of a visit to the ofrice
of Dr. Z. l. Potter, a local dentist, when
she thought the visit was to be paid. to a
dressmaker. On this occasion Mrs Civans
was pushed into ark room and re-
an hour, while Mrs. Sells and DR.. Potter
remained in the lighted office. Mrs.
CivaIls protested at the close of this cpl
sode and told her husband. He was IN
tensely indignant and threatened to take
his wife and leave the Sells home where
they were then visiting. Mrs. Sells tears
and protestations of reform induced him
TO change his mind.
Letters were introduced in evidence
CiTaIis that ~s. b meant Some DAY.;
and was the pSeudOnym of Bert johnson.
Among other things Mr.. johnson says:
4 love yous and am Jealous. have not
forgotten your last trip to L want yoe
some one IS Suspicious he will have your
eve move " tched.
I saw you drive by today Y on looked
just lovely I have tried to curb my pas
sion for you, but might as well try to
man is seldom loved. The present is moth
ing except the few blissful moments 7
Mrs. CivalIs deposed that "some one''
meant Mr.. Sells. In a second letter Mrs.
ing that some one was out of the city
The writer tried to borrow $50, and ex-
are the one true friend I ever had in all
the word implies" He closes his letter
with " long sweet kiss, as am yours
4 letter signed by D. was introduced in
CivaIis as meaning poe and She de.
posed that Mrs. Sells said that this was
Dr. F. T, Potter's pet name This letter
told his love and made appointment
to meet at the office In a letter fr m
Mrs Sells to Mrs. Civalls. introduced in
.c
Doc" who was so foolish that Mrs.
Sells had great sport with him.
This letter referred to numerous girls
with whom Mrs. Sells had fun. Girls
re ira slated as sweethearts. The word
case the letter fell into wrong hands
Mrs Civalls deposed that she frequently
dence. He was an lit ma e ind DO b
Mr. and Mrs. Sells. An ext tremely poetic
timents, and loaded with half concealed
al usiC rs to joys past and to come, signed
Ne, - was introdu ced III evidenc-. Ned
exuded passion-la den gush at the slight st
excuse He rhapsodized at length cver
longed for the day when he would re-
turn 20 -her tender careSSeS.' IN d. was
and allowed that she had healed various
dints put IN his heart by disastrous
Ned was too open in his language,
and in a second letter apologizes in reply
70 an evident call-down; In this epistlee
he gets mixed occasionally, and gets out
OF each difficulty by a free use of tropical
y affecuOnate epithets.
Toward the end of this letter Ned
g IS mu tily indel t., but W ndS up with
a burst of sophomore rhetoric that would
da credit to first love. He runs the
gamut of discussion, from ''Mamie's" ap-
parel and person, through science, Ii er-
ature and art" to close with the decision
that he -is an old, silly gump aren't I?''
In others letters of the Ned series he
gets verse Alleged quotations from MA
mics letters are frequent. He declares
Mamie" is enough to make a. whee1bar-
row give milk" He sympathized with
her on an unhappy married life, and
promised to help her forget. As for fav-
ors she might have granted others he did
noe care saying: IF you have had in
trigues by the dozen, you have known
enough to carry them on
IN d. declared himself not jealous, and
cpined that her loving, affectionate nature
required plentX of love and lovers.