The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-07-25
A ROMANCE OF KLONDIKE
The Mother. Married Second Time.
is Tainted by the Father Who Re-
turns with the Body to his Deserted
Wife and She Leaves Number Two.


has unknowingly become biga-
mist, and legal steps will at once
be taken by her to straighten
out the ENHANCEMENT. Twenty
five years ago she married Alfred
Treadway at Traverse City. In
due course of time a son was
born to them. Treadway was of
a convivial nature, and began to
come home rather the worse for
drink. His wife expostulated
with him and endeavOred to in
duce him, for the sake of their
child at least, to give up drink
ing. Her pleadings were of no
avail, and things went from bad
to worse. Tears were followed
by quarrels, and one day, after
an unusually heated row, Tread
way left the house, saying he
would never return, to which
threat, in the heat of her anger,
Mrs. broadway replied that she
sincerely hoped she would never
see his face again.
Years passed and Mrs. Tread
way and her young son, assisted
by relatives, managed to live.
After several years Mrs. Tread
way, in some manner-she would
never tell her acquaintance what
it was-became convinced that
her husband had died in the west.
Six years ago she formed the ac-
quaintance of Harmon Alexander,
farmer who had home but
whose wife had been dead for
severa, years. The son had
grown. was working away from
nome part of the time, and she
was lonely. The two decided to
get married. They have lived
happily together until recently.
The son grew to manhood, and,
like hundreds of others, became
discouraged with the humdrum
of country life, and went to the
Klondike about year ago. In
a few weeks he wrote home that
he was sick, but would be cared
for on return trip to Seattle by
a man whom she knew, but he
did not mention his name. The
mother could not imagine what
friend would interest himself in
her son in that far-off country,
and she discussed the matter
with her husband. He instinct
lively thought of the husband,
supposed to have died years ago,
as his wife had frankly told him
her life story, and said to him
that she had no positive proof of
his death.
From that time on she had no
peace of mind. Mrs. Alexander
brooded over the possibilities of
her husbands return. Last week
she was notified by the authori-
ties of Seattle of the death of her
son at that point, and that the
body would be shipped home in
care of the young mans father.
The remains were received at
Traverse City, the old family
burying ground. Treadway. who
had deserted her years before,
did not hesitate to make himself
known, and tainted her when he
learned she had married again.
He told her she was breaking the
laws of God and man by living
with a man who could not be her
husband while he lived. She re-
turned sadly to her home, while
he disappeared after the burial
of their son.
After a long talk with her pres
ent husband, Alexander. thev de-
cided il was best to separate.
Alexander, who believed himself
her lawful husband, decided the
farm to her and departed for the
west. Mrs. Alexander went to
Monroe yesterday, it is said,
with a view to consulting some
attorney. Whether she will seek
a legal separation from her first
husband and then re-marry Alex
ander is not known.