Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-10-10
Wedded the Wrons Man


Tenn, married the wrong man, and
now she does not know whether he
Is the wrong man or the right man
The man who was the right man, but
who now may be the wrong one, has
returned to claim his bride, and dis
covered that right is wrong and wrong
is right
1t IS all such tangle of circum-
stances that there is little wonder
that Mrs. Cravens does not know
whether she loves Cravens, or whetL-
er she loves Ray Edmonson. Tie
trouble is that she was in love with
Edmonson, and married Crayens
thinking he was Edmonson, and then
learned to love Crayens, so that now
she does not know, or at least is not
sure, whether she loves Cravens for
himself. or because she thought he
was Edmonson, nor does she know
whether she still loves Edmonson or
not
The puzzle is vexing the men quite
as greatly as it is troubling Mrs. Crag-
ems and all their friends are waiting
to see what the outcome of the odd
marital mixup will be The odds, ac-
cording to the friends, are about to
l that Cravens win win. He is con-
f1dent, and EdmonsCn thus far has rot
dared to press his claim vigorously.
He vowed at first that he would dI.
vorce them by proving that Cravens
married Miss DINER under false pre-
lenses, but when he learned all the
facts he hesitated, and both men, aft
er being ready to kill each other for
weeks, finally agreed that the situa-
ton was beyond their control, and to
leave the final decision to Mrs GRAY
ems herself.
The tangle Of loves and lives really
began back in 1901. At that time
Miss DINER was one of the prettiest
still is. She was then but Is years
of age, and was just out of a private
school when she met Ray Edmonson
a handsome, clever, and quite shift
less sort of fellow, who said that his
home was near Cincinnati, and who
told wonderful tales of himself, and
especially of his family. How much
of his story was true is not known
even now, but it is certain that he
came of a good family and that ne
had received good education and
training
Edmonson had travelled all over the
country, he talked well, he wore good
clothes, and he had a soft, ingratiat-
ing manner with women, and it was
not long before he won the heart of
the beautiful young girl. He was
handsome, nearly six feet tall with
wavy brown hair, brown eyes, a good
nose, a large but pleasant mouth, good
teeth, and chin that retreated slight
ly, giving the otherwise strong face a
weakening look. Besides, he wore a
mustache that added to the weakness
of the general face.
The man appeared genuinely in love
with the girl, so much so as she was
with the girl, is much so as she was
he changed his habits OF life entire
ly. He refused to associate with
the. fast crowd that he had met in
Nashville, and was with Miss DINER
as much as possible. He confessed
TO her, and to her father, all his past,
and promised to reform.
Two weeks before the date set FOR
the wedding, which was in October,
1901, Edmonson had a long talk with
Miss DINER, and they decided that It
would be better for him to go to Gin
cinnati to see his father and mother,
to tell them about his marriage. He
told her that he feared that his faith
er would object, and that he could be
more convincing in talking to him
than in writing. as they at first
thought of doing. Edmonson ap-
peared quite bitter against his faith
er, and said that he never would ask
permission, but that he wanted his
mother to know, and assure her that
he had reformed and was taking the
best and greatest step of his life
George DINER, Louises father, agreed
that it would be better for Edmonson
to go. He promised to return with
in three days, and he left Nashville
on the morning of October T.
He did not return at the end of
three days, but Miss DINER was not
worried, except that she thought, or
feared, that he was having trouble
with his family over getting their con
sent
When a week had passed she wrote
to the suburb of Cincinnati where he
lived, and the letter was returned to
her.
The return of the letter came near
blighting the lite of the girl. o Size
realized that the man had deserted
her almost on the eve of her wedding
day, cruelty, heartlessly, and without
warning. Yet so great was her love
for him and her faith in him that she
refused to believe that he had tat
to return of his own accord. The
only thing that supported her BET y
was the fact that he had tolG tho of
fee where he was assistant manager
that he would return.
The girl, almost Frustrated by The
blow. refused to be consoled, and she
quarreled with her angry father, who
declared the man worthless and a
ecoundrpi Another week of suffer-