The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-21
love LETTER OF GRACE BROWN
BRING TEARS 10 THE CROWD

ing and / would speak to people and
instead Of speaking they would stare
and then tell me was too pale to be
out of bed.
@To-night / started this letter and
had to dress for company. and the first
!. thing the girls said was: I never saw
you look so thin, Billy, really gu are
sight dislike dressing and l dis
like going down at all anyway. In
makes me rather blue to hear the 9TH
81 girls planning for the Fourth and
know must stay here in my room all
day l will try, dear and make the
week as short as possible, but | am
afraid it will be dreadfully long. l
shall never go away again like this.
But you promised me wouldn't have
10, didn't you, dear? have suffered
% much these last weeks, dear, that
don't believe all my life will for
get them. Now, dear, let me ex-
Ipla'n-if anything should happen
that ] can't go to Hamilton | will go
10 Dorryter. That Is the only place
can think of where could so. do
not know but I will go up there but
will phone you II | go to Deruyter,
dear You must come Saturday. dear,
for gan never stay any longer |
Ihayc done. my best and been as brave
as possible these last weeks, but If
you should not come l will do some
thing desperate. Oh, dear dear. |
can't see anything but just trouble.
WHAT If |. should not be able to travel?
There are so many hings to think
aEOnt. If had strength. dear, do
believe ] should walk to the river and
thlow myself in. It would be rather
cowarily and despIse coward. but
would not be bother to you any
LONGER. on, Chester, the thought that
am in your way just drives me
crazy. How | want to die no one but
myself knows. When you told me
you wanted me to come home for one
week it made some difference, I did
not think It would and now l don't
i tars imagine what three weeks will
do. If you care at all, dear, you won't
make me suffer any longer than Satur'
day / mean about coming. | don't
think ! can bear much more suffering
| H. silence Oh, dear II you were only
here SO / could talk TO you and you
could pot me, dear, and tell me not to
worry. think when see you Will
tham am trying to get strong, for /
really and truly need you, and | pre-
sumo you will never know what have
Suffered or course, dear, don't think
never think Of your worrying for |
| dc, bnt, dear, you don't feel it as do.
But II is only for one week longer
Yea would smile if you knew how
hard | am trying to get strong. for !
dom care how rough my life is after
next Saturday think could carry
packs like women peddlers but shall
certainly die If you don't come. Dear,
don't make me suffer after Saturday,
please. just can't bear it and l
don't think | deserve it; do you? !
don't suppose will be home for some
time will /? It may not he until am
sent home dead.
"You know, dear, that you promised
me that. How wish were with you
tonight, Week from tonight will be
with YOU, dear How need you. |
wish could hear from you and 1t wor'
Eries me for fear YOU don get my let
ters,
"you must not fail to come. l will
be 50 glad to see you will promise
not to quarrel for long time Write
, as often as you can, dear, and please
|
r conc.
with love and kisses from the kid.
j. Another letter was as follows:
Thursday Night.
Ny Dear Chester-I am curled W
: by the kitchen fire and you would
: shout If you could see me. Every one
else Is in bed. The girls came up and
: We have shot the last Are crackers,
e will tell you all about my Fourth when
r ! SEQ you. hope you had a nice time
t. This is the last letter can write
t dear. I feel as though you were moi
g coming, dear. Perhaps, that is moi
r right, but can't help feeling that
e am never going to see you again. How
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