Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-11
Diary of Automobile Pop

Diary OF Automoble Pop
The diary of an automobile breach OF
promise suit, as prepared by the fair plain
tiff, has been filed with other papers in a
New York City court. Miss Emma Huber
is the plaintiff. She wants $4,000 damages
from Albert Kreemenaker for reasons set
forth in the diary as follows:
August q, 1sO5-Met Mr.. Krumenaker,
who asked leave to visit. Granted. He is
a widower with two boys
August Is to September 9-Received many
visits from Mr.. X. He has taken me on
lots of automobile rides and to the theaters.
Seems a nice man and well fixed. Talks
all the time about how much he likes me.
think he does, a little, maybe.
September 1o-While coming home with
Albert in the auto tonight he asked me
IL would marry him. Told him so sudden.
etc, and would talk to papa and mamma
and think 1t over. Says he loves me to
distraction.
September 10 to 2O-Albert calling fire.
quently. Always asking me out on auto
and to theaters.
September 2l-Albert asked me II 1 had
made up my mind. Put him off.
September 24-Went TO Hunters island in
auto with AL. Had fine time. On way
home asked me to stop at his house. "our
future home" he called it, and look it
over. Found 1t lovely. Think will accept.
September %, 26. q, 2-Theaters, dinners,
autos nearly every day. Al very atten-
tive.
September give got photoed downtown
today.
September So-Albert sent me letter en-
closing photos and ending with many
kisses from your sweet Albert" And then
such a sweet postscript. reading, MY dear
Emma, will you keep that little cosey cor
ner in your heart for me? And I'll be as
true to you as any one can be. Just walt
and see. Once more. your sweet Albert"
Wasn't it fine? Um-m-m-m.
October 1 to 5-Same old rides and thea
tiers and dinner parties. Think I'll accept.
October 6-While out with dear Albert
this afternoon I consented. / was afraid
the car would run away, We were so pre-
occupied. Tonight he told papa, saying:
Papa Kegeler, Emma and / want to be-
come engaged to each other. Can l have
your daughter for my wife? 1 will make
her a happy woman. / will be a good
husband to her and give her a good home.
1t may not be as fine as what she has now,
but it will be fine enough for anybody"
OF course, papa and mamma consented,
and then we kissed all around and Albert
said for papa to call him Albert and he'd
call him papa. And then we fixed on the
date and It's TO be my birthday, Deem
Der /. oh! feel SO happy. I wonder IL
I'll sleep tonight, thinking of him?
October Sal called again tonight and
told me he had told his sons to call me
mother" Hope I'll get along with those
kids.
October 12-He calls every day, of course,
but it's no use putting it down. now that
everything's settled. except when some
thing happens. Today we went downtown
and he selected lovely pair of earrings
as an engagement present. They look fine
on me.
October 1s-He telephoned me to come
to his house. our home, 1 mean. and look
around to see what extra furniture we'd
need. We talked over lots Of things and
everything is going to be just lovely Some
times he seems preoccupied. 1 wonder
why?
October Invent down with him to Lord
& Taylor's today and bought, oh! such
dream of a piece of silk for my wedding
dress. He insisted / should get only the
finest OF everything and ! spent $500 out
of my bank account. He looks so queer
sometimes: / hope there's nothing wrong
Wen. it's done now. but IL anything should
turn up
October 17-oh! dear. dear, such day
| What a monster that man is. But watt
I'll find out what's back OF all this.
suspected something when he didn't come
around yesterday. And, as l said long ago,
I've thought right along there was a screw
loose lately. Anyway, what do you think +?
| This morning a messenger boy calls with
| a package 1t was my photos and the
little presents I've been making him. Ny
| heart jumped into my mouth. but thank
goodness / didn't let on to that boy I
just tainted away when he'd gone, and
come to as Mr.. Krumenaker chow hate
that name) telephoned. whats the mean
| ing of this?" I asked in my calmest tones.
And he said he was sorry. but II was "all
| on" I nearly had it. "WhyY" We'll %
answered the coldblooded wretch, I've
made a blunder / could never make you
happy" CYou bet he couldn't. but I'll
make him smart yeti. But why, and
how?" I asked, sobbing over the phone.
We'll" he says. you don't understand me-
Emma, dear. I'm a hell raiser. and we
could never get along. But you can tell
everybody that IL was all my fault, and
besides. I'll make good all you've spent "
hung up the phone. I never felt so terri
BILE in all my life. A hell raiser, indeed
Well. we'll see. And papa's just furious
October 22-Now that I've got reconciIed
20 II, I can write again. Papa made me
get a lawyer, Otto Kempner OF Brooklyn