The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-02-17
SHE MARRIED THE WRONG MAN; NOW SHE
DOESN'T KNOW WHETHER SHE DID OR NOT
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to desert her so. Still puzzled, he re-
NAMED until the doctor arrived and
gave her a sleeping potion.
After that Mrs. DINER explained, and
the man introduced himself as Charles
Clayt1n Cravens.
Made Love In Order to Console Her
The following day Cravens. received
an urgent request to come to the DINER
house. The girl again was hysterical
and begging for Ray, and the doctor
said serious consequences, perhaps an
other attack Of brain fever, might re-
suit unless she was satisfied. So Crav-
ems hurried to the house, and for hours
he sat holding the girls hands and
whispering words of endearment.
That was the beginning Of the odd
courtship. On every other subject the
girl was normal, and her health return
ed rapidly under the influence Of per-
feet happiness. . -.
She told Cravens that she always
knew he would return and marry her
and that her love never had wavered .
After two weeks Cravens, consult
ing with the father and mother of the
girl, decided to tell her the truth. She
only smiled and said
II know, Ray, I know. You have
taken another name. We will pretend
to the others that you are Cravens.
but I know"
In vain he explained again and again.
Miss DINER simply smiled gladly, and
kissed him.
Once he remained away from the
house for two weeks and at the end of
that time. was summoned by the moth
er because the girl was beginning to
pine away again. Their relationship
was that of an engaged couple and in
vain Crevens attempted to be more for
NAL. He told the girls mother that,
as an honorable man, he was being
placed in an awful position, and it was
agreed that he should go and not re-
turn. The mother admitted that it
might kill the girl, but that, in justice
to Cravens, it must be done.
Finds Himself Deeply In Love.
Cravens remained away just a month.
Before he had been away from her a
day he found that he was wildly in
love with her.
Then he returned, and, in a manly
way, told Mr.. and Mrs. Olmor that he
loved the girl and would marry her
Miss DINER was in declining health
then, pining away because he had fail
ed to call.
The parents told him that he was
assuming a heavy Responsibility, as
the girl undoubtedly was insane on
the one subject. He replied that he
had studied the whole situation and
stood ready to marry her.
went to live in a pretty little home of
their own. She never spoke Of the past,
or upbraided him for deserving her.
They lived in their happiness in the
present.
For nearly two years they lived in
supreme happiness. The health Of Mrs.
Cravens was excellent, and she was
noted for her exquisite beauty.
One afternoon In December Mrs.
Christmas shopping. When her lius-
band came from his office she had not
arrived. She was calm, but pale, and,
throwing of her furs, she stood before
her husband.
Old Sweetheart Returns to Her. .
whats the matter, sweetheart?' he
asked. Don't get my kiss?''
Charlie" she said calmly, you're
not Ray Edmonson at ALL"
"Of course not" he agreed, rather
surprised. I've told you that all the
time. You insisted on believing it.
How did you find it out?''
II saw Ray Edmonson this after
noon."
Edmonson. in fact, was in Nashville,
and he had come for the purpose of
marrying Louise DINER.
The tale he told was that when he
went to Cincinnati he called at his
fathers office and quarreled with him
about his marriage. Then, he said, his
father argued and urged. They went
to a saloon and, after several drinks
his father started home with him
Whether the drinks were drugged OF
not he does not know, but when he
awoke he was in a berth Of a sleeping
car at Toledo, o., without money II
was three days later and he knew he
| could not reach Nashville on time.
He went to work at Toledo to gel
| money to return to Nashville, but was
injured and was in a hospital for near.
ly a month. Then, with the money Sc.
| cured from the company as com.
| promise of a damage claim, he went
to Cincinnati and accused his father
The father denied knowing anything
about his drugging. Also the father
produced seeming proof that while
drunk he had committed a crime, He
was persuaded to fly, and only a few
weeks before he came to Nashville die
he learn that the charge was false
| His father, dying, confessed that hi
| had invented the story of the crime tt
prevent the marriage of his son to q
| girl Of another religious belief