West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-02-14

COME HOME WITH SIE. IAN YOUR WIPE. q"
who visited her in Jail. Il love him
yet. hope no other woman will ever
love man as loved Lenney Shannon
nor Will suffer what / did those last
two months.
when l sat all alone I'm the house.
with nothing for companion except the
tick OF the clock all night, night after
night, waiting, hoping that H. might
come. | was killing myself slowly.
But when he did come home aud
made promises that he would not 20
away again | believed him aud forgavc
him ana was happy 10 have him back
once more.
From the 7th Of November that IL
what / endured. At first believed all
his explanations of his absences. and
when any one came TO me with reports
Of things he was doing | told them
they didn't know Lenney as did; that
! knew no would not do wrong. |
loved him with such perfect conf
dcnce!
IF ne had continued to show affec.
hagAA ANA iAlN MOhlu nave UtllfNtfl
every word about his working at night
for his brother and the other excuses
which he gave me for being from
home all day and all night, but when /
put my arms about his neck one even
Ing he threw me from him lie threat
ened 10 harm me- and after q time /
became afraid he would do as he said.
but / don't think ! would have strug-
gled.
Il told him believed he was spend
Ing his time with n woman in st.
Louis. He said he guessed | was right
and that lac expected 10 60 again. lie
said he would 20 whenever he felt like
st.
"The thought that another had gain
ed what / had lost was maddening.
Even then / didn't want 20 believe It.
] would have given anything 10 find
that there was a mistake Then came
the holidays.
MY Christmas day! Oh, what a day!
All night and all Christmas morning I
was alone. ! supposed ! would eat my
dinner alone. because / did not have
any idea when he would return. but
about noon / saw him coming up the
road, and ] was happy II was like an
electric shock. I began on the moment
10 think Of getting up a good dinner.
but when he came in he wouldn't even
speak.
~ killed n little chicken and fried n
nicely. lie was 80 fond Of fried chick
en-. II was n good dinner and be ate
heartily. but we ate In silence. with my
heart breaking.
"Ihe day after Christmas he said lie
was going over 20 ST. louis again.
asked him n he was going 90 sec that
woman. lie said, Yes. and don't
care IF I never come back either
II put on some clothes 7 was sure
he wouldn't recognize and went over
20 st. Louis 7 got there In time 20
sec him get on the bridge car then
followed him east on Washington ave
nuc. At the corner Of Washington and
Broadway ! eow him meet woman
dressed in black They talked for q lit
Gle bit then started or down the
street
ut was 0ll I could stand rushed
up 10 them and said Tenney what
nrc YOU doIng7 Come home with me.
/ am your wife lie hadn't recognized
me-
~ didn't look ot the woman would
not know her again n were 60 SEQ
her ] only wanted Lenney She told
him 10 go on home with the. and no
did so But he was terribly angry with
me-
"l WIS nearly crazy with grief. I'll
could only have given him upl But it
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