The Ocala evening star., 1908-03-31

eyer apparent. In her misery she
pleaded with her lover to come 10 her.
saying that she had been brave. but
was beginning to feel discouraged. In
! spite of her sufferings she though
first of Ill Of him. and how she might
have lesSencd any burden that he was
i destined TO bear.
, Il am as Lonesome for you as-Oh,
| as I thought I'd be. | don't believe
you've missed me- she wrote soon
after her arrival home. II did not
think all the home folks would be so
glad to see me. They ate me up. and
/ if You ever thought | was spoiled,
| dear, | don't know what you will
think Of me when | get back. You or
any one else won't be able 70 do any
thing with me-
few days later she wrote: Il
have done nothing but cry since l got
here. If you We're only here l would
not feel so badly. 1 do try to be brave
dear but how can l when everything
goes wrong? l can't help thinking
YOU will never come tor me, but then
| say you cant be SO mean as that.
! and besides you told me you'd would
come ana YOU have never diSappOint-
l
| "Chcster, there isn't u girl in the
world as miserable as | am tonight,
she wrote in the next letter, and YOU
IhaVe made me feel 50. Chester, !
! don't mean that, dear: you have al
| ways beer awfully good to me and
know you will always be. You just
won't be a coward l know. You must
write more often. please. and. dear,
when you read my letters, if you think
/ am unreasonable, please do not
mind it, but do think | am about
crazy with grief and that | don't
know just what to do"
The coolncss Of Gillette'S replies to
the girls fervent pleadingS caused her
to say in her next letter:
Il was glad tn hear from you and
surprised as we'll thought you
would rather have my letters affec-
tomato, but yours was so business
like that 1 have come to the conclu-
sion that you wish mine to be that
way. l may tell you, though, that
lam not a business woman and so pre-
sumo that these letters will not salts
fy you any more than the others did.
1 think, pardon me, that ! understand
necessary for you to be so fright
fully frank in making me See it.
can see my position as keenly as any
one, / think. You say you were sur
priscd. but you thought l would be
discouraged. What words have 1 had
from you since | came home to en-
,cOurage me
| Then fu Cher along in this same
letter the girls spirit of self sacrifice
asserted itself and she wrote:
Chester. l don't suppose you will
ever know how | regret being all this
trouble to you. ! know YOU hate me-
land | can't blame you one bit. OF
course, it's worse for me than for you
but the world and you. too. may think
| am the one to blame, but somehow
/ can't. just simply can't. think that
| am, Chester.
My little sister came up just q
minute ago with her hands full OF
daisies and asked me if | didn't want
, my fortune told. I told her l guessed
: it was pretty well told now"
Plans were arranged by letter for d
meeting at ReDuyter and Gillette Sc
cured leave of absence from the fac
tory. He arrived at DeRuytcr on tho
evening of July and registered at 4
MOTEL as Charles George. The mex
day Grace Brown left South Otseli(
} ostcnsibIy for Cortland. but changed
cars for Utica at DeRuytcr. where
, she was Joined by Gillette. I On the
journey to Utica Gillette did not share
the seat with "Billy." but chatted with
other girls on the train from COrt-
: hand and made an appointment to
/, meet them later in the week at Eagle
Pay. At Utica Gillette registered
, Grace Brown and himself as Charles
iG0rdOn and wife New York. The!
left the next morning. Gillette die
: not pay his bill. but directed thai
{ some laundry which he had left be
hind. be sent by express to Eagle Bay
The couple Went to Tupper Lake
| registered at Il boarding house there
I as Charles George and wife, of New
t York. While at Tupper Lake Gillctt,
inquired for Il quiet lake and Grace
' Brown threw herself into the arms O
| d maid who had brought her Il glaS:
of water and burst into tears.
= On the morning of July II the col-
l Vl" rctraccd their journey to Bis
= Moose where Gillette regiSt cred a
| the Glcnmorc as Charles Graham. Al
I bany. and on the next line on thu
$ register wrote the girls correct name
- and address. Gillette inquired for
n good place To take pictures and Sc
n the blue waters of the lake. Gillett,