Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-31


rest.
In these outpourings of her soul she
breathed the poignancy of her sorrow,
and her sweetness of girliSh youth,
faith and self-sacrifice were ever ap-
parent In her misery she pleaded with
her lover to come to her, saying tnat
she had been brave, but was beginning
to feel discouraged. In spite of her suf-
fering she thought first of all of him,
and how she might lessen any burden
that he was destined to bear.
Il am as lonesome for you as-oh, as
I thought I'd be. I don't believe you We
even missed me- she wrote soon after
her arrival home. Il did not think all
the home folks would be so glad to see
me. They ate me up, and il you ever
have thought l was spoiled, dear, l
don't know what you will think of me
when l get back. You or any one else
won't be able to do anything with me-.
Tells of Misery
few days later she wrote: 'I have
done nothing but cry since ! got here.
If YOU were only here would not feel
so badly. I do try to be brave, dear,
but how can I when everything goes
wrong? l can't help thinking you Will
never come for me, but then say you
| can't be so mean as that, ana oesloes
YOU told me you would come, and you
said you would not"
"Chester. there isn't "a girl in the
world as miserable as | am tonlght,
she wrote in her next letter, and you
have made me feel so. Chester, l don [
mean that, dear; you have always peen
awfully good to me and L know you
will always be. You just won't be q
coward. | know. You must write more
often. please, and, dear, when you read
INV letters. IL YOU think l am unreason-
able. please do not mind it, but do
think / am about crazy with grief and
that 1 don't know just what to DO.
In her next letter she told of rece1v-
ing letter from a girl friend. Ihls
Girl wrote me-" she said, that you
seemed to be having an awfully good
time and she guessed that my coming
home had done you good, as you had
not seemed so cheerful in weeks.
I should have known, Chester. that you
did not care for me. But somehow l
have trusted you more than anyone
else. Perhaps you don't think or you
can't help making me grieve, but /
wish things were different. You may
say you do, too, but you can't possibly
wish so more than l. have been very
brave since l came home, but tonight
/ am very discouraged. Chester. II l
could only die. 1 know how you feel
about this affair. and ] wish for your
sake you DeeQ not ne lIOdDlIu' IL l.
die | hope you can then be happy"
The coolness of Gillette's replies to
the girls fervent pleadings caused her
to say in her next letter:
Tries Business Letter
Il was glad to hear from you and
surprised as well. l thought you would
rather have my letters aftectlonate, but
yours was so business-like that | have
mine to be that way. l may tell you,
though, that l am not d business wo-
man and so presume that these let
ters will not satisfy you any more
than the others did. I think, pardon
me, that l understand my position and
that it is rather unnecessary for you
to be so frightfully frank in making
me see it, | can see my position as
keen as anyone, | think. You say
you were surprised, but you thought
1 would be discouraged. l don't see
why should not be discouraged What
words have l had from you since
came home to encourage me?'
Then further along in the same let
ter the girls spirit of self-sacrifice
asserted itself and she wrote:
Chester, l don't suppose you VIII
ever know how 1 regret being all this
! trouble to you. I know you hate ms
and [ can't blame you one bit. OF
course it's worse for me than for you
but the world and you, too, may think
l am the one to blame, but somehow
can't. just simply can't, think that
l am, Chester.
my little sister came up just a min
ute ago with her hands full of daisies
and asked me If l didn't want my
fortune told. I told her l guessed it
was pretty we'll told now''
Plans were arranged by letter for
a meeting at De Ruyter and Gillette
secured leave of absence from the fac
tory. He arrived at De Ruyter on
the evening of July and registered
at hotel as Charles George. The
next day Grace Brown left South OF
selc ostensibly for Cortland, but
changed cars for Utica at De Ruyter
where she was joined by Gillette. On
the journey to Utica Gillette did not
share the seat with BILLY" but chat
ted with other girls on the train from
Cortland and made an appointment tc
meet them later in the week at Eagle
Bay. At Utica Gillette registered
Grace Brown and himself as Charles
Gordon and wife, New York. They
/ left the next morning. Gillette die
not pay his bill but directed that some
laundry which he had left behind be
sent by express to Eagle Bay.
The couple went to Tupper Lake
| registering at n DOdIullB nouSS tAlSit
! as Charles George and wife, New
York. While at Tupper Lake Gillette
inquired for a quiet lake and Grace
| Brown threw herself into the arms ol
| a maid who had brought her a glass
Of water, and burst into tears
On the morning of July II the cou'
pie retraced their journey to Bis
| Moose, where Gillette registered at the
| Glenmore as Charles Grahm, Albany
and on the next line on the register
wrote the girls correct name and ad-
dress. Gillette inquired for good
places to take pictures and securing &
! boat rowed away over the blue waters
! of the lake Gillette carried a suit
cas1, camera and tennis racquet The
| girls baggage had been checked tC
| Old Forge and she left some of hel
wraps and hat at the hotel.
Find Boat and Body
Late that night Gillette appeared al
| the Arrowhead on Eagle bay. twelve
! miles from Big Moose. He had walked
| through the woods, carrying the suit
/ case and camera, but the tennis
racquet was missing. His clothing ant
/ baggage were dry. The next day ht
went on an excursion with the young
women from Cortland whom he haC
/ promised to meet
Alarm was felt in Big Moose oveI
| the failure Of Gillette to return will
the boat he had rented and searcl
was made the next day. The boa
was found floating bottom up nea
shore in a secluded part of the lake
with womans wrap spread over tn
| bottom. The lake was dragged anC
] tho bo6u of Grace RrOW0 was fOu0(