Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-03-30

or course all the nelghDOrS tnat nave
mended my dresses from a little tot
up, to save me thrashing | really
deserved"
Gillette had been more or less Of
rover up to the time he became fore
man in his uncle's shirt mandatory
in Cortland, New York. He had led
a somewhat gay life but was given
TO understand upon his arrival In
Cortland that he must conduct him
self 50 that his wealthy relatives might
at least recognize him. He soon be.
came interested in church work. made
many friends and apparently conduct
ed himself with propriety.
Loved Not Wisely But Too Well.
Grace Brown was farmers daugh.
ter from South Otselic who worked
in the same factory with Gillette. AL.
though he did not pay her unusual at
tention her companions were not long
in recognizing that she was some.
what Of a favorite with the young
foreman, He began to call on her at
the home of her married sister, who
lived in the city, and soon won her
trust and affection. The girls conf
dence in Gillette and his promise of
marriage eventually led to her undo
ing, and in the summer of 1906 she
went home to prepare for her wedding
which she felt could not long be
postponed. 1t was during her stay
at her home in South Otselic that she
wrote him the remarkable series of
letters which were found among Gil
lette's effects after his arrest.
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 apparent. In her misery she
Fpleaded with her lover to come to her
saying that she had been brave but
was beginning to feel discouraged. In
spite of her suffering she thought first
OF all Of him. and how she might less
en- any burden that he was destined
to bear.
Il am as lonesome for you as-Oh,
as | thought I'd be. | don't believe
you've 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 If you ever have 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 to
do anything with me"
A few days later she wrote: Il
have done nothing but cry since | got
here. If you were only here | would
not feel so badly. do try to be brave
dear, but how can I when everything
goes wrong? | can't help thinking
| you will never come for me, but then
say you can't be SO mean as that
and besides you told me you would
come and you have never disappoint
ed me when you said you would not. !"
Wronsed Girl crazed With Grief.
Chester, there isn't girl in the
world as miserable as | am tonight" !"
she wrote in her next letter, "and you
have made me feel So Chester,
don't mean that, dear you have al
ways been awfully good to me and |
know you will always be. You just
won't be coward I know. You must
write more often, please, and, dear,
when you read my letters, if you think
am unreasonable, please do not mind
J it, but do think am about crazy with
grief and that don't know just what
| to do"
In her next letter she told Of re-
ceiving a letter from a girl friend
This 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. | should have known Chester,
that you did not care for me. But
somehow | have trusted you more
than anyone else. Perhaps you don't
think or you can't help making me
grieve, but | wish things were differ
ent. You may say you do toe, but you
can't possibly wish so more than I.
I have been very brave since I came
home but tonight | am very discOur.
aged Chester, if could only die.
know how you feel about this affair
and ! wish for your sake you need
not be troubled. If I die hope you
can then be happy"
| The coolness of Gillettes replies to
the girls fervent pleadings caused her
to say in her next letter:
Realized Her Awful Position.
II was glad to hear from you and
surprised as WELL thought you would
rather have my letters affectionate,
but yours was 50 business-like that
have come to the conclusion that you
wish mine to be that way. l may
tell you though, that | am not bust.
ness woman, and SO presume that
| these letters will not satisfy you any
more than the others did. l think,
pardon me, that understand my po-
| sition and that it is rather unneces-
sary for you to be so frightfully frank
1 III.