The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-04-01
In these outpourines Of her soul

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
pleaded with her lover to come to
her, saying that she had been brave.
but was beginning to feel discourage
ed. In spite of her suffering she
thought rst of all of him. and how
she might lessen any burden that he
was destined to bear.
81 am as lonesome for you as
oh. as I thought I'd be. I don't be-
lieve you've even missed me-" she
wrote soon after her arrival home.
~ did not think all the home folks
would be so glad to see me. They
ate me up. and if you ever have
thought I was spoiled, dear, I don't
know what you will think of me
when | got back. You or any one
else won't be able to do anything
with me-"
a few days latter she wrote: "T
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 ]
when everything goes wrong?
can't help thinking You will never
come for me. but then I say you cant
be so mean as tnat. and besides you
told me you would come and you
have never disappointed me when
YOU said You would not"
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
always been 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 I am unreasonable. please
do NOT mind it. but do think I am
about crazy with grief and that
don't know just what to do"
In her next letter she told of re-
ceiving letter from a girl friend.
This girl wrote me-" she said. chat
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 I have trusted yor
more than anyone else. Perhaps
you don't think or you can't hdlp
making me grieve. but I wish things
were different. You may say you do
too, but you can't possibly wish so
more than ]. ! have been very brave
since I came home. but tonight I am
very discouraged. Chester, If | could
only die ! know how you feel about
this affair. and I wish for your sake
YOU need not be troubled. If l die
hope you can then be happy"
The GOODNESS of Gillette's replies to
the girls fervent pleadings caused
her to say in her next letter:
81 was glad to hear from you and
surprised as well. I thought YOU
would rather have my letters affec-
tomato but yours was so business
like that I have come TO the conclu-
sion that you wish mine to be that
way may tell you though that
am not business Noman and so pre-
sumo that these letters will not sat
isfy you any more than the others
did | think, pardon me. that ! I'M
derstand my position and that it is
rather unnecessary for you to be so
frightfully frank in making me see
it. l can see my position as keen
as anyone think. You say you were
surprised, but you thought I would
be discouraged. I don't see why
should not be discouraged. What
words have I had from you since
came here to encourage me?"
Then further along in the same
letter the girls spirit of self-sacrifice
asserted itself and she wrote:
Chester, I don't suppose you will
ever know how l regret being all this
trouble to you. know you hate me
and I 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 l can't, Just simply can't,
think that I am. Chester.
"My little sister came up Just a
minute ago with her hands full of
daisies and asked me if didn't want
my fortune told. ! told her
guessed it was pretty we'll told"
Plans We're arranged by letter for
a meeting at DeRuyter and Gillette
secured leave of absence from the
factory He arrived at DeRuyter on
the evening of July s and registered
at a hotel as Charles George. The
next day Grace Brown left South
Otselic ostensibly for Cortland, but
changed cars for Utica at DeRuyter
where she was joined by Gillette
On the journey 10 Utica Gillette did
not share the seat with "Billy," but
chatted with other girls on the train
from Cortland and made an appoint
ment TO meet them later in the week
at Eagle Bay. At Utica Gillette reg
tered Grace Brown and himself as
Charles Gordon and wife. New York.
They left the next morning. Gillette
did 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 Upper Lake,
registering at boarding house there
as Charles George and wife, New
York While at upper Lake Gill
lette inquired for quiet lake, and
Grace Brown threw herself into the