Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-03-31

BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE. tt
to be brave dear, but how can when
everything goes wrong? I 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 dis
appointed me when you said you
would not"
Chester, there isn't a 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 always will be. You
just won't be a coward know. You
must write more often, please, and,
dear, when you read nay letters, if
you think am unreasonable, please
do not mind it, but do think I am
about crazy with grief and that ]
don't just know what to do
In her next letter she told of re-
ceiving letter from 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. IS / should have known
Chester, that you did not care for
me- But somehow, I 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 I. have been very brave
since came home but tonight am
| very discouraged. Chester, if could
| only die. know how you would feel
| about this affair and l wish for your
| sake you need not be troubled. If
die l 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 af-
fectionate, but yours was SO business
| lilo tbat r have oopoo ~ +bo oop alive
ion that you wish mine to be that
way. I may tell you though, that
am not business woman and so pre-
sumo these letters will not satisfy
you any more than the others did.
think, pardon me, that I under
stand my position and that it is rath-
er unnecessary for you to be SO
frightfully frank in making me see
it. can see my position as keen
as anyone I think. You say you
were surprised, but you thought
would be discouraged. I don't see
| why I should not be discouraged
! What words have I had from you
I since came here to encourage me?'
Then further along in the letter the
4 girls spirit of se1f-sacrifice asserted
4 itself and she wrote:
i Chester, don't suppose you viii
ever know how regret being all thi'
trouble to you. I know you hate m,
and can't blame you one bit O.
course, it's worse for me than fo
you, but the world, and you too, ma.
think I am the one to blame, bu
somehow can't, just simply cant
think I am, Chester"
"My little sister came up just
minute ago with her hands full o
daises and asked me if / didn't wan
my fortune told. I told her I guess
ed it was pretty well told. now
Plans were arranged by letter 70
a meeting at DeRuyter and Gillett
secured leave of absence from tn
, factory. He arrived at DeRuyter O.
the vening Of July 8 and registere
at hotel as Charles George. TIL
next day Grace Brown left Sout
q Otselic ostensibly for Cortland blu
, changed cars for Utica at DeRuyte
) where she was joined by Gillette. O
the journey to Utica Gillette did nc
share the seat with t.Billy" but chat
) ted with other girls on the trai
/ from Cortland and made an appoint
. ment to meet them later in the wee
at Eagle Bay. At Utica Gillette reg
istered Grace Brown and himself a
: Charles Gordon and wife, New Yorl
t They left the next morning. Gillett
! did not pay his bill but directed tina
e some laundry which he had left be
hind, be sent by express to Eagl
S Bay.
The couple went to Upper LAX,
/! registering at boarding house Their
r as Charles George and wife, Ne,
4 York. While at Topper Lake Gil
g lette inquired for quiet lake an
e Grace Brown threw herself into th
: arms of a maid who had brought he
t a glass of water, and burst into tear.
!. On the morning of July II tn
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