The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-09-22
little Jealous once in awhile because
people paid SO much attention to me-.
Wherever went I Just made hosts of

little Jealous once in awhile because
people paid so much attention to me.
Wherever l went just made hosts of
friends, and 30 many became attached
to me just thought 1t was time was
home making more friends. 1 was
ready to leave him and go home be-
fore we we're arrested and told him
so. soon saw the mistakes l had
made. I was young and foolish. lit
tie love crazy, too, guess. I'm glad
to get home."
A tear rolled down her cheeks.
II hope they won't turn against me,
the people Of Williamsburg, mean.
have done wrong, but am truly
sorry and all want to do now Is to
be good all the rest of my life.
want q chance to show them that I'll
be good"
"Will you go to church tomorrow"
"Not tomorrow, there would be too
many. rubbernecks, but III go the
next Sunday after they're tired star
Ing. that is, II they'll let me in the
church"
No Public Confession for Her.
"They probably will if you get up
in church and confess your wrong
doing" was suggested to her"
"They can all go to Chicago before
l will do that. They know 1 did
wrong and that ought to be enough.
providing repent"
"Will YOU ask Mrs. Stuckey to for
give you?"
''That depends on how she acts. I'd
rather kiss her than fight her."
Miss Sutherland believes she may
write a book.
II am thinking seriously of it If
mamma will let me- she said. 81
have already written book almost
through. It's called Woodland Air.
and it's all about trees and birds and
flowers and the scenery from my
grandparents place about eight miles
from Williamsburg. II l write book
about my trip 1t will be called 'Ad-
vice to Young Girls
What advice will you give them?'
''Well. can tell them for one thing
not to run away with preachers who
are older than they and have families
of their own.''
Were you happy while you were
with Stuckey?"
Finds Out an old Truth.
"No, wasn't, but I thought 1 ought
to be and l made the best of 1t. No
one can be happy in doing wrong,
don't you know that?" and she looked
tnquiringly with her big, blue child
like eyes. f -.
What are your plans for the fu-
ture?"
Many Preachers There
| oh, haven't any. Squaring things
up for the present will keep me
busy enough without worrying about
the future. I just intend to try and
convince people that mean to. be
good. Let the future take care of
itself. I'm only 16. and there's long
life ahead of me. Maybe Ill be all
the better of for learning SO soon
that sin brings only sorrow, as the
preachers say. Talking about preach
ers, TN the Jail at Waukegan there
were five preachers for fooling with
women"
She counted them off ton her fing-
ers.
There was him." pointing back
over her shoulder, that's one, and a
preacher named Sansan, 60 years old,
for running away with woman of
AZ, another white preacher and two
negro preachers"
Innocent, Says the Preacher.
Mr.. Stuckey refused to say anything
except:
II am innocent of the charge
against me. l did not entice her from
home"
Miss Sutherland, who overheard
ho&S Scr1,% u T.
cent. When he left williamsburg he
told me where he was going, and
said I would be there in two weeks" "
Stuckey denies that he tried to
commit suicide or that he had or has
any intention Of doing SO.
II am innocent and will face the
charges" he said.
The letter which Mrs. Martha Suth-
erland sent to her daughter in Wau-
kegan, which induced her to tell all,
was as follows:
"Lorena. dear child: Your papa is
sick in bed, and he wants to see you
so bad. We forgive you for all. You
tell Mr.. Latimer all the whole truth
of the matter. You won't feel like he
is stranger. will meet you in
Ottawa If papa is able for me to
leave. Much love. Your Mamma" :"
|. Lorena folded this letter today and
replaced it inside the bosom of her
dress. She said:
Poor mamma. how I'll hug her.
This afternoon she will take me out
In her garden and show me her toma-
toes, and just want to stay there
and see nobody"
She had q box of fruit given her by
the sherin's wife when she left Wau-
kegan.
I'm not tasting that" she said,
I'm taking that to papa
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