The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-07-28
PUPPY Love ENDS
IN A DAMAGE SUIT
BY A TILTED MAN
Cad Is the Epithet Applied by
the Woman in the Case in
Her Righteous
Wrath.

~ II StIOflI
SUIT charging Islander and defamation
against his "Brunhilde," Miss Helen
woodruff Smith, the Stamford million
alress who Is several years his senior
HIS suit already brought asks $780,
600 breach of promise. HI vehemently
denies ne is either a cad" black
mailer" scamp puppy" or beg
gar" as Miss Smith alleges, or that his
hands are large and freckled," as one
report stated.
"Siegfried" is sensitive about these
hands, which, as a matter of fact, arc
small and "freckleless."
Griswold holds his hands up for
scrutiny as IL in contrast with the large
brawny ones Of his alleged rival. Will
lam Harper, a young Brooklyn engi-
neer who has undertaken to champion
the fair "Brunhilde" OF Stamford.
Harper Is on the Warpath.
Harper Is eager to meet "Seigfried,'
He threatens dire things to the young
adorer of "Brunhilde" If he comes
across him in his travels
That fellow Griswold will suffer for
this when / see him." declared Harper
as ~"Brunhilde" stood beside him trcm-
bling lest something should happen
before her very eyes. IF he doesn't
then my name isn't Harper"
But you really wouldn't hurt the
poor boy, William" timidly interrupted
"BrUnhilde." Il would hate to see you
get after him. 1t would be too bad.
You know he isn't the strongest little
boy in the world"
We'll, Helen" insisted Harper
menacingly. any man who would re.
sort to what he has (the making public
OF love l~etters) is no a man. A MAJ
is not a gentleman who would lake the
action he has against a woman nc
matter what the conditions are
Siegfried Is Undismayed.
But brave little Siegfried is not SC
easily frightened. Here is what he
says:
IF she Miss SMITH keeps on call
ing me these nasty names and tries &c
throw aspcrsions on my mother and
family she's going to find herself with
another suit on her hands; a suit for
defamation and Islander She has called
me a blackmailer, a cad, and a beggar
and has given it out that l took money
from her. She is saying she will put
me in Jail.
We'll, I'm not going to be scared or
bluffed out. I've got q legitimate suit
against her for making a fool of mt
from boyhood, for promising to be my
wife and then trying to toss me aside
when her whim changed, IL you can
call 1t a whim when a woman writes
such letters as she did to me, anC
constantly sought my society, as she
did for nearly 10 years.
Attorney Has an Inning. ,
AT his point Jacob Gordon, counse
for young Griswold, nodded and inter
rupted:
my client has certainly grounds for
action in the talks that Miss Smith has
been giving out. Her Characterization
Of him as blackmailer is wholly with
out warrant. Griswold is a young man
I'm good standing. He has brought suit
in an absolutely legitimate fot
damages on grounds thoroughly up
held by the law.
IF he has, in fear OF the ridicule
that might follow, offered the public
through the press the woman's letters
to show them he really has cause 70,
feeling injured and damaged, there is
nothing illegal in that.
1.-The publication Of the letters showi
there was no thought of blackmail in
his mind If he were u for that sort
Of money he would have held the let
tiers secret and tried to barter them to
her. Miss Smith in ner resentment
has, l believe, gone much further than
the law will allow"
Il should say she had" cried Girls
void. She calls me q beggar and in
fers hat | was always there for hand
out Of crumbs from her purse. l did
get some money from her, but ! earned
every cent of it, except the $500 l got
when l left the hospital. And l gave
her my note for that. She has it yet.
THE day after l found out the turn
things had taken-that 1 had been sup
planted by another man while | was in
the hospital-that's the day she wanted
wouldn't take 1t. II 1 hadn't got sick
and had to go to the hospital with
appendicitis all this wouldn't have
happened inc l guess we'd have beer
happily married by this time.
Il wish we were, because-because,
well. even after all the fierce things
she's called me, If she'd ask me to
forgive her in her old way. 1 would.
/ love her yet.
Hero Enters Hated Rival.
but when l got out of the hospital
l found things changed for me. There
was a big, handsome fellow up at the
house named Harper-William Harper
"a Brooklyn engineer. 1t was all Har-
per when l got to the house. He was
going to build her the fastest motor
boat that ever hit the water. He was
going to build her an airship with
which to entertain her guests.
Il found him at luncheon; 1 found
him there at dinner. nee or twice
when l tried to kiss her In the hall
way on the sly she pushed me away
whispering: No, Ruzzie, dear, not
that. I wouldn't have Mr.. Harper see
that
THE next day / protested. 1 told
her she was my promised wife, and I
couldn't stand for II and wouldn't stand
for it. She old me not to come and
see her any more. Then she got milder
and pointed to a broken vase, and
Said: Can't we patch the whole thing
up, Ruzzie, dear-patch 1t up like this
little vase could be patched up?' I
told her, it's all off,
"Don't Leave Me, Ruzzie, Dear"
"She chased me with her arms
stretched out, crying 'Ruzzie, oh, RUIZ
zie! Come back. Don't cave that
way . Don't leave me, Ruzzie. DEAR
"And now" Griswold said, in sud
denly tragic tones, "she says she threw
me out Of the house. If I was only
a 'protege' or a 'beggar' at home, I
started In oddly in those capacities.
The first day I met her 1 was with
my mother.
"She made big eyes at me and I adj
nit / was thrilled through and
through. Then she urged me to call.
and the first day I called she got ten
der with me. OH she said, I'm SO
glad you've come. I hardly hoped you
would. But I haven't been able to for
get you. l thought when I saw you,
What a sweet boy! Oh, what a too
horribly sweet boy!" But of course ]
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