Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-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 she would appeal to him. ~Sicgfried"
GrlSwol2 Is contemplating a second
suit charging Islander and defamation
against his "BTuDnilie" Miss Helen
Woodruff Smith, the Stamford million
2lre&s who is several years his senior.
His suit already brought asks $50
Gee breach Of promise, He yehemcnJ,y
denies he is either cad black
mailer. scamp puppy or beg
gar "a Miss Smith alleges, or that his
hands are large and fTeckled" as one
report stated.
'Siegfried" is sensitive about these
hands, which, as A matter Of fact, are
small and free kleleSs."
Griswold holds his hands W for
scrutiny as II In contrast with the large
brawEy ones OF his alleged rival. VIII
Iam Harper. a young Brooklyn eEEi-
neer who has undertaken to champion
the fair "Brunkilie" OF Stamford
Harper Is on the Warpath.
Harper Is eager TO meet Sci gfTied."
He threatens dire things to the young
adoreT Of "Brunhilde" If ne comes
across him in mis- travels
That fellow Griswold will suffer for
this when / see him" declared Harper
as 'Brunhilde" stood beside him trem-
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." i would hate 10 see you
get after him. II would be too bed.
You know he isn't the strongest little
boy In the world
Well, Helen" insisted Harper
menaCingly. amy man who would re-
sort to what he has tthe making public
OF love letters) is not a man. A man
Is not a gentleman who would take the
action he has against a woman, nc
matter what the conditions are"
Siegfried Is Undisrayed.
But brave little SiegfrieG is not sc
easily frightened. Here is what he
says:
IF she CAiiss Smithl keeps on call
ing me these nasty names and tries Il
throw aspersiOns on my mother ar1
family she's going TO find herself with
another suit on her hands. a suit for
defamation and Islander. She has called
me blackmailer, q cad, ard a baggar
and has given * out that / took money
from her She is saying she viii pu,
me I'm jail.
Wen. I'm not going TO be scared o.
bluffed out I've got a legitimate suit
against her for making a fool Of NE
from buyhoo5. for promising 70 Be my
wife AID then trying 10 toss ne aside
when her within changed. il you can
czA II within when a woman writeE
such letteEs as she did 10 me. auC
constantly SOUGHT my society. az she
did for nearly 10 years
Attorney Has an lnning.
At This point Jacob Gordon. counsel
for yolng Griswold, nodded and inter
-uptsd.
MY client has certainly grounds fo-
action In the talks that Miss Smith has
been giving out Her Characterization
q him as hiactzmzsleT is wholly with
out warrant. GFfswDI5 is q young man
II good standing He has brought suit
In an absolutely legitimate manner for
damages or grounds thoroughly up
held by the law
If be has. in fear Of the ridicui..
that might follow, offered the public
through the press the woman's letters
70 show them he really has cause for
feeling Injured and damaged, there is
nothing Illegal in that.
The publication OF the letters show3
Inere was no thought Of blacLmaif in
his mind. IL he were out for that sort
OF money he would have held the let
ters secret and tried TO barter them to
her. Miss Smith In ner resentment
has. believe, gone much further than
the law viii allow"
Il should say she had" cried Girls
void She calls me a beggar and in
fers that was always there for hand
out Of crumbs from her purse. / did
get some money from her, but earned
every cent OF ii, except the $500 | got
when | left the hospital And / gave
her my note for that. She has il vet
The day after | found out the turn
Things had taken-that had been sup
planted by another man while I was in
the hospital-that's the day she wanted
10 give me back my note, but I
wouldn't take 1t. II / hadn't got sick
and had to go to the hospital with
appendicitis all this wouldn't have
happened and / guess we'd have been
happily married by this time.
II wish We were, because-because.
Wen, even after all the fierce things
she's called me, If she'd ask me 10
forgive her In her old way, / would.
love her yet.
Here Enters Hated Rival.
But when / got out of the hospital
found things changed for me. There
was big, handsome fellow up at the
mouse named Representation Harper
IA 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.
II found him at luncheon; / found
aim there at dinner. Once or twice,
when tried to kiss her in the hall
way on the sly she pushed me away.
whispering: No, Ruzzie, dear, NOT
that. wouldn't have MIR. Harper see
that
The next day / protested. I tola
her she was my promised wife, and
couldn't stand for 1t and wouldn't stand
for IL. She told me not to come and
see her any more. Then she got milder
and pointed to q broken vase. ana
said: Can't we patch the whole thinp
up, Ruzzie, dear-patch II up like fhis
little vase could be patched uu?'
told her, It's all or
"Don't Leave Me, Ruxxis, Dears
she chased me with her arms
stretched out, crying 'Ruzzie, oh. Rnz-
ziel Come back. Don't leave that
way Don't leave me, Ruzzie. dear.
And now," Griswold said, In suo.
denly tragic tones, ''she says she threw
me out of the house. If / was onlv
q protege' or a beggar at home.
started in oddly In those Capacities
Tho first day I met her was with
my mother.
"She made big eyes at me and I adj
nit ] was thrilled through and
through. Then she urged me to can
and the first day called she got ten
der with me. Oh she said. I'm no
glad you've come I hardly hoped Won
would. But haven't been able to for
get YOU. thought when / saw vnu