The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-01

ACCOMPANIED by her father and
brother. the young woman went at
once to the office of Clad Hamilton,
who has been retained by the defend
ants The fact that she was the sub
iect OF much notoriety and had fur
nished a full three Gays supply Of
scandal for the Rossville sewing so
..ieties. weighed heavily on Miss Reser's
nerves asld sne did not court TIE visit
of 4 newspa per reporter in her hour of
trouble
Miss Reser is sentimental. nervous
and a bit high strung. When an en-
barrassing question came her way, she
often locked in the opposite direction
and answered in a low tone. Once she
suTmounted her tfnidity and passion
ately expressed her opinion of news
paper reporters who NEEDLE in other
peoples affairs. she was visibly re-
lieved when her lawyer appeared and
CALAMITY led her to his pirate office
dismissing her visitor with a courteous
smile.
t don't see why the papers want to
circulate these awful stories broad
cast" pleaded the Rossvi1le widow, as
she toved with her furs, why, it's just
perfectly awful and-and-'' Miss
Reser's lips puckered and for a minute
1t looked as though there would be a
downpour, and there just isn't any
truth in what Mrs. Stewart said, any
how
Then the visitor made strenuous
effort to refresh the Rossville woman's
mind concerning some little thing that
might have led to the difficulty
Certainly Mrs. Stewart didn't i'm
agine all the things in her petition? ?''
urged the visitor, isn't there some lit
tie bit of truth in her charges. some
difference that started the trouble2"
Mrs Stewart was Jealous" ven
tured the demure little creature. who
IS said to have been the cause of ur-
setting the love affairs of a Whole
family She didn't like me and she
got Jealous
The visitor explained that he began
to understand. but how did Mrs.
the trouble? 'e Il
Again Miss Reser wanted to crv. She
looked first at her father then a+ her
brother and finally tugged again a. ~
furs- Possibly something about the
furs gave her hope and confdence and
-she proceeded TO explain how she won
the postma aster-editor's Wife's enr,itx-
by honest. laudable efforts to ear, -,
honest living e'i Il III
Worked in Postofice.
wen, you see I worked in the most
once and Mr.. Stewards daughter cot
<a4bIss,. ILle9.tnat was in 1909. wasn't it
..atherz prompted the young woman
ana Mrs Stewart didn't want 80
mere So / left. NV name uas S+i1I
9r the rolls. so I went back. One dav
oeSN Ndrl came into the office inst
a. nad taken off my hat She Iooi<e5
AZ me and says. Why. are Won s+j11
and told her I eertairIv~ 1-se
men put my hat back on nv 1os5
G.iu never went there anv more >, NJ,
..1eL waIt was postmaster at Rossvil1a
Out Wny was Mrs. Stewart a7r,r
ss w5lat nad you done or said tts+ -
Miss Reser didn't know. Nai+ba. A.,
Isr gray haired father. Then ~ III uIu
nus"rurn was passed TO vonner 81 III
nllu Ne gave it up. The aldaT Pei. PeSeL
s.s, osn tHa1 this was the first tir,,s 49,
1-ssf.es -.'asl pure and simple ha5 60 --S.
$3.50 ms nome and he war+sd - 81
90 that he did not apnrecio+ IN ~,
surely. If Mrs Stevra1-+ 1,-s, We me
~ ~s.ugp what little cause Of ao+;.-. liet,I- t,
hsnV mas she would ne1,as. she
nj the suit reasoned az il'Vss
ehe Reser household. eiie mead OF
a., piant Pose for Pictures
,oh yes. Miss Reser." nersis..,
~ ~ leer, how about those -i1athe ~ the
- q, ald Stewart take tbeHa urss ~ 5
ro,.o,. Nv, l want YOU to upders+a,,.z
teck my pictures e1Srls,es-L,u alu ne
defendant in the aIiera+ia',rl' q tea
never gave him M rt.t suit
-and-well all those th,..pnr picture
she pa pers said are lust bo,-.t55s ,..iil5s that
,fhPiy horrible and mir ~ !, - lple. Just
I-eser stamped her ItttIe ahh Miss
4sl,geted floor and rea 49, ~ on the
surely. You sent him so