New-York tribune., 1912-02-15

contemplate and disloyal TO me, ne time
ing that e was only quesllOn, of nv
unul lost my position on on aIrU1'l NV place ne
would Ste that she never needed anS nd /
ETC. etc 'The details are SlCEeidue aIong
cannot bring myself TO VINE ",GGnce thea
these lines. except to say tiiald and an
he has continually importance '"1omises
moved her making all sorts OF y. ~ Cor a
and threatening that he Nou,o N,.a nv posi-
different clerk and make me loib his de
ton if she did not comply wiz"
'mands -, -, experi-
Nv wife is really but child II a. THrc age.
cnce. being eleven years my )u,,.isdinn dis
naturally of a trusting ana ,i~ee I can
ggt, tbsf ,beTn is no excuse for her a,llo,,r a,ll,
vet there are certain eNtenudllIt our gu-
stances Major Ray insisted ota upUn and at
ing to Chicago Ell route 10 vas. It is
the time ] wondered why II ""
clear 10 me now to. 20 suspect,
The husband is always the last 70 .O, ST'p neo-
Il is said. and several times ON H. major
ple have mentioned TO me lna' great deal,
Tut have aIways laughed 1t OF anu ring
eral times have cautioned heI dsoItrrtnr,ising
anything that might look COM faith in
hui | have had such unboundeu nat I
nor good sense and loyalty 10 me '""'
nave been worse than blind. ne mar
consider Major Rays actions %. o and
tcularly unworthy those OF az a,mnCrateful in
gentleman, and particularly uilSi trouble
SSiew Of the fact that during ms bad
in Manila | was the only trleIG him
i'm the pay department there ,hot he had
advised while In the states t;,nes and
enemies. stood ny him at az Il'"b he and
,rSdn enemies for myself. When ne and
Mrs. RAY came to Manila. Mrs. b.%%inh we
myself gave up our own hoIle Lord We
had furnished there ana orS I'M Mrs, " Ray during
illness and | have done eNerE'hIs, ner-
mower to forward his interests U"'"
SOnal and official
Ready TO Forgive Wite'
couId NOT have been more surpriHs"s.u
and NAMED Now [ am prepared 10 ort It
give and try TO forget Mrs; BLANK here
of this unfortunate affair-she leaves herc be
on June 29 and goes TO ds.iiis' ''''
she will he from July 10 o. -, homo in
From there she returns 10 her ho.iV ad
Blank for the summer. MdJoi Tr1med,-
promised me two months It,,iyres AT
atelv on completion of the manPuNi Syoine
Cbickarnauga Park, and ! was then SU,d5e Sade
TO come TO Washington and nave r5Iank
Cvert,Ires 10 get a position with Mt. % b'dn, 1T,
or Mr.. Blank, two of my createS,Ss ceSieSness s'''
TO work of some of my indeptedhessii .e-
You can readily see that my udiis "a
sociation with Major Ray is almosi Va, a.
Iearable: that every time looh1 ,bot a
the face | want to XII nm On; "i;nIrossible.
continuance OF our relations is iIhPossttp,r' iIhPttnr
AS am entirely innocent IN tIe h'a. .n GO
I desire a transfer and am Wliiins " a1y ~
anywhere with any one ratheI nan "a! cot
tiuup where ] am. l NuuiN ~,
chance to come home and see my PeVp' ~ a.
but | am willing to give even '''a' w
necessary. :, .,, .I,ot my de-
am Writing this 10 tell you that LII ny over
sire is 10 avoid publiCity-no one WI, 80 go
i,nou. tbat I have written you TINS le'I,i:
wiII NOT let Mrs Blank know unoer any any
rircun,stanCes that ] have written YOU; Eo,;
and 7 would prefer. if possible. thdo iiUu iiyI
10 NOT show this communication 70 nr
inc soui unless You consider II aDsoIuIttS ~,
,nCessarv but at any event ] WoulG ~ ~. ~,
20 live and bear the present sltuaIiTln
,.o o +bar than have anything come up pun
hCly. Lilo o,d how shall go
to work to obtain a transfer uiS "''''e
In conclusion It would appear thaI i no a. Sto
bean considerable trouble TO the, pay ,,nu
DeTtuent personally. but general ,S,So gSo
tneW nv present situation, with a son VA VA
ie a confirmed epileptic, my tatneT fast ae
,,otber i'm poor circumstances ana this 'a''
straw 7 feel that am about all IN ,,o,,o
hs cod is my witness, every me n,t,S ord
written is the whole truth. and nope a.
pray that YOU will believe ana 90 sum "a
Thing Immediately TO relieve me from d o,y o,r
nation that is maddening. 1GuFs
truly, l.. .o 20 Chicka-
r,aUga Park TO manruvres on the -Stn'
feel AS if | couldn't stand mQIIth NJ
with him.
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