Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-18
.FA|NTS IN COURT
IN MOTHERS ARMS
Helen Crane Overcome After
Testifying in Fathers Suit
for Alienation.
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ten you at once if l had not all ar
made to take the tril
with great expectations of seeing yot
Friday evening, and l do hope ant
pray that nothing will interfere t.
prevent my coming, for l think i
would be the last straw"
Saturday, March, 2S. 'OS.
My dear girl-Your letter of
March 23d received a short while
ago. the first and only one since
yours of March 9Th, so you see
how long l have waited for a line
from you. Your letter was like
food to a hungry man. I've been
looking and longing for a word
from you so long. l want you to
stay as long as you intended to
when you went out there. I am
generous enough to say. that, but,
oh, lille, dear, my darling, how /
do want to see you, how | do miss
you, and how / do long for you.
Stay, if you think best, dear
heart. Your affairs can wait. and
if your lawyer is held up for the
present it will do no harm. You
can start again where he leaves
off at any time. Do not let this
business sp3l your trip, but if
you think best to- come home
About April g. as you say in your
letter why. come right along, my
Ia l., g.
cannot get back TO me, I'm my
arms, any too soon: the sooner
the better, for l fairly crave for
you.
"Oh, Lille dear, 1 wish the good
Lord would come to your assist
ance; it may be wrong, l know
it is wrong to wish harm to any
one, but do you know | look in
the papers every day to see If
something has not happened that
would free you. Forgive me,
darling, for having such thoughts,
but | cannot help it,
On September 10, 1908, he wrote:
MY Dear Lillian-Good morn
ing, my little girl, what can
say to comfort you; you know
love you so much, and I am think
ing of you, my sweet one, all the
time. I hope you are well and
feeling fine and enjoying every
minute of your time.
81 am alone at the office Just
at the moment, so am taking this
opportunity to write you a few
line. All hands are out to lunch,
but I expect them back at any
moment How long do you ex-
pect to remain in Chicago? I
hope you will wire me the next
stop-over you make, and if pos
sible | will write you. and so keep
in touch with you all along your
route.
my dear girl, love you. Your
spirit seems to pervade my very
soul. Your image is ever in my
mind, as you are ever in my heart.
You are the only one there now,
and there you will ever remain.
I hope you find comfort and feel
at rest, knowing that you have a
place to come to at all times, and
that you will always find me true,
and my arms and heart always
open to you.
Take good care of yourself, my
dear one; be careful and do not
let anyone harm you, and God
bless you, sweetheart. I love you;
l love you. In haste, as ever, with
many kisses. YOUR ED"
This was penned on Sunday, Sci
TENDER 81, 1908:
my Dear Lillian-God only
knows my hear, and how ] miss
you, dearie. Where are you to-
day, my little one? How I long
to be with you, and what would
I not give to have you in my
arms, as l did in my dreams two
nights this past week. oh, those
lovely dreams. / wish I could
have them every night.
81 think of you every moment
of the time, and If / should wake
and you not be in my thoughts
the instant l open my eyes L feel
guilty of some wrong-like last
night l awake about a. m. and
was thinking of chickens and how