The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-17

tell hcr mother, and others OF her fam
lily. and she told Mrs Bauer that she
didn't understand. Yet she has been
criticized for not telling her family
end God knows what they would have
done ~ they had been told. She said
that Frank would tie her. There ia
something that hasn't come out yet to
make her fear her family like that
She said that John wouldn't under
stand II she asked him to the wcdding
then she asked Ida. and Ida realized
what would happen IL she took part in
the marriage. and She got cold feet
II asked Mrs. Ida Ratclno why she
didn't go to the wedding, and she said
that hhc had somebody sewing there,
as IT II AT were = reason. and that she
dddn pay much attention to Il little
thing like Il wedding. She was afraid
to tell the reason.
And as for the wedding. know
the Lord will pity Mrs. Walker when
she said that she couldn't remember
saying ! do In tho responses. couldn't
remember swearing before God to
cleavc to her husband and forsakc all
others. But she wasn't as bad as the
Others who could remember every
thing on direct examination, but tor
got everything on cross examination.
Then their memory flew out OF the
window. When n witness fails to re-
member things against his side YOU
Der to disremcmber.
Missed Ills Cnresses.
MIR Meredith says that that tclc-
gram may not have been worded as
II should have been. but ! will prove
that it was false. They had no rea-
son 10 believe that that old lady would
dc that day. And after the bride and
groom came home they say her love
died with Il kiss. Yet she admits that
! in the period Of their engagement his
| carcsSes occurred time and time again.
ana they were preparing for their al
! lance which Is holy In the sight OF
| 600 and man. She may owe 81 moral
/ duty TO her parents, but when they in
! terfcrc and tell her that She must
I make her choice between them and her
/ husband simply because She didn't CON
/ suit them about the marriage. they
/ were conspiring to break up tie mar
/ riage
mir. Wcndenburg read ono of Walk
! ers letters TO his wife ana then fol-
! lowed with one of hers in reply "She
/ seems In this letter 90 have missed his
/ carcsSes. and as if she hadn't had a
/ kiss for II month" He pictured their
! love, and said that when the virgin
I Heart Of n young bride kindlcs with the
inspiration OF It's first ana sacred love.
/ there comes an ecstasy + the soul
tasted on this side OF Paradise. And
that was the situation Of this bride
Are YOU willing To let 1t stand in this
way now or Will YOU condemn it for
the malignity which brought the young
woman into her present plight:
Inspired by Motive.
There was no excuse for thu, tele-
gram, except that 1t was a part OF the
general scheme 1t was inspired by
an Interior motive. She was not told
to return to the side OF her dying
mother. but to go to Johns house
They aid not once believe that their
mother was dying, but used it as an
excuse to escape the penalty inflicted
for separating a wife from her hus.
band
John Ratcliffc tells YOU that he is
engaged In funerals When he finished
them that day he started talking about
marriages at o'clock that afternoon
lie knew that his mother was not dy.