The Washington herald., 1913-09-23
AUBREY LANSTON
HELD PRISONER
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

NONIINl I'D fltOM iA"E pNbs
re has declared he would sneak out Of
the Jurisdiction of this honorable court.
The bill declares that Lanston is tn"
owner in trust of 100000 estate, from
which he receives monthly $50 The
couple have two children, Aubrey Gilpiu
Lanston. aged ten years, and Marjorie T.
Lanston, aged three years.
Ianston and his wife were married
here April 10. 1900. by the Rev. DIR. Perry.
then rector of ST. Andrews Episcopal
Church.
Letters Are Submitted.
The following letters. marked Exhibit
\" and "ExhibiI B." respectively, wers
submitted win the petition. Although
they are undated. it is understood they
were written in Paris. The letters. in
part, follow:
Little One:
Your previous letter is in my wife's
possession. but / know you have written.
infinitely regret not TO be able to Ia:
vite you to Paris. darling.
you tell me, Garling. that you have
not tine dresses Ike my wifv, Dut re-
Ele EnJer J never saw you IN any Utirr
.ress than the one you are wearing rnw,
yet always lohllu Nbu NHdlI INNS
Next winter you will have dresses. per
haps not 50 grand. Lut Of the kind that
will suit you very well I will
not write to you again from mere on ac-
count of my wife, hut l am sure you
vii! understand this In October
will deposit the sum TO your credit
with enc of the large Brussels stores
70 . After that you will receive
from me every week another remittance
as | told you, without any other gifts,
- will not have much money
for myself till March but I
will always have enough TO keep yOT
IL you are not too greedy.
If yCu are too greedy l caHnOt do more
than I can, can 1? well,weIl :
/ love you and I want you to be very.
very happy; but then do net
you understand? -
Tells of His Love.
When you write to me do not sign
your letter 'Margot la Belle, darling.
It's true that YOU are pretty, but it is
not so nice TO see it said by you about
yourself You see what an old
man am. and that is the reason why l
consider myself privileged to give you
advice. Your fond letters were most
precious to me. / read them and read
them again with much love. little one.
/ adore you; yes, with all my
heart. and not only now. but forever /
adore you. / can tell you that at this
moment. with all the ardor which l felt
the night at the 'Filet de Sole
not only passionately. but with
how can I saw rational love
zone always seeks after happiness.
believe / have found il with you.
"A"
Darling: II could write good
French, what a nice, interesting letter
| would write out for you. But perhaps
YOU will like il just as il is. since you
tell me my French Is very chic You
see how | remember your words. Ger
tainly l do, every one of them-and
none the less this pretty laugh of yours
You are adorable, my pet.
This evening | am taking the
nurses part while the real nurse has
gone out with my wife to the Moulin
Rouge. Well. | am watching
over my young girl. who is sleeping
while her father is sitting in the
bathroom Do not blame me be-
cause of the children. little one. Up To
now / have done the most I could in
this respect. II is impossible to continue
this marital life. even il you did not
You do not guess how I have your
comfort at heart. I have lots OF re-
spect for little girls who do work
=" really admire the courage OF
these girls, in spite of their being tired
and hungry-hungry not always OF food
but of .he small things so dear TO a
woman's heart.
II am glad l can help yOu-Sive YOU
these little things and ] will he glad II
YOU do use these opportunities TO be real
lv the good and gentle little woman
which I dare say YOU yearn to be.
am no reformcr. darling. no. no. Life Is
too short. is it not? But ] hope that in
gentle life. freed from wants and angry
thoughts you will forget all ugly things
and think but Of nice ones! But now. you
are far too busy with money matters-1
mean. you do not get the money you
want. Same thing as with a hungry man.
c will be very,very happy when |
will see in your glance the two thing
love of my own self and the inspiration
TO frame your destiny. -
This is what l mean when I tell you
love you.
Goodnight A.