The evening world., 1913-12-24


spoke her story.
Christmas Eve. tomorrow" she said.
and shall be here while Mel In dead,
dead. dead. ! want to be with him. Oh.
I loved him 90 that life means nothing
TO me without him. Death has no ter
rors for me. I would welcome II gladly.
I have thought of suicide. but I cannot
nerve myself TO II. wish I could.
WAS HAPPY WITH HIM AND
NEv7R JEALOUS.
| Il don't want to embarrass Mrs.
Couch. She was dear and sweet In all
she did for me when We met for the hrst
time. But, by all the laws OF God. II
not Of man. Mel belongs 10 me. I was
his real wife for all those years. I
dressed his poor. crippled foot cooked
| for him and attended to every bit OF
his stenographio work. How often
have thought. as Transcribed my notes
| or took dictation at night. how amazed
tho regular tenants of tho building
would have been II they had known that
only . few inches Of lath and plaster
concealed them from Mers secret help
mate. what wife could have done more
than for her husband7 II love 10
| faithful service, ! gave II In full meas
urs to Mel. and reaped my. reward in
his faithfulncss to me
Jealous Of his wife7 Our life together
was 30 perfect that such an idea never
entered my head. mover thought OF
her. ! was a. happy a. . queen in my
little domain. and never felt lonely.
When I was not reading French or busy
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In order "a provide funds ara,nst the
time when abe must face tho world. II
that t,ms evor comes. Miss Branch to. |
day plaoea seversI mortgage. shs holds |
In tho hands of ex,Judee GEORGE II. |
Smith, Q local lawyer. Mr.. Smith said |
he hoped TO DISPOSE Of them for her |
shortly.
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LOT OF kNOW'NOThlNGS.
AT the time OF tho nre that de- |
stroys.i TIM old Masoni, Temple I heard
IN. ors" .a,d Smith, ..put. Iora sls..