Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-08
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oaRL CONF FROM AFFAIR
10 WE'D WATERLOO MAN
Fails 70 Dc Impressed With Personal
Appearance Of Prospective Groom
and Calls on Plans For Speedy
Weddina-Girl Viii Not Return
Home.

Waterloo, July 3-No wedding bells
rang last evening for Milton H. Heb
erly. trucker at the Rock Island freig ut
house, otherwise known as Kelly" for
Miss Mildred Jones, Of Detroit, Mich.
who arrived In the city Monday even
Ing for the express purpose Of becom-
ing Mrs. Heberay. changed her mind
within a few moments after they mat
at the Illinois Central station.
Just why Miss James changed her
mind could not be learned as neither
she nor Mr.. Heberly would discuss
the affair todA0. Miss James felt her
disappointment so kesnly that she
decided not to return to her home,
where she had told all her friends of
the coming wedding. but instead will
go to Toledo, O.. to take another po-
sition. She left last evening on the
s:57 Rock Island train.
About two weeks ago this touch
Ing long distance love affair started
when Mr.. Heberly read about Miss
James loneliness in 4 matrimonial pa
PEG. Il appealed to him aud ne lost
no time in writing her. setting forth
hAs merits In IN eloquent letter. The
reply from Miss James was prompt
and encouraging and her correspond emf
Immediately sent her one OF his pho
tographs. She 1t once returned the
compliment by sending Mr.. Heberly her
picture, on the back of which she
wrote; "A week from today I will be
in my lovers arms" My. Heberly was
so owerjoysd 1t receiving this that he
showed It to companions At the freight
house.
Ardent Mr. Heberfy made no Sc
cTst Of his love affairs with his fellow
workers but kept them posted on all
the developments. II was arranged
that M1s James should come here to
get married. When the train pulled
In Last evening almost the entire
Irsight house force was there to wit
ness tho mestinx.
Meeting Pre- arranged.
In her last letter Miss James told
her lover bow she would Dc dressed,
and when she aligh1ed from the train
he had no trouble in identifying her.
He advanced with outs.retched arms.
but Miss James frvoluntarily shrank
hack and In place OF endearing words
unmarked. 'Oh. I'm 30 hungry
That his sweetheart was suffering
the panBs Of hunger caused Mr.. Heb
erly great distress and he hurled her
to restaurant. Miss James demon
stra&ed that her love had not injured
her appetite Cor she ate . hearty meal
while the disconsoiAte Kelly" great
~ disturbed at the lack Of warmth II
greeting, smoked q stogio ana could
not eat.
Tho freight house boys watched the
progress Of he meal. but when 1t
had been dndshOd and the couple started
for Mr.. HeberEs home ses Conger
street. they retired to their home to
prepare for the festivities that the
prospective groom had arranged for
this evening. At the Heherly home, it
is supposed. Miss James told Kelly"
she could not b shis'n.;"
Miss James 10 described as q good
looking young lady Of about thirty
four, and "Ke1ys" age is not far from
that. 1t IL understood that she held
. good position in q Detroit department
store but win not return there, pre-
terring to locate IN another city.
Kelly" has been employed at the
freight house for ten months and re-
sides with his widowed mother. Kelly
il not in the least cast down and re-
marked to companion this morning,
We'll, there's lots Of women in the
world"