Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-21

board granted it."
 You have been very good tTiend to me- was her guests aciSnowledg- ment
 Are you going to write any. stories of your life. or give any interviews on prison matters?" she was asked The answer was a. decisive negative.
 Wants to Forget and Be Forgotten.
 NO, am not. Don't you under stand, I do not want any publicity where there won't be any reporters or anyone else to ask me questions l want to forget and be forgotten. l shall never say word about those years except what have told you that I am very grateful to those who have been so good to me while they lasted
 In the evening, true to her promise Mrs. Bagley, accompanied by MT Baeiey, took Mrs. Cobb to the theatre. They left the Bagley home soon after o'clock, through the drizzlinG rdsn, and on arriving at the Palace theatre, on Main street, took orchestra seals. Although there were hundreds of per- sons in the house, one or two or whom knew Mrs. Bagley. no one in all the who her companion was.
 Nervous in the Theatre.
 Mrs. Cobb seemed a bit nervous at first, the noise of the music anu the glare of the footlights being a. start ling innovation. She soon became at ease, and enjoyed every minute of the performance, in 9 quiet but hearty laugh, but every sally of the perform CTS and every hit of the movies found her appreciative. She was plainly suf- prised at the perfection of the camrra's art, gazing at the image of the film as it unrolled on the sheet rvfT1 eytaA fzQ T. -xaes the first time she had ever seen such a thing.
 Daughter Was in This City.
 Mrs. Luther Spaulding, Mrs. Cobb's daughter. was undecided Saturday night when she would go to Hartf jrd and take her mother back to her home Sn Lebanon. She had not talked with her mother over the telephone, Norwich at about g o'clock Saturday and her plans were not made.
 Mrs. Spaulding left Lebanon for morning to do some shopping. She had rot heard of the pardon granted her mother before she left, for the urday were missent to Willimantis and did not reach their proper destina- ton until after Ii o'clock. Mrs l Spaulding learned of the pardon soon
 after reaching Norwich.
 Friendship With Mary Howard.
 Few persons knew Kate Cobb ss well as Miss Mary Howard of Wcrn- ersfield, who has probably seen nors | of her during her years of impison
 ment than any other person. with tlie 1 possible exception of the prison eff cials. Miss Towards father was chaplain at the state prison years l ego, and when Miss Howard was 2 l little girl, she was taken to see MrS Cobb for the first time. The prisoner showed a great fondness for her ano the friendship which sprung mp be- tween them was made he stronger ! by the fact that Miss Towards birth. | day was the same as Mrs. t'obb's Pumpkin Pie on Birthday. This fact developed al one of the I first visits Miss Howard paid to Mrs l Cobb, and when the birthday cam, around Miss Towards mother made
 a pumpkin pie which she gave ti tht daughter to carry to Mrs. :Co'ob. The 1 woman was made very happy by tki: I thoughfulness and every year s{nct l that time, Miss Howard has gol;e tt ! tho prison and carried a pumpkin lslt as a birthday gift to Mrs. Cobo wht has reciprocated each year by givint 1 Miss Howard some article of lancy.
 work made by herself
 If one could know all the hear confession made by Kate Cobb 1T I these birthday interviews it woul( make interesting reading, but Nils. Howard has always considered thes' | confidences sacred. She still recall. with pleasure that first visit as ! girl to Mrs. Cobb and the years v.hici ! have passed, bringing her from glrl hood to womanhood. For years nov
 she has made the pumpkin pies her. 1 self and every year Mrs. Cobb hai | given her an oral picture os tlle gir I that brought that first birthday pie 1 In these years Miss Howard hai l grown to know Mrs. Cobb almost in timately and to understand her a. l only one woman can understand an | other. She had cheered her up whxi l she was cast down and has nepe l failed to encourage her in the hon l tbat some day the prison gates wonl, swing back for her as they did Q: Saturday and that she would be psr l nitted to walk forth a free woman | It is needless to say that Miss How l ard was delighted when she hear, that Mrs. Cobb had been pardonel and that her dream had come trus 1 There was an affectionate parting he tween the two before Mrs. Cobb lef ] and no doubt when the next birth
 day comes wherever the two may b
 their thoughts will center at til l prison where. for so many years, the,
 annually recognized each other' Birthday.