Evening star., 1915-04-09
WROTE SHE HOPED
TOLAND OLD DEAR
Mrs. McNabb in Letter Also
Called Kinney Erich
Old Man."
LAWYER READS LETTER.
THEN ASKS QUESTION
Plaintiff in $5oo,0oO Breach of
Promise Suit Says Terms Were
"Pleasantries."

A letter written by Mrs. Ida NJ Nc
Nabb eleven days after she met John
s. Kinney. reputed millionaire Michi-
gan mine owner. from whom she seeks
100000 damages for alleged breach
of contract. to marry. was the feature
OF the cross-examination of the plain
tiff, resumed shortly before recess to-
day by Miss Harriet Freebey. counsel
for the defense. The lawyer read the
letter to the jury and then interro-
gated the witness as to the meaning of
certain statements contained in the
epistle.
The plaintiff admitted writing the
letter to Miss Ida Leidfeldt, who was
acting as her housekeeper. Some of
the statements she was unable to ex-
plain and contented herself by calling
them pleasantries.
Il am bringing the rich old man
home with me-" and II think 1 will
land the old dear" were two excerpts
from the letter concerning which the
lawyer made inquiries Miss Freebey
tion OF the concluding statement in
the letter, There is one thing about
me he doesn't like. He says I am too
young"
The lawyer inquired if the statement
did not rather indicate that Mr. Kinney
was receiving the proposal of marriage
than that he was making it. When the
witness declared it did not seem SO to
her the lawyer passed to another line
of inquiry.
Letter Read by Lawyer.
The letter as read by counsel for the
defense to the jury is as follows:
Dear Ida: Your good letter received,
also the girls, but 1 haven't time to
write to them today. And as 7 will be
at home Saturday night I won't write
till l come. You are a hustler. I am
so anxious to see the kitchen. You
must have had a terrible time. Well,
there is always something hard for all
of us. And maybe l am up against mine
now. 1 am bringing the rich old man
home with me. He will spend Sunday
with me and have dinner. So prepare
for nice big dinner. Have a roast,
strawberries and cream and get a nice
cucumber for the potato salad for sup
per and have nice fresh bread and any,
thing else YOU want.
Il think | will land the old dear. I
am tired working and | think you'd
like working for me better If l had
lots of money. and / wouldn't be jeal-
Gus of you cause you wouldn't want
"Of course he is coming home to see
the children. so you tell the girls he
is coming and pump them little SO
YOU can tell me what they say
HE wants to go east in his car the
1st of July and wants me to go along.
He has a peach of a car. 1 think that
would please Marcella. Tell her she
There Is one thing about me. he doesn't
like. He says I am too young First
time l eyer regretted my good looks.
Love to all"
Quizzes on Expressions.
Taking up the expressions contained
in the letter. Miss Freebey inquired,
What did you mean by maybe I am up
against mine now"
Mr. Kinney had said that I had met
with lots Of trouble and that maybe
his people would make 1t hard for me,
Probably that was in my mind at the
time" answered Mrs. McNabb.
"I think I'll land the old DEAR What
did you mean by that?" asked the law
yer for the defendant
1--WE use that expression a great deal
in Michigan" the witness replied.
Miss Freebey.
"You say that you were tired work.
ing? Were you thinking of giving up
mo. for 1 was not. I was thinking
Of taking care of Mr.. Kinney" an
swered Mrs. McNabb.
Then your relations with Mr.. Kin
ney, according to the plans suggested.
were to be those of a nurse"" Inquired
Miss Freebey.
Was Also to Nurse Kinney.
"Yes, that was part of the under
standing, that is the way I understood
it," the witness replied.
Couldn't his relatives take care of
him."
"Yes, his daughter Addie had agreed
to do SO, but Mr.. Kinney said that he
did not wish to make her give up her
school,"
The witness explained that she knew
Miss Leidfeldt was engaged, and was
young and beautiful woman when she
wrote she was not jealous of her, and
knew she did not want the old man.
Miss Ereebey asked if Miss Liedfeldt.
being a trained nurse. would not have
hetter filled the requirements Of the de-