The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05
Topeka Family of Good Repu-
tation i'm Most Odd Case.
Man Keeps "Other Woman"
Until His Affection Dies.
MUST COME BACK ON KNEES
First Love, His Legal Mate,
Ready to Welcome Him Home.
81 Love Husband-He Loves
Me-He VIII Return"

The perfect paragon of patience in
place to look for one-has been dis
covered. Robert Carver. assistant
county attorney, discovered her.
She lives in Topeka. She is mar
ried. She has lost her husband to
another woman but she doesn't want
a divorce. If she wanted a divorce or
If she would have her husband arrest
ed for wife desertion there would be
an excuse for using her name. AS it
is there is no excuse.
My husband" she told Robert Gar
YER, 'is infatuated with another wo-
man. We have been married for seven
years and he has been a good man.
But for some reason or other he has
keeping her at a hotel here in town" !"
why don't you get divorce from
him?" asked Carver.
mo. 1 don't want a divorce" re
piled the woman. Il love my hus-
band and he loves me. He doesn't
know it right now because he is all
muddled over this other woman. But
his infatuation will wear out after a
time. 1 know him. And when it
wears out he will come back to me on
his knees. No, 1 don't want a divorce
from him.
well, then" said Carver. why
don't you have him arrested for wife
desertion?''
Even that would give him a lot of
publicity and would brand him as
something he really is not" said the
loyal wife. mo, 1 don't want to have
him arrested. He's a good man and
1 love him.
well. for heavens sake what do
you want to do them" asked Carver.
What She Wanted.
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woman. az know his infatuatian for
this other will fade away in time.
She can't keep the hold on him have
after seven years of married life. He
will come back to me. But In the
meantime I've got to live. 1 thought
that perhaps I could arrange without
any publicity or court action so that
he could pay me some money each
week during the pendency of his in
fatuation-'
before heard of such a proposal from
an injured wife. But he didn't smile
and he didn't try to shake the wife's
faith in her husbands ultimate sanity.
He said he'd try
The assistant county attorney COM
municated with the husband; the hus-
band communicated with a lawyer.
And today the thing was patched up
the way the wife proposed. The hus-
band agreed, without any angry
words to pay MS wire 81 a week as
long rs his infatuation for the other
woman holds out. When the end comes
he must either go back to his wife on
his knees as she predicts he will or
continue to pay the four dollars a
week.
Due to Blow Up
The wife believes the infatuation is
about due to blow up. She thinks
her rivals influence has about reached
it's limit but she ran out of money
before the infatuation ran out.
81 never before heard of anything
of the kind" said Carver. 81 was aston
ished at the woman's proposal, but
was more astonished when the hus-
band responded to it without a word.
Apparently the arrangement is salts
factory all around. OF course we
could have the husband and the wom-
an with whom he is said to be living
arrested and punished, but I am going
to see this injured wife through in her
own way if possible"
The man in the case is employed in
a business house on Kansas avenue.
His name and that of the woman his
wife complains of are on file in the
county attorneys office. Carver says
both husband and wife are above the
average in personal appearance and
that both bear good regulations