The Washington times., 1917-05-03
Amazing Vawter Letters Read
Jack Lee Precedes Introduction of Missives Of
fering Wife For Sale With Request That
Women Be Excluded.

do ANYTHING you could for me, and you
reel that oy staying away you are
doing what 1 wish you to do.
Il want to assure you that this Is
not so. Mrs. Vawter and I both want
you to feel that our home is yours,
and ] propose to show you in every
way l can that we do want you. In
fact there Ii no one that we know
that we miss more. Please do come
to see us often. ! told you once that
thought you were one of the best
people that l knew, and l am more
than ever convinced that ] was right
then. l meant it then, l mean il
now.
'If You have given me cause to
worry. you have also helped more
than any one, except my faithful wife.
to get myself together. I am SO glad
or one thing, and that is even IL 1
have lost my self-controI and said
things to you that / should not dream
OF saying now, have never said one
word against you TO any one. II not
for my sake, Stock, hope you will
soon come home again just as you
used to, for the sake OF one who de-
serves nothing but the best of every
thing jim life. 1t has hurt her more
than you can dream of-your not
coming-and I know that I am the
cause of your not II there is any
| thing that I can do for her happiness.
am going to do it. Remember, that
want you to feel perfectly at home
at our house, and I will prove to you
that l am made of the real stuff.
Liked Man He Shot.
"You have, Stock, in that big frame
of yours one OF the sauarest and big
gest hearts that ever any one had.
and 1t is that that 1 like and admire
you for. 1t is your bigness OF heart,
your squareness, that are your assets.
I know IT is hard to forgive.
You have said you can't You can,
though. l can. For when I think of
your side of the question ! can see II
! clearly. and know il you. look at my
friends than ever. What is more than
that. 1 shall always be your friend. no
matter how you may feel. I know. be-
cause, as Mrs. Robertson asked me the
other day when you took Virginia
over to Christiansburg. what i
! thought of Mr.. Heth told her. and
meant II, that thought he was one
Of the best people knew and that be-
cause he was always 50 willing to do
more than his part other people
abused his generosity. l need your
| friendship and ! value 1t. and some
day you will realize that my friend
sincere friend.
&C. E. vAwTER.
stock, am dead in earnest In
what / say. Don't doubt me or sus-
pect me of Interior motives. for !
- Nre
in my life. | am too Internally hon
/ est and always say just what 1 think. "
Found in n Stove.
The cross examination closed with
reading of a letter found by Miss Vir-
ginIa Heth in the stove at the Heth
home. 1t had been torn up. 1t reads:
virginia Polytechnic Institute,
"Blacksburg. Va, June ~.
! MY Dear Stockton: Please forget
a little. I know you can and will. II
Is certainly no harder for you than
for me. / am not going to attempt to
write you a letter, but I am going TO
ask you to give me an opportunity 10
talk with you some time real soon.
can't explain in a letter, but we would
both be so glad II you would come
| ana TAKE dinner Win US Sunudy OF
come up some night before.
81 have been real busy this week
with summer school. Have not had a
| drink since Monday at dinner, and
that merely an imitation of one. But
believe mel know no one will
am done with John BRrleycorn.
"Be sure and let me have a chance
OF talking with you soon and when /
ask this I am not thinking of myself,
but of some one whose happiness IL
not their life depends upon 1t. l have
no word of abuse, for I hope sincerely
that my life will lift itself above ev-
cry obstacle. What with the way FL
lott did me this summer and the way
my family has done, II is a wonder to
me that I am sane. and l guess you
doubt that Believe me, am your
| sincere friend.
&C. f. VAWTER.
please drop me a line and let me
know that you got this note and that
ram see yOun