New-York tribune., 1917-11-27

that experienced" asked her lawyer.
at was horribe-horrible thought
that | should die" was the reply.
There was another story OF an ad-
venture with "a woman" in which little
Jack figured. There had been a visit to
Central Park on an Easter morning,
after which the boy returned 10 his
mother with a bunch of flowers, TO
which was attached card saying,
From your ole and only sweetheart.
Mrs. De Saulles said that she was
pleased with this attention from her
estranged husband and questioned her
son about his jaunt. 8,
"Then he told me that there had
been a woman with them woman
called 'Joe'-and that his father had
said that she was awfully NICE ana
would love him very much,' SAID M'5'
De Saulles.
"Joe's" Name Revealed
"Did YOU know who this Joe was"
asked Attorney Uteraart::.
Saulles. for the first time actually
naming the dancer, who had been asso
ciated with De Saulles in previous
stories only as Joe
From that day events moved swiftly
toward the conclusion OF the De Saui,eS
marriage in the divorce court. Mrs: I've
Sauiles told how she was referred 20
Prince & Nathan. law iirm whlch
acted for her in the proceedings. nt,
said that she had not once dreamed
that she would fail 10 be given custoGy
of the child. and that the Creates
surprise of her life came when het
lawyer advised her that she would DC
compelled to submit 10 the enforcement
of a stimulation under which her nus
hand would have part control OF the
child, although the guilty party in the
proceedings.
"'You know you are foreigner AMI
the child is an American citizen my
lawyer told me-" said Mrs. De Saulles.
"'No Judge would permit you 10 remove
the boy from the country 20 be brough,
up other than as an American.
So Mrs. De Saulles signed an agree o.
ment to permit her husband 10 nave
possession of the boy for five month";
Of the year, while she would retain his
custody during the remaining seven
months. During the days that the child
was in the possession of the mother,
however, the father was permitted t.
have him for three hours OF each af
ternoon, if he so desired. The mother
was given the same privilege during
the period the boy was in De Saulles's
possession.
81 felt as If the world was coming 70
an end when | realized what this meant
to me-" said Mrs. De Saulles.
Next came the recital Of long series
Of difficulties growing out Of this di-
vided control of the child. Mrs. De
Saullcs said that he never returned
from a visit TO The Box, her divorced
husbands Long Island home. withou.
pockets filled with sweets. childish
stomach ailments and a growing dis
satisfaction with the less exciting life
with his mother, who guarded his di
gestion at the expense of his appetite.
Tells of Fateful Night
1t was after just such a series of ex-
: periences, said Mrs. De Saulles, that
I little Jack again was taken over to The
Box on the afternoon of August 3,
1917. When he failed TO return at q
o'clock, she said, she became nervous
and decided TO await dinner until his
arrival
II telephoned to Mr.. De Saulles at
his Office and warned him about little
Jacks condition, and that thought he
ought to be at home with me for din
rer," said Mrs. De Saulles. But he
only told me TO mind my own affairs;
that what went on at The Box was
none of my business.
"'But the cook put ice down his
back 10 keep him cool the last time he
A. L
pneumonia | said. We'll. ! guess he's
healthy enough to stand pneumonia,
said Jack, hanging up the telephone"
As thoughts OF the following events
filed her mind Mrs. De Saulles paused.
closed her eyes for a moment and
awaited the next questions OF her lag.
yer. But Justice Manning took the
affair out OF the hands of the lawyer
a. this iuncturc, announcing that he
would prefer 20 have Mrs. De Saulles
tell the story 20 the jurors in her own
way. The defendant demurred. with
the plea that she was too tired TO pro-
| ceed. but finally continued without
further prompting from lawyer or
judge.
II telephoned again, and n man told
nc that Jack was being put to bed"
she continued, after another brief
pause. 81 asked for Nr. De Saules
and WIS told that he had gone 10 the
club.
Il called up Mr.. Uterhart, and asked
him to go over with me and get little
Jack. He said that il was too delicate
"a matter for a man 10 interfere in, but
offered 20 send his car for ne.
II think | had already telephoned
for n taxicab. ! ran out into the
street to wait for il. remember tell
ing my maid, Susanne, that We must
get there before Mr.. De Saulles got
back from the club. had the man
stop the car around the corner from
The Box. .