The Washington herald., 1917-11-28
Way to Hold Men.

Way to Hold Men.
II know that the surest way to hold
man is to fiatter him to death"
was her reply. Justice Manning ques-
toned her as to her attitude of
mind toward her husband, and she
explained the belief that It is a wife's
duty to fiatter her husband so as
to hold him.
The district attorney showed her
another Of her letters 10 De Saulles,
dated June 90, 1914, which, he thought,
calculated to pierce her armor Of alert
preparedness for every situation. The
letter started Dearest Darling Dink-
ey," and asked forgiveness for leav-
ing him to have a good time in Lon
don and declared you need not fear
shall regret having married you"
In it she said she was enjoying dances
in London, mentioned private theat-
,icaIs and social life. i've had an
other beastly letter from my moth
err she continued. I've given up
trying to bridge the gulf. She is
out of her mind. I am living in the
sunshine and forgetful OF everything
save the joy Of living" the letter
ran.
Were you happy when You wrots
that letter &" he ques toned.
Il never told anyone when I was
unhappy. 1 always tried to make
everybody believe was happy" said
Blanca serenely.
not recoIlect that her husband had
Lusitania when she sank and Weeks
was unable to get her to admit she
had even heard of his having so ex-
pressed himself
There was a hush among the audit
ors when the witness was questioned
regarding a statement she made to
Mrs. Louise Heckscher.
The questions were asked imme.
diately following the reading of an
other letter full of endearments to her
husband.
'Is it true" he asked. "that since
your baby was born you never lived
with your husband as man and wife %
NO" she replied.
did you tell Mrs. Louise HeckscheI
that you had not lived with Mr.. De
Saulles as man and wife since the
boys birth?"
Yes" said Mrs. De saulles, and
her soft eyes lighted with a smolder,
ing fire.
"Why?"
Because she was always pryins
into my affairs"
Didn't you say to Mrs. Heckshchel
that had you known what it was like
to be a wife you would never have
married." asked Weeks.
II do not recollect ever having said
any such thing" said she. And II
Mr.. De Saulles ever said that I hadn't
been. wife to him it was lie."
Thereupon Weeks produced a copy
Of letter written by De Saulles to
his wife on May 20, 1916, in which he
claimed that for four years she had
! refused to live with him as his wife
and said she had not 'played the
| game for his sake.
Mother Leaves Court Room.
Yes. 1 recall receiving that letter.
said Mrs. De Saulles. 1T was a very
rude letter. 1 did not answer it."
Sonora Blanca Vergara de Erraz-
urih, who had sat beside her other
daughter, rose suddenly and left the
room, supported by Senorita Amalia
Errazurih. Sne did not reappear dur
ing the session.
"SohS dsheu II Ino witness was
aware that her husband was nego-
tiating with the Duke Of Manchester
upon a big contract to supply the
allies with horses for the war, and
that De Saulles had made $4,000 on
the deal.
"If he 'ade $4,000 I never saw any
OF the money. was the best .answer
he could elicit.
did you and your husband share
your househoIu expenses?" Justice
Manning asked.
Yes, your honor. I paid the bills
when I had the money, and he paid
them when had not"
And who bore the greater share
Of the expenses?'
II did, your honor" said Blanca.
Mrs. De Saulles admitted that the
Chileano company, some of whose
stock she owned, had been sold to the
Guggenheimes at a handsome profit
to her. She denied all knowledge of
her husband having anything to do