The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-09
4 True Lore StorV
That Ended Wrong

Dear Miss Grey. As you help
others every day. | come 20 you with
little story OF my own I know
you can help. I've been trying for
years to settle my mind on what 20
do 10 clear myself % something I'm
not guilty Of / now leave u 10 you
I've been married nine years and
have two little girls. Q and :. ] love
my husband and devote most all Of
my time TO nay home and family.
but something worries me.
Two years before married my
husband ! was engaged 10 a young
man loved most dearly. and he
loved me. We were devoted lovers
for three years. We had our wed
ding day all planned. but no certain
day set lie had come from the
Middle West TO marry me. and we
were 20 return home I was work
Ing girl. and received very low
wages. 30 he gave me money 10 buy
my wedding clothes and trunk and
have some dental work done. which
| did. He went TO visit his sister. n
few miles away. while ! made ready
for our wedding day / was 80
happy. and he was. too. He was n
noble. true and devoted lover. all any
woman should ask for 60 make them
happy. | was TO write TO him as
soon as was ready. and he would
come TO my home. where We were
90 be married. only "A few days
passed and sent him letter. es
peciing him tn day or two
watched and waited IN vain for his
return. \ week passed becam"
anxious and hcartaick I could not be
hevc him untrue. yet he never came
Another week and / gave way TO the
conclusion he had proved false 20
me. IL almost broke my heart. but
pride held me up. / would not write
again. / was too independent.
had brother living some dis
tanoc away on a homestead in the
mountainA wen, there TO live with
him. where ! could hide my grief
from the world. / spent three
months there Of the unhappics, days
had ever known. lie. no doubt.
too. was undergoing the same Il
thought Of him all day and dreamed
Of him all night.
Later. / went out 10 town 10 work
a friend told me had returned to his
home. | tried to forget him. but in
vain. met other young men. but
none Ike him. I then met my hus
band and kept company with him
one year. and we were married His
treatment made me. oh. 30 unhappy
yet | was true TO him and did all
could to make him happy. lie was,
young. being the same age as my
self.
lie never knew had over loved
before After We were married two
years the sister OF my first lover con
feEsed TO my sister that she destroy
81 tho letter | wrote to her brother
and that he was hcartbroken and
thought ! was "A dcccitful lover. and
got his money. then quit him. Yet
he loved mo when heard this and |
knew he didn't even yet know Of
the letter. was go unhappy I would
have committed suicide. but was
to become a mother, and lived for
that
MY husband Is good 20 me now
and / am very happy. but | would |
like for the other fellow to know
| wasn't the deceitfui girl he yet
thinks | was lie IL married. has a |
dear wife and two sweet children /
We are 3 600 miles apart. Should | /
write to his sister. who lives near
him. and beg her TO confess TO him |
what she did. and should | send his
money back 10 him. Would IL make
him regret. or unhappy This has
worried me very much. and I'd like
for him TO know. tho | don't want
to make him regret anything Please
help me. \ WIFE.
II is difficult 20 surmise just
how the news OF this rank in.
Justice would affect your old