The Washington times., 1919-01-16
CALLS HEART BALM
SUIT so ROMANTIC
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knows that he has been sued for $4,000
Really. never believed 1 was worth
thar much money. We'll, / do not
know no wmuch money Captain Muir
phey has. but I am going to telephone
him OF the suit for his alleged aliena
tion Of my affections. Captain Muir
phsy IL In Alabama, and know he will
fight the suit. as, there is nothing sub
stantial in the charges"
Married On Impulse.
II don't know why I married Mr..
Taylor anyway. did so under an i'm
pulse. He never appeared attractive
to me. l met him frequently in New
York, and we were at a party one day
when he gave me a diamond ring. I
suppose 1t cost about $500. He asked
me to marry him, and I did so the
next day. He left for Boston that
night.
"since that time I have been in
Washington. He frequently came to
see me and asked that we some way
arrange for divorce. He also asked
for his diamond ring. telling me that
IL 1 gave II to him and a piece Of
poetry that he had written to me he
would be satisfied. He told me the
poetry contained his sentiment Of the
love he had for me. refused to give
him either. He wrote me occasion
ally. addressing the mail in my
maiden name. II was my under
standing that he and were not to be
considered man and wife.
But he bothered me for months
before he instituted suit for divorce.
On the day that he filed the bill he
came TO my house and asked that we
FIX" up our differences. When my
friends learned that he had entered
a suit for divorce, they told me that
made q mistake. Mr.. Taylor GER
talnly loved me. II I DO say so my
self. Ny friends said that I should
have been a vsuap, got his money,
ana then let him beat it But 1 am
not that kind OF a girl.
Helped "Coisnel, Compose Song.
CAS- far as Captain Murphey is con-
cerned, our acquaintanceship was
purely Of a social character. know
Captain Murphey as I do a number Of
officers and men in Washington. 1t is
charged that was found in his apart
ment At the Benedict. That is true.
The captain is a composer, and as
write music. ] went there with him To
compose q song.
when l came out OF the apartment
house with Captain Nurphey, I met
my husband and several other men on
the pavement. He told me / ought to
be ashamed Of myself told him I
did not figure had done wrong, and
did not desire to have any converse
tion with him:
My husband is q man who desires
to stay at home, read-he is too do
mestic. like the romantic, and l
intend to 60 around and enjoy life as
long as I live. That's why left
my husband.
II did not want TO be sitting
around home with him. In fact. /
should not have married him. 1 did
80 on the impulse-you know, / am
impulsive. Everybody says so.
"Why, last summer he traiIed me
up the river where l was being prop.
erly chaperoned at q shore party. He
got constable and came on the
shore and called me. paid no atten-
tton to him when he insisted upon my
returning to Washington with him.
Then before all the guests he pulled
our marriage certificate from his 4
pocket and dramatically asserted I'm
her husband; here's the proof One
of the men on the shore said: Let's
tie a rope around his neck and drop
him overheard My husband really
thought the man was going to do it,
and he went away.
"On another occasion he met me in
the lobby Of q downtown hotel and
opening my pocketbook he found a
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