The Washington times., 1919-01-13
DOLL BABY" SUES
MAN !, =, ::
SHE NEVER SAW
ASKS $4,000 IN LIEU OF
BLAZING KISSES =.
FIERY LOVE RECoUNTED.
IN HIS LETTERS Il; Il
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SYRACUSE, Jan. |13.-Miss Marian |
Gleason is suing a man she never
saw for breach Of promise Of mar
riage. She declares. her heart = has
been so deeply wounded only $4,000
can heal 1t. .--..-. e. . 80 II
In addition to .her injured affec-
tion, she says. she has been held UP,
to ridicule. contempt and disgrace
among her friends through the fall
ure Of Edward j. Hants, Of Chicago,
to fulfill his agreement to wed her.
The defendant recently was dis
charged from Camp Gordon, Ca. and
! returned to Chicago, where he is
said to have, responsible. position
with a manufacturing concern. And
with him he brought a bride, former
ly Miss Rena Maynard, whom he
married in Atlanta, Ga. last July.
| when engaged to Miss Gleason. SO
| the latter claims.
Note. Began Acquaintance.
The acquaintance between the Syr-
acuse girl and the Chicago man be-
gan by letter in the summer OF 1917,
and was brought about by means of
Miss Lucille Meadows. OF Chicago.
who had been visiting here and with
whom Miss Gleason became friendly.
| When Miss Meadows returned home,
| letters passed between the two girls,
| and In one of those which came from
| Chicago to Syracuse was inclosed a
note from Hants asking Miss Glea-
son to write to him, as he expected
to be called in the draft within a
short time and would like to hear
from "some nice girl who could cheer
| him up a bit"
1
and that the correspondence Sontin-
ued for several months before Hants
was called TO the colors. Photo
graphs were exchanged, and from
| friendlincss the epistles passed to
warm and tender effusions. BY Oc-
tober came letters addressed to the
| distant Dulcinea as Baby Sweet
| heart" and telling her he kissed her
picture every night and morning"
Few of the Letters.
| A few of the letters upon which
Miss Gleason bases her hope of con-
vincing a jury of her wrongs follow:
Chicago. ILL.,, Oct. 1, 1917.
| "Baby Sweetheart: Your dear let
ter received and you don't know how
happy 1t made me to get that great
big armful of hugs and lips :ull of
kisses that you sent me. Gee, kid
you sure are some letter writer. and I
bet you are some girl. too. II had
you here right now you can make up
your mind that you'd get some blaz-
ing kisses. and there wouldn't be a
few of them, either. When come to
Syracuse for Thanksgiving, we'll have
a real party. with no one else at 1t,
won't we, dollbaby pet?
"Were busy in the office today, so
can only steal time enough to write
this much, but I'll write a good long
letter at the club tonight. 7 don't
want to go and see any other girl.
think too much of you.
YOUR EDDIE"
Love Kept Him Wakeful.
Another letter read:
Chicago. Nov. 81.
"Bestest Baby Girl-Maybe ] wasn't
disappointed about Thanksgiving. !
couldn't get to sleep last night for
thinking of what 1t would have meant
to take my darling girl in my arms
and hold her close and tell her with
| out words all that could never write
I guess I couldn't have waited to kiss
you until we got into a taxi at the
station.
Mother is much better. but not in
shape, so I don't dare to get away, and
I know you wouldn't want me to
think Of such a thing. darling, for a
fellow who isn't a good son never
! turns out very we'll at something
else, which you and will know more
about some day. Say, birdie, don't
you wish it were now? How would
you like to be ordering dinner and
have me coming home to eat it-and
to eat you up, too, with kisses?"
! VIXEN her adorer went to camp in