The Washington times., 1919-11-30
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5 Pretty but Unhappy Young Bride,
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letter and greatly disturbed the mystery of what
was going on
And two days later Stokes writes his SON, weddis
about his wife uneasness what is going and puts
himself record-and mails copy Of the letter the
young wife
Lexington, KY, August 3d. 1916
Ny Darling Boy:
You have been with your mother your grandmother
and your aunt for some time They have had an oppor
tunity to observe you and you have made good
impression and they pleased with you and that they
think as wen of you as do
Il have had a talk with Helen You must remember
that Helen received number of your mothers kilograms
to you and to the phone, and she thinks that
IN my kindness to her, have exceeded the limit and do
not know but that she is right AT any shall not
give one farthng, way another, forwards back
wards any other way, Mrs Lydg Now that is plain
and to the point Nor shall help you in any way so that
give her cent that plaini Is that to the
pointf am giving Helen copy of this letter that
there will not be the slightest chance for misunderstood
ing believe have expressed myself clearly and plainly
and to the point After the illness she has been through
and IN her weakened condition shall not have Der
ried atom and what say absolutely plain and un
nistakable, and you know and know that when say
thing-that ends it.
Yours
Mr.. Stokes was a great letter writer" said Mrs
times ne would write two three letters in one
day
Here for instance is very interesting pair of letters
stokes scoldng letter to his wife and her calm dgnfed
answer And it is how the eternal theme
that first wife, Mrs Phil Lydig runs through the CORE
spondenee-the divorced wife and mother of darling
Weddie haunting her like troubled dream
W. E. ID. Stokes Office 26a West 72d st. New York
NEW YORK january %. 1917
Long Beach, Long Island:
Dear Helen:
When some weeks ago, YOU approached the subject
of returning to Hotel - stated / would write to
the hotel management and get in writing their terms-so
there could be chance for misunderstanding you
said No, that you would write yourself
Then follow half dozen paragraphs about dispute
with the manager of the Hotel at Long Beach over
the bills for the last visit Mrs Stokes and the children
made to the hotel)
Now, Helen, have been begging and begging and en-
treating you, for Weddes sake for your sake and
for sake TO cut short all talks about Mrs Lydig and
to stop giving Wedde advice satisfied that your
advice not good for the boy for yourself and to
refer him to for all advice But the minute my back
IS turned talks letters advice and suggestions fow and
you have at last succeeded in what you said you would
do the day took him to his mothers home and in stirring
up end of trouble for everyone including myself and
you have made break between mother and son-and
quote to him and to others what ga, 'B." and &C.
says with little imag agnaton added doesnt make evil
dence; and it doesn't make happiness either Xantippe
never happy Throwing Chinese bombs
never did anyone good China chickens always come
home to roost and in the end they hurt the thrower
Now have been off working for you and the children
and have spent much seventytwo hours
tang Of my clothes shutting my eyes, but working
anxious to succeed for your sakes and get home
for did not know what next you would be up to-
Now, learned from Mrs Lydig what occurred in Mrs
-s parlor between you and Here. before me-
are the talks you and Mrs. - had at your table-the
twenty thousand alimony etc. and how you could get
around having left the Apsona and how to get back
again and then away again. You will wake up some day
to find that Mrs. IS advice is not as good as your
husbands advice
IL you do not take my advice and stop stirring the
lady up, let you-she is skilled she is Of Spanish
blood and she will stand fooling. She has interest
except far that interest relates Wedde 1t
is all sad, unfortunate and miserable.
s, No did himself credit by attacking woman
and did herself credit by attacking an
other Even when those girls shot me went to
the front, because thought IL my duty-and got
hiti
Il win not pay for you to discuss Mrs Lydig with any
II is not kind to me it is not kind to her. it not
fair TO She is the mother Of my and she once bore
my She claims to hold something that people
would not to have Now forget her. Put her