The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-03-17

street, northeast, however, left an in
delible impression In the hearts and
memory of at least one Washington
family with whom they were init
mately associated during their stay
here.
Among her co-workers in the per-
sonnet division of the American Red
Cross headquarters. Eighteenth and
ID streets northwest, where she was
employed as a $0O-a-month file clerk.
from October 20. 1918. until the fol-
lowing December 81. Ruth Randall
was an inconspicuous figure.
She was just one of many file clerks
and a fairly competent one. But at
-he Florence street cottage, where she
and Bleyer dwelt with Seymour Sing
er, a Government Printing Office en-
ploye, his wife and their two young
children, she was by moods a gay.
careless Bohemian. or a jealous vam-
pire, who limited darkiy at the deed
with which she was to thrill and shock
society two years later: a loving con-
tented helpmeet to the handsome
army officer who posed as her hus-
Land, or woman surging with the
instinct of maternity and almost
merely envious of the happy mother
hood of the woman who shared her
home.
Wanted Baby Herself.
In the latter mood she would en-
brace and fondle Stanley. the baby
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Singer, whom
she appeared to idolize, holding the
little lad out to Bleyer and crying,
"Oh, Cliff. Cliff! Why can't God give
US little darling like him." Then
she would almost invariably turn to
Mrs. Singer saving .Ypn shpnlt -
very very happy woman with
baby like this to love and cherish.
dow i envy you"
Bleyer seemed devoted to her and
dominated by her. the Singers say.
Only once do they recall that he
:urned on her when her mood was an
cry. 1t was before she obtained her
position with the Red Cross. She had
trisen early and prepared breakfast,
nut Bleyer, who had been drinking
lard the night before was loath to
cave his bed. She upbraided him.
aging:
you expect me to get a job. and
ow, when / want to go see about one
ou keep me waiting on your laziness.
am going to leave now"
Bleyer replied:
'"Go whenever you like, and stay
way, for all I care. I'm through
With you"
Mnde Up Quickly.
But he got up" Mrs. Singer said,
ating the incident yesterday, land
few minutes they were as loving
as ever, calling each other pet names
and kissing"
Once again. Singer says, Bleyer was
a dark mood and spoke of separa-
Whenever we do part it will not
for long. Well be united again in
cry few minutes" Ruth told him.
y his time also they had been drink
they drank much,' Singer says.
q always were we'll behaved and
m crate in their language while we
with them. They always drank
in water highballs, and she always
ed them. My wife and l used to
lment on how she would only put
Y little whiskey in Cliffs highballs.
= lie she was generous with her
n, although he drank them much
" re frequently than she did. Some
q les he would protest, oh, Ruthie,
-thie, give me little more. I can
idly taste this
That is enough for you at one
,e, she would tell him, and we
YER heard him insist"
Kept Him Captivated.
6Ieyer used to do most of the cook
ing, Mrs. Singer says. and even swept
out their rooms and did occasional
washing.
81 used to remark how cleverly she
worked to keep him captivated," she
says. Ruth was not beautiful
woman, but wonderfully attractive.
She was small, about five feet tall,
lille he was over six feet and re-
markedly handsome. She had a
penchant for wearing one Of his uni
forms about the house, and used to
look drolly charming in it.
"She was continually perching on
his knee or sitting Turkish fashion on
a couch or the floor. And how she
could use her eyes-great, beautiful
dark eyes. These. with her hair,
which was of beautiful texture and
reached to the floor while she was
standing up, were her chief points Of
beauty"
Bleyer seemed very proud OF Ruth,
the Singers say, frequently showing
them photographs of her. OF which he
had a large collection. He frequently
brought her presents OF fruits and
flowers, for which she would thank
him effusively. But always he brought
whiskey.
{ They seemed to drink persistently
rather than with desire, the Singers
say, and II was this that caused Mrs
singer to remark to her husband:
There is some mystery about Ruth
and the captain. 1t looks like there
is 'omething they are trying to- for
get"
A.. nger secuted the idea at the time,
IIl 1R his wife's attention to how de-
the two seemed and how they
Hin lently mentioned each others
IIII ats. telling OF occasions when
IIII had been with them. Today,
iii yer, Singer Is a firm believer in
IIII ms intuition.
IlII Woman Can Read Woman.
IIII takes a woman to read a wom-
IIlI he says. IL could see nothing In
lIII except a rather gay but loving
Hi ig couple. But my wife sensed
Ii' ething wrong. stu she, as we'll
as 4, wns fascinated by them, and we
cannot find IT in our hearts to con-
denim them very severely today. Our