Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-02
WIFE is LED TO
FORGIVE MATE
BY CHILDREN
Yearns for. Recovery of Hus-
band, Who Took Poison
With Another Woman.
FEELS NO JEALOUSY

NEW YORK, Aug 2.--The maternal
Instinct overrides the'promptings of jeal-
ousy in the heart of Mrs Kate Grantelli,
whose husband, Frank. in company with
Mrs. Alma Lotus, attempted suicide.
Alma Lotus will live.
The life of Frank GranteIlI hangs in the
balance.
But the mind of the wrOnged wife is
made up
''Wiu I forgive him?" she asked, her
pale face drawn with suffering, her dark
eyes sadder than her twenty -four years
should warrant
Il suppose / will forgive Frank If he
wants to come back to me.
my reasons?
Here they are-two of them
About her knees clustered two of the
little family of three, Benedict, 4, and
Jasper, 219.
Baby Rose, 3 months old, vas being
wrapped up to be taken to the home of
relatives.
Think of what I have gone through"
sighed Mrs. Grantelli.
"A month before little Rose was born
my husband met this woman.
He got crazy, l guess.
Il didn't know anything about her,
though, till Decoration day, when Franks
guilty conscience gave him away.
"A woman who knows us both had seen
him with this Lotus woman.
He imagined she had told me.
But she hadn't
He came 10 me and said: so you
know about that woman who is a friend
of Inine?'
JUST ONE NET
ON THE STREET.
4 told him I dldn't-and then he had
to tell the rest Of it.
He said she was just woman he had
met on the street-that he didn't really
care for her at all.
''All the time he would come in late
two, three, even four in the morning.
He would try to tell me he had been
at shows or out with men
LET $4,000
POLICY RUN OCT.
After the baby was born, when he
would come in late, the noise would
wake her up-after all my trouble get
ting the poor little thing to sleep.
Il told him l could not stand 1.-THE
wild life he was leading; that he would
have to go for good.
Finally. on June 10, he did leave
Since that time l have been a great
deal with his mother.
II couldn't bear it alone here in our
nice little apartment.
"The children thought their father
was dead.
Benedict would say. Tell me, NAM
ma, is papa deadP
Il couldn't say thing, so I let him
think so.
Hes lucky not to know what has
happened.
Things got so bad I had to take Frank
into the court Of domestic relations, and
there I got an order that he should pay
me SIS a week.
He got $50 week when he worked.
But that wasn't supposed to begin
until July 10.
Now he takes poison to end his life
He worked in the insurance business.
He had a policy for 50 900 on his own
life, but let II run out.
If he dies what will become Of US
au2
I've can't live forever on my family
or a. his eOple.
IF had no children, or even one
child, I would say this was the end
But 7 must think of them.
Il can not help forgiying what he has
done when I see them about me asking
for papa
Would I forgive that woman?
Il would scratch her eyes out.
But no, / wouldn't
II wouldn't lower myself to fight with
n woman who would rob children OF
their father
II hear today she is getting better.
why did he bave to take more poison
then she dIdf"
A sympathetic neighbor had come in
to offer assistance to the little family
The room apartment was well fur
uished and well cared for and Mrs
tfranetelli had managed. In spite Of her
troubles. to make herself quite present
uhle.
She is pleasant looking young wom-
an. a decided brunette type.
Why should her husband be looking
at another woman: 2" asked the neighbor.
"She is so good and kind. l guess
men don't care for such things any
more.
1T was such a crazy thing to do"
7 he young wife was still musing over
the attempted suicide Of her husband
and Mrs. Lotus.
He must be crazy.
well, what is the matter with you?'
questioned the neighbor-not too con
solingly.
Don't you know these people when
they are what they call in love are
really crazy?"