The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
leaves HUSBAND
WORTH MILLIONS
ASKS $50 MONTH
Beautiful Young WOman'S
Gypsy Blood Forces Her to
Sue for Divorce So as to
Feel Independent.
TAKES ALL OF BLAME
FOR PARTING IN NOTE
Was Fortune Teller at Frisco
Exposition and Loves Man,
But Feels Urge To Be on
Road AGAIN.

hOdu Again.
, SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.-How gypsy |
blood. and lack of the warm love she
longed for, impelled Mrs. Mildred lie
Baron Saith. beautiful young fortune
teller at the exposition in 1915, to run
away from her wealthy husband, Fred
M Salth, contractor, was revealed in
letters nsed as evidence in the court of
superior Judge George H. Cabamiss,
where she is fighting for her freedom
from marital ties and Saith is fighting
to keep her.
she charges him in the divorce COM
paint with neglect, She says he would
not grant her desire for a home of their
own, but made her live in a home occu-
pied also by his brother and his broth
er's three children, although, she says, |
he is possessed of property worth more
'than 5000, 600 and has an income of
more than $500 a mont from his con
tracing, business: He cared more for
his brother than his wife, she say She
asks $50 a month alimony.
Leaves To Be Free.
They were married at Santa Rosa
June II, 1915. Salih then was inter
ested financially in many concessions
at the exposition. They parted Oct.
16, 1917, in Idaho, where he is now in
the contracting business.
Seeking freedom, she came to San
AS'oN anu INNlOu d sc , lldllA
ing school. "A letter explaining why
she left him follows.
"Fred-I will have gone to San
Francisco when you receive this letter.
| allowed you to think l was willing
to stay just to keep from any more ar
gumept. / am sorry it had to end this
way, but it really does. There is no
use in my trying any longer. l am
too much changed-grown too bitter,
J distrustful n quick-tempered.
1T is all my fault. Don't blame any
one else but me, 1T was a sad mistake
from the very beginning on both our
parts, OF course, if there had been
children it would have been entirely
different. 1t seems rather as though
we were not meant to live together or
else there would have been children,
doesn't it?
II can not say I have not cared for
? you, because l do. But, Fred, I can
not rest any longer. The gypsy blood
in me is too strong. I must be on the
road once more- 1t seems as If I would
die here: l am not good nor brave,
only just a gypsy, not contepted, not
satisfied. I shall not say Forgive me-
know you are too good a mar to do
FIRED, I know that I am going pack
to misery n perhaps to destruction,
because one can not see others suffer
and not suffer too. If / sign a check
and take any money, 1t will only be
because I must have it.
Keep Name Honorable.
Fred. Fred. God knows I am suf-
fering at leaving you, and I will suffer
If l stay. Let me go. I promise you
to be a good woman and If we ever
meet again shall hope to be able TO
i tell you that / kept your name honora-
9 bic. / can't say goodbye to you. Only
be kind to me in your thoughts, think
as little as possible of me, and, Oh,
Fred, | do ask you to forgive me. For
give me!
II shall not forget youA All, God, how
! am going to suffer. If you ever have
need of me, send for me. T pray God
to be very kind to YOU .M 9Tee more;
Another Letter.
In a letter written April 16. 1919
from a local hotel. where she is EN-.
ing. she said in part:
Il do not love you enough to be to
YOU that which means wifehood.
could rot give a little to any man. ]
must give all or nothing, and between
you and me this is impossible.
Fred, when married you It was
thought to be all to you that goes tc
make n good wife and woman. | did
not expect ever to change my mind
but you and your people have forced
ire to do so. You could not bend M
WY, and | do not care enough to'
you To DeTu YOURS. l am sorry.
"A week after we were married
realized our great mistake, but KEEP
Non for nearly four years without tell
ing you. You are a good man, Fred
but Of another race, other beliefs, othel
desires and other customs. / can no
change my race or my creed any moro
than you can. ! can not live, YOUR lift
and therefore must live my own.
I'VE We're never happy, not for on
rroTont. We could never be. | CAV,
~ -.nu fnrsaI lows ar the ont wa r6 onnp1T
ance of such. and You gave me nothing
You say that you love ms, bat in fou
years have done nothing to prove il
only writing it or paper to me, TIL,
Kind of love that is necessary to fec
for the woman that you must car
for all your life is not the kind yoI
have given to me. You could haV
given more to me if the word wife ha
meant more to you, and the wor
brother less.
Graves independence.
II will not Say that t was very youn
= in order to excuse myself, | had hope
to change my mind, but the onl
change is that | am growing stronge
in the one desire to live my own lf,
to earn my own money, TO guard m
own soul, If a woman can not Civ
to the man who is her husband thu
which is best in her it is best not
give anything.
than with me. Ihere was lar 100 niue
discord for any happiness together. ]
ySn S,e'T F ore those + stu'i | Tespe 9 'y yo" an
for the past | am sorry. We must bot
pay, for my paTst graz ine an 10
glVeness. nave zone nkewlse lor 70
You want Only that! rom me Whlch
freely and Happily given can NJ
give. 1t is best just to say good-by
thinking the kindest things possible
each other,
|, Seeks to Part Friends,
=
after spending Tour years OF o.
lives together 1t is OF no use 10 pa