The Washington times., 1920-07-08
Maternal Instinct 0verrides
Promptings of Jealousy in
Her Heart.
By NARGERY REX.

The maternal instinct overrides the
promptings Of jealousy in the heart
of Mrs. Kate Granetelli. whose nus
band, Frank. in company with Mrs
Alma Lotus, attempted suicide SUNDAY
night. Yesterday it became known
Alma Lotus would live. The LIE OF
Frank Granctelli was still in doubt.
But the mind Of the wronged wiIe
was more or less made up.
VIII forgive him." she asked,
her pale face drawn with suffering
her dark eyes sadder than her twenty
four wears should warrant.
81 suppose | will forgive Frank II
he wants to come back to me. My
reasons? Here they are-two OF
them r.
About her knees clustered two of
the little family of three. Benedict.
four, and Jasper. two and half
Baby Rose three months old. was be-
ing wrapped up to be taken TO the
home of relatives.
WIFE TELLS HER TROUBLES.
Think of what have gone
through" sighed Mrs. Granetelli.. "A
month before little Rose was born my
husband met this woman. He got
crazy. ! guess. | didn't know any
thing about her, though. tilf-becora-
tion Day. when Franks guilty con-
science 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 to me and said so
you know about that woman, VINO IS
a friend of mine
"I told him ! didn't-and then he
had to tell the rest of it. He said she
was lust woman he had met on tho
street-that he didn't really care for
her at all.
"All the time he would come in late,
., 3. even T. in the morning. He would
try to tell me he had been at shows,
or out with men.
After the baby was born. when he
would come in late, the noise would
wake her up-afteT all my trouble
getting the poor little thing to sleep.
| told him / could not stand 1.-THE
wild life he was leading; that he
would have to go for good. Finally.
on June 18th, he did leave. Since that
time I have been a great deal with
his mother.
Il couldn't bear ii alone here in
our nice little apartment. The chill
dren thought their father was dead.
Benedict would say: Tell me. mama,
is papa dead? I couldn't say thing,
so ! let him think 20. He's lucky not
to know what has happened.
FUTURE LOOks VERY DARK.
Things got SO bad / had to take
Frank into the court Of domestic re-
lations, and there 7 got an order
that he should pay me SIS week.
He got $50 week when he worked
/ But that wasn't supposed To begin
tillJuly IL. and now he takes poison
to end his life.
HE worked in the insurance husi-
ness. He had a policy for 81 600
on his own life, but let It run uut.
II he dies what will become of u,
all? We can't live forever on my
family or on his people.
"If I had no children, or even one
child. would say this was the end
But I must think of them cannot
help forziving what he has done,
when ! sec them about me asking for
papa
would forgive that woman |
would scratch hcr eyes out. But no.
wouldn't I wouldn't lower myself
to night with woman who would rob
children Of their father.
"I hear today she is getting bet
ter. Why aid he have to take more
poison than she did,"
NEtGHBoR SPEAKS MIND.
A sympathetic ncighbor had come
in TO offer assistance 10 tho little
family. Tho hve-room apartment was
we'll furnished and wen cared for and
Mrs. Granctelli had managed. in spite
OF her troubles. 10 mako herself quite
presentaDle. She ia q pleasant look.
ing young woman, a decided brunette
IVA
WY should her husband be look