Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-15

old Judge Brown of Ardmore. Had
been to all the banks and talking.
Sent for Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan. Had
them talk to her. Said she had come
over here to kill both you and me.
she had been told by some one
that you were still in Ardmore and
was not going away.
she moved in the parlor bedroom
and stayed two days. l have had one
HI Of a time. Never was embar-
raised like this before in my life"
Il wished several times that the
train which brought me back had
been wrecked and 1 had never got
here.
Il will never spend any time in
ArdmOre from now on. l was glad
you were not there to take the pun
ishment 1 had to-"
Hamon, empire builder and pOIiti-
cal car, twenty years older than The
girl, was in constant fear that she
would fall in love with a younger
man, according to his love letters.
In one of his letters he wrote:
Il have 20 one with me in Ard
more. l know where there is one lit
tie person who would love to take
charge there quick and scold me and
when left Ardmore to go right along
with me.
You know what you must do when
you come or we will be both IN
happy. Make up your mind calmly
and I will do everything to help you
possible for me to do.
IF 1 were younger and better look
ing it would not be so bad for rOu,
but 1 cannot help my age nor looks.
when I ask the little person to
come what will be the answer"
In another letter he mentions his
nephew, Frank 'Hamon, who later
went through a marriage ceremony
with the accused woman to give her
the Hamon name and thus protect the
lovers from scandal.
The Myrtle" mentioned in one ct
ter is Clara Smith lannon's younger
sister, now Mrs. Van Allen James of
Los Angeles, Cal. It reads:
Il received your letter. Was very
much pleased the way you expressed
your sentir1ents toward me.
Now, Pet, keep this in mind, you
are the one and only real little per-
son.
FRANK JUST
BIG. Ugly BOY.
Frank is just big, ugly boy. Not
a thing fancy about him and has no
money except his salary. I will ask
him for his picture the next time l
see him. Am afraid he is not pretty
enough for Myrtle and that she might
not be contented to marry poor
man. I would trade the world to
be his age. Then I would make the
VfF#11 II
You are absolutely wrong about
my not wanting to see you when you
are i'll Little kitten, when I see you
/ will love you almost to death.
Want to see you so badly. Can
hardly wait. 1 love you more dearly
than ever"
He wrote July q. 1918:
Dear. do you really love me?
really want you. good sweetheart and
true, like you were.
Darling, turn back to me. No
other man will ever love you as i do.
You are my real life.
Darling, please be square with me.
You know, dearest. what I expected
and what I wanted. You can never
realize how I have suffered these last
few days. Words can not express It.
There is never a second of time I
don't want you with me. Don't get
discouraged. Everything will be all
right and we viii always love each
other. l will love you forever and
truly want you to be with me-"
At another time he wrote:
You will be my little kitten al
ways won't You, pet? I love you
dearly and will always love you and
you alone, my little girl
In another letter he asks her to
''live up to his moral standards"
BE square with me always. You
can live up to my moral standards If
you try. Never tell me an untruth
under any circumstances"
Another time he wrote:
II will come oftener than you
want me to. would Ike to have
you with me today to cheer me up
and maybe l could induce you to ret
me a bit "
In another letter he offered to send
her sister to school and pay the ex-
penses of her mother If she wished to
accompany the girl. Later he told
her not to pay any attention to my
selfish idea OF wanting you always in
my business
On July II, 1915, he asked her to
come TO Ardmore.
''If you viii love me Just a little
you viii know better to do what l
want" he wrote. for, pet, I want
you fat and strong and your health
to be perfect, so, darling, be careful
Of yourself and don't hurt yourself
with study"