The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-20
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To AVENGE LOST
HONOR, SHE SAYS
Romance Begun When She
Was Only is, BIighted by Re-
fusal to Acknowledge Baby.
WISHES BRIDE HAPPINESS
Connecticut ChiId-Mother Bares
Secret Of Love for Ex-Army
Lieutenant.

NEW Ia VC3Ns SOHuss Nov 10.
in q modest little flat at 600
Howard avenue, where she lived
with her mother, brothers and Sis
tiers, Miss Loretta Rodden, nine
teen, told q reporter Of her shat
tered romance with Edward ].
Harrington, son Of one Of the
wealthiest and most prominent
men in Connecticut.
So girlish In appearance that her
looks belle her age, this little mother
OF nameless child told why she and
her mother disturbed FarringtoTfs
fashionable wedding In Waterbury
after he refused to make her his
wife.
Sorry for Bride, She Says.
Expressing pity and sorrow for the
bride, formerly Miss Margaret Hold
son, daughter Of a family also rich
and socially prominent, Miss Rod
den. declared she was actuated solely
In getting revenge on the man who.
she charges. Is the father Of her
baby boy.
The girl-mother looks no more
than fifteen years. She cried as she
told OF the faith she had reposed in
the man she loved. and Of the sor-
row and misery that have been hers
since she was denied his name.
This is what she told the reporter:
ut would be impossible for any
one except girl who has gone
through the same trying experience
to understand the suffering ana
misery l have endured since the day
Ed Harrington told me that he would
not make me his wife.
Il had loved him devotedly since I
was girl Of fifteen, and It was this
trusting love and the unbounded
faith I had in him that impelled me
to make the mistake / did-the so. >
riest mistake girl could make. But
even the shame Of my plight did not
dim my love for him. When I rear
lied / was to be a mother ! seemed
to love him all the more.
Expected to Be Married.
II had trusted him as a innocent
girl will trust the man she loves,
and never for a moment did I doubt
that he would make me his wife be-
fore my disgrace was known.
"Of course, / realized only too well
the difference In our social posi-
lions. The Farringtons are immensely
wealthy and enjoy high social stand
ing In Waterbury. Washington and
. other cities. My father. as respectable
as any in the State of Connecticut.
can boast Of neither wealth nor social
position.
But during those delightful sweet
heart days-days that now seem like
dream-Ed and / gave no thought
Of wealth and position. We were
mAdly in love with each other, and
seemingly thought Of naught but the
wonderful happiness that we had
found.
II was attending st. Johns School
In WATERFOWL, where we then lived,
and Ed was going to the Taft Prep
School. conducted by Horace Taft, a
brother Of the former President of
the United States, when we first met.
Then came the day when Ed
finished his prep course and went
TO the university at Washington. We
wrote each other constantly. And
how happy I was when the holidays
came around so he could come home
from college.
Joined the army. He went to Platts-
burg, won a lieutenants commission.
and was assigned to Camp Lee, Va
II was while he was home on leave
that we plighted our troth-and I
made my terrible mistake.
Spurned by Sweetheart.
TT would be hard for anyone to
imagine my feelings when Ed told
me he couldn't marry me. Every
thing seemed to grow black before
me. but when I came to my reason
told myself that Ed couldn't be so
cruel-he just couldn't let me face
the world, dishonored and d!sgraced.
II was then sixteen years old, but
instantly became woman. I plead
ed pitiously with Ed that he fulfill
his promise.
Then entreated OF him that II he
didn't love me he was at least duty
bound to give the baby a name. But
he turned a deaf ear to my prayers;
my tears failed to move him.
''In the course of time had to con.
fide in my mother. She pleaded with
Ed that he do the right thing, and
to my horror he denied that he was
the father OF my baby soon to be
born. Then we appealed to his faith
er. who was seeking the nomination
for mayor of Waterbury. He gave
us little satisfaction, and then mother
retained lawyer and brought the
matter into court. Eds father pleaded
that It would harm him politically II
the affair was brought to light, ana
asked that we defer action until after
the campaign. He then promised to
have the matter righted.
1.-THE case was withdrawn after Ed
had been held In $4,000 bonds in the
Court OF Common Pleas.
Then the baby came-that sweet,
loveable little fellow who is the
image Of his father, and named for
his father, Edward Joseph Earring
ton. Day and night 1 prayed that
Ed would come to me and give me
his name. But no, he left me alone
to suffer in silence.
Writes to Farrington's Fiancee.
"Then came the announcement in
the newspapers Of the engagement
of Ed and Margaret Hudson. / was
desperate. j didn't want to cause
the Hodson girl any suffering, but
mother insisted that she know the
truth
Mother wrote to the girls mother,
who sent a curt note in reply; stat.
ing she knew all about the affair
with me, and so far as she was con-
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