The Washington herald., 1922-12-11
VEAL TIL LURED
C0RLIss, SAYS
FORMER BEAU
Richard Middleton Declares
Publisher Won Her Away
When She Was to Wed Him
LOVED HER FOR SIX YEARS
Letters of Brewster's CHERRY
Blossom" Show Endearing
Affection for Old Sweetheart
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NEW YORK, Dec. 10.-Uni-
versal Service today continues
documentary revelations Of Cor
hss Palmer's life and love before
she became the CHERRY blossom"
and inspiration Of Eugene v.
Brewster, Brooklyn publisher and
wealthy rider of hobbies.
MEANT TO WED HIM.
Richard Middleton. now twenty
three, was from 1916 to August 2,
1929. supremely confident, he says,
that he was to wed Corliss. Letters
he received from Miss Palmer-an
ardent array Of expressions of n
girls feelings-tend to show that
until Brewster's wealth and power
were used in her behalf she planned
to marry Middleton
Middleton is quoted as saying in
reply to Miss Palmer's comment on
Q term he spent in prison:
Corliss said / was an ex-con-
vfct. l was. That / was innocent
and sent UP there on a charge Of
conspiracy to defraud doesn't mat
ter now.
For six years I loved her.
was led to think that she loved
me- I talked to this poor, illu-
stoned man Of fifty-two. Brewster.
Middleton said he told Brewster:
DIFFERENCE OF WEALTH.
You bought her from me. II
YOU were stripped of your wealth
and we were to compete. man
for man, for the love Of Corliss
today / am confident would
win.
Brewster said IL that was the
way ! felt about 1t needn't
talk to him any longer. But I
am not through Her letters show .
that she loved me and that she
wanted me to marry her.
One letter Miss Palmer wrote
Middleton reads:
Dearest Richard:
Just have mailed a letter to
YOU as | received one from you.
Gee, Richard. you nearly break
my heart into small bits when
you write such things as you
wrote to me-
Some parts I just couldn't be-
heve YOU wrote. but I know YOU
did. Yes. please. do come down
here and tell me the things that
those people told YOU 7 just
wonder what il is they have told
YOU. II must he something ter
rihle, because they are always
LEARNED TRUTH.
IL they were the boys what
were in school with me last year.
well. l. don't wonder, Or care
either. ! went with a boy by the
name of almost all the
time. Well I went with him for
about half Of the term. I liked
him very much. He was always
perfect gentleman around me.
I heard something about him one
day that turned me against him.
I couldn't believe it then and
wouldn't until / learned it to be
the truth.
I couldn't like him then to save
nv life, try as hard as l could
He though / was awfully cruel.
He wrote me a long letter and
told me | had broken his heart.
Now YOU know / believe he really
liked me a lot. / liked him heaps,
too. but l just couldn't after
what i heard.
CALLED "HEARTBREAKER
All the boys that 1 would go
with, il / wouldn't do to suit
them, would call me disagreeable.
But believe me, please, 1 will
be disagreeable always before 1
will suit some boys. i would be
be in a beautiful fix IL I suited
or agreed with what they say
every time. l therefore got the
name heartbreaker.
So / just swore off going with
any of them and. Richard
dear, 1t was because they didn't
treat me right.
Do you want a wife that has
been handled by every other man?
That is one thing you need never
fear. You are getting a girl that
10 perfectly good and sound, II
I do say it myself. I guess you
think / am a big brag. but, dear,
I am only telling you so you will
know, and another thing. I am
proud of it. Now don't you think
that is something to be proud of?
"OtI4D EOhuIN Z IIlh.
Richard. dear. of course 1 will
forgive you if you have ever doue
anything that you were sorry for
-, If you are going to do better here
after. / believe you are. of course.
After reciting that Richard had
been alone and had faced tempta-
tons, the letter continued:
Now there will be some one who
will care and care a whole world
full, and / know you will never do
anything that you shouldn't, will
you. Richard?
The letter added that the girl did
not have much time, but went on:
But I could give my whole life.
The missive closes with:
Lots of love and kisses to my
dear heart. I am as ever and
always since first saw you.
On nAn TI. ~c De-