The Washington times., 1922-09-24
By Nine. Louise Bcssarn6o (Hera MirfcL)
CHAPTER IL.


&c, 1926: ny American Weekly inc Reserved
(ContinUe1 from Last Sunday
XyTITFN had attended to all the sad duties
Nv nected with my first husbands death. re-
W turned to Paris with my daughter Paule.
whose anguish at her fathers loss was very great
Six years later after the mysterious death Of my
second husband the death Of NJ. jacques, my first hus
band. was brought up against me, was accused Of
having killed him. His body was exhumed from the
little vault In the village graveyard.
Like ghouls the police rummaged the grave OF my
poor first husband eagerly searching for discriminating
evidence that would help them to fasten upon me the
destruction of my second husband.
Pinned to his shroud they found eight letters In his
own handwriting and dating from few days before
his death In all of them he announced his intention
Of committing suicide They contained such phrases
as Life is too wearisOme for me- ] am old and 1l.
am LONG ging for rest and would like to disappear
That was proof Of my innocence But at my late
trial In the Assize Court once more this terrible period
evoked. The Public Prosecutor allowed the shad-
Of the frightfu suspicion that perhaps had killed
my first husband to fall on me. Human justice 10
terrible thing. '.
interest myself In his Mexican business and ascertain
what ought to be done | estimated that N, Jacques
had left fortune Of about 100000. ! alone could
administer his estate. And toward the end OF 1914
left for Mexico with my daughter Paule.
Political and diplomatic events were following one
another with lightning npdity in Mexico. but thanks
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and the people It did not take very long before
had Strengthened out all my late husbands business
The fears that he had evidenced before his death
that he q ruined were far from being true
since interests had been scrupulously respected
by his partners and when iuudated his estate pro-
duced all of 100000. During my business Journeys
which undertook to settle my late husbands affairs
found myself in March, 1915 In the little town Of
Tolmo, in Mexico 1t there that the second chap
ter Of my life drama to open.
| did not have an opportunity to tell the entire
story Of my second marriage. II was at TOlmO in
Mexico, that met Jacques Welssmann also called
Georges Bessarabo. He Rumanian by origin aud
had come to France very young and had been natural
lied in 1887. Unsuccessful In France In business, he
had come to Mexico, and there, being hard-working
active and intelligent man, had begun to make name
for himself in business circles
Immediately found NJ. Bessarabo very sympa athetic.
He did his best to help in the transactions had
to carry out and largely due to his efforts that
succeeded in terminating the business that had taken
me to Tolmo.
One afternoon, after my return to Mexico City, a
visitor was announced, Who should come in but M.
Bessarabo!
Dear Madame" he said "since you have left Toll
mo- you do not know how dull have found that place
and how sad and weary l. myself have been. Your
presence for those few weeks almost made forget
all my business and could not forego the pleasure
VI coming to Mexico City to see YOU"
But that sounds very much like q decla ration"
replied with laugh.
We'll, why not?" was his ready reply. You are q
noble woman and love you"