Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-08

AADr CAMBRIDGE. Nasa. Feb. 5.
Low letters form the ammunition for
tho main attacks and counter-att2cks
In the trial of Mr.. DuseRis e. Ddcker-
mans 500 900 alienation suit against
hef mother-in-lAw. now on trial here.
The mothsr-in-law u Mr.. Minnie l..
Dicksrman. Mrs. Eugenie Dickerman.
forty seven charges that the mother
in-law stole the love OF Robert, her
twanty-seven-y -year-old Sonny Boy"
husband. Her story OF their ardent
courtahip includes a chapter bearing
on ten wonderful nights IN Paris.
ATTENDED HER SUNDAY SCHOOL
The romance. one born of the
World war. saw the darkhaired. at
tractive wife in Red Cross work in
Paris and In sectors close to the front.
In court she has worn n war decora-
ton pinned on the coat OF her smartiy
tailored blue velvet suit.
Her sweetheart" Robert Eliot Dick
crman, now twenty-seven years old,
drove q Red Cross ambulance over
seas. For time he was stationed in
Milan, Italy, and then transferred TO
France.
1t was in one of the little villages out
side OF Paris that they finally mot.
Mrs. Dickerman heard one of the
'doughboys" mention something about
his "buddie" Dickerman from Somer-
VILE.
Mrs Dickerman. then Mrs. Edgar N.
Young. widow. made immediate IN
quiriss. She left the young Dicke--
man whose name she had heard was
the sane rosy-cheeked youth. who. In
knee pants. attended her Sunday
school class years ago.
She sent for Dickernan TO call upon
her. They discovered they were the
Thor acquaintance grew. Friendship
ripened into love. Their duties sep
arated them for a while, but there
were always the burning love letters
which followed each other. Came
young Dckerman's leave. That leave
he spent In Paris in the company OF
his former Sunday school teacher.
HER SON, HIS "BUDDIE."
Came the armistice. and eventually
their separate homecoming.
Before that, however. the then Mrs.
Young's strappipg con, soldier In the
A. 2. F.. had met young Dtckerman
OF tie front. They became "buddies.'
and a. ''buddie5' they cams home.
Then came Mrs. YounKs and Dick
erman's Fourth Of July marriage IN
the city clerks office OF Chicago city
hall. They were married July 4, 1912.
They wero happy, supremely 80. Be
cause of his duties as a travelling saies-
man they were separated at intervals.
But always tho letters, breathing love
IN every line and laden with crosses as
kisses.
And then the separation, which Mrs.
Dickerman charges was caused by her
mother -tn-Iaw.
THE FEEvID LETTERS
Tho letters OF the husband read IN
court teem with burning phrases. They
speak of my precious dear your
dear" my adorable swecthsert," my
own dearest lone girl" "bless you and
keep you." you are my life happiness.
Gene, dear; II miss you wonderful
loving kisses and caressing arms"
'oh, Gene. my love- wish you wsre
Striking passages from sorne Of the
letters include the following:
oh! rapture, Joy and blissl re-
ceived four letters from you, darling,
just now. and I have never been 50
happy. You sre quite true when YOU
say we live in world OF too many
conventionalities, and I, too, am bored
with It all.
You know there isn't any girl in the
world care for but you, darling; and
If can't live with you. darling. I will
be n bachelor.
MISSED SWEET KISSES"
II have already made up my mind
ns to the future. and we can go thru
all these things together, dear, can't
We, dearest one? II i can't have part
nership with you, It will be a lone or
FOUNDERS life for me.
Il am yours and you are mine, and
you are going 10 remain mine. aren't
you, dear heart. My old darling!
No woman ever appealed to me as
much as you. dearest, and 1 am simply
mad in love with you, dear, and want
you and need you most awfuliy.
But IL anything happens TO YOU.
dear, why then I'll Just simply go to
hell. I won't care any more.
TT certainly is pretty hard to be so