New-York tribune., 1922-10-18
Choir Singers Letters to Hall
lncoherent Epics Of, Passion
Longest Y Inspired by Reading Howard Kcable's
Book, The Mother Of All Living; Nothing
as Compared TO Our Love, She Assures Rector

! never want to near you say again I
love you or cnress or kiss me 80 hard
1t hurts. You haven't any right TO and
then wake me ups Or is It myself?
hen any one else calls yon an en-
dearing name and you say Dear IL Is
far more nnerciful of you to stab me.
How can ! even call you Darling as /
have this morning
oh, ought not make il harder for
you, but that Is what you do to me. and
! am not repaying, Just stating what is
the trucst fnct. You say we are
favored by having such great love.
But always 1t is 80 and will ever be.
We must always take the bitter with
the sweet. And Il hope don't see you
to-day. What is;2 the use, when you
always leave me? Oh, my darling baby
kins, what Il muddle we are in. But
will be content; II WILL"
A secor1d letter Is brief note, ap-
parently one Of series Of such COM
munications which passed daily between
the two.
Dearest, dearest, dearest boy of
mine, good morning. What joy and
peace is ours to-day. And strength.
How. gracious God is to privilege us
tG s1..siss know this most joyous greatest
Precious true heart, will write
this afternoon when will have more
time.
II am on, my knees. darling looking
up at my noble man, worshiping,
adoringf
Wonder of wonders = that love
you even more than yesterday--mcre
fragrant, this love of ours"
A third is even more incoherent and
refers to great pain which the woman
was suffering. This also is undated.
"Sixs O'Clock. Oh, darling, darling
mine, what painful hours to-day When
got back from church, in addition to
my pain | was SO troubled about YOU.
As toldAyou didn't speak work to
any one, got .undressed and sat in a
rocker, no peace anywhere. I guess
night. Soon I became drowsy and lay
dawn and slept for an hour. When |
awoke tortorous dear, Icannot tell you
how it has panied. was alone then
and had no one to telephone to you.
Oh, dear, I knew you would be anxious
and disappointed, but darling walked
the floor until 4:30. Haven't read the
paper, haven't eaten anything. l said,
oh, he will know am suffering and
cannot come up. When came back
from Miss Opies was sicker than be-
fore, as you were disappointed. l can
hardly cry. Altho now the pain
isn't as continuous as it was, it ceases
| for about ten minutes.
! II wish some oneswould be merciful
to me and give me something to put
| disappointed-how you felt this morn
| ing and get some relief from this con-
slant pain. never felt SO miserab,e
| as do now. You asked me did want
you to come. Honey mine, l was need
ing you as only you know-but he was
here and so Il said not to come. To-
morrow believe I'll walk miles and
be alone. Darling, can bear it? Ny
ear aches, teo. The pain goes to the
top of my head. Worse than before
for I am sick over the disappointment
of not seeing you. 1t pains SO at time s
1 stumble in walking around here and
almost fell. Why it doesn't turn your
mind | don't know, altho, truly dear
it isn't as, painful as 1t was.
! and fold me close, If only to forge.
A this pain for moment. Nothing will
cure me, now but that. was tempted
| to drink enough to put me to sleep,
but Il am strong. enough to realize it
/ would do urcurable harm to the kidney.
Dearest, give me some word of com-
| fort Tell meyyou know j was wild to
come to you this afternoon, but I
/ couldn't. II; will take hours for the
! pain of disappointment to leave me.
My darling, who cares every moment
and suffers with me. just to look at
you tonight, will be relief and joy.
II don't care how much it pains,
will bear it and come to meet you"
Prosecutor Beekman is expected to
make public tomorrow several other
letters written by Mrs. Mills to DR..
Hail. In one Of them the woman re-
ferred to "our Easton Avenue Road
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