The Washington times., 1922-08-06

VI Jul ioNo hOT cdCH OlucT. was
the orgsnist in the church at Green
vile. where he first came to preach.
Then later I moved to Spring
Valley, gave music lessons to his
children. helped him with his
church work, and the duties of his
pastorate. His wife could not do
those things for him; she Is
ignorant and uneducated.
PLANNED FLIGHT.
I'VE planned for a long time to
run away. At one time Mrs. Culp
said she would get a divorce. but
when the time came for her to go
to the lawyer for the papers she
wouldn't do 1t.
Conditions grew worse and
worse and we could endure them no
longer. love his children, every
one of them. and am sorry for their
sakes that this had to be-"
She expressed no regret that she
had eloped with the minister, re-
peating several times that she had
gone of her own volition and be-
cause she wished to be with him.
Love in concealment and suspicion
was far better than denial and uns
happiness in respectability.
SCORNS CONVENTIONS.
Conventions" and she laughed.
"It is all a matter Of which partic-
ular ones we use. Shame is only
a combination OF vanity with moral
cowardice.
mo, I am not ashamed Of my
love for Mr.. Culp. I will never
love any other man. II 1t were
to be done over again I would do
precisely the same thing. i do
not feel that I have done anything
monstrous. He is the soul Of
honor.
Mother was quite opposed to
him when she first got to Port
Huron late Saturday night. But
We just got down before my cot in
my cell and prayed and God caused
her to see 1t in the same light I
do. And so she's been converted
to my side. and now she's going
to get daddy not to do anything.
and 1 do hope he'll soon be out.
"Of course, he should not have
run away from his children. He is
morally responsible for their exist
ence and maintenance, AID he
must go to work and support them.
0 Buy me presents? He never
gave me anything but a small
scarf. He spent no money on me.
And he wanted to be so saving.
His wife. Mary, is simply wasteful
just throws things away.
plans? We didn't have any.
Say. II we had got to Canada, could
they have brought US back? And
then we once talked about South
Africa. No, 1 never thought once
about home; just SO long as could
be in his arms and feel his warm
embraces. -
I'VE came to Detroit from Chi
cago. We thought he could get
work at Henry Ford's factory.
And then we paid 81. our last
penny, for job at Tashmoo.
where he was a dishwasher and
kitchesS man and waited on table.
We got $40 a month and our board
and room. And 1t was such hap
piness there. They were SO nice
to us.
GAVE HIM HER MONEY.
WAS it strange to wait on
table? Why, I'd just think Of him
and never thought of the work.
All I had to say was DO you
want fish or a chicken dinner7'
and then carry the things in on a
tray. One day the band boys gave
me $1.35 in tips and I gave It to
him to keep.
I'VE were getting along fine.
too. We had more than $50
saved up when they arrested us
last Friday. Someone recognized
our pictures and we wouldn't fib
for the world and when they
asked US, we told the truth, Of
course.
II see they offered $25 each for
our apprehension. What a little
reward for what they are trying
to make out to be such q mon