Evening journal., 1922-10-18

1901 long for the time when I
will have you forever and dream
and dream--not yearning.
IAN earth's longings now fulfill
ed. Yesterday was hoping on the
way and in the water but. on the
way home l was thinking hard dari-
ing, it is as II we had had a glimpse
Of what our souls call out for and
then be denied again and I feel as
though never want 10 hear you say
again love you or caress or kiss
me so hard It hurts. You haven't
any right to and then wake me up.
or is Il myself?
When anyone else calls you en-
dearing names and You say dear 1t
Is far more merciful for you to stab
me. How can l even call you darlnis
as have this morning.
''Oh. / ought not make II harder
for you, but that is what you do to
me and am not repaid. Just stating
what is the truest fact. you cay we
are favored by having such a great
love. But alwsys--it is so and will
ever he--we must always take the
bitter with the sweet and / hops I
don't see you today. What is the use
when you always leave me. oh, my
darling babykins, what a muddle we
are in, but ! will be content-I WILL"
The third letter Ia considered
ample evidence Of the reciprocation
of the clersyman's love by Mrs.
Mills. 1t also Is undated and unsigned
and reads;
Dearest, desreot boy Of mine, good
morning.
What JOY and peace 10 ours today
and strength. How gracious God is
to privilege US to know this most |
Joyous. greatest lesson
Precious true heart 1 will write !
this afternoon when will have more
time.
am on my knees darling looking |
up at my noble man worshiping. |
adoring.
Wonder OF wonders--that 1 lovo
you even more than yesterday. more
fragrant this love OF ours
1t was ascertained that there were
more instances than one on the trip
made 10 Lake Hopatcong by the
slain rector and Mrs. Mills the day
prior TO the murder, when the
actions OF the pastor and his choir
singer aroused the ill-concealed
wrath Of the other women members
of the party. There was the in
sident of the torn suit on the barbed
wire. and later in the day while all
we're sitting down together. Mrs.
Mills complained OF not feeling well.
She leaned back against a tree near
BY.
The rector most solicitously went
light to her and asked her II she
vas in pain and what he could do
or her. While he bent over the oheir
singer two pairs Of eyes biazed at
he couple from several feet away
ina Mrs. Mills said TO him;
Please don't bother about me,
ri be all right in a few moments.
You had better go back with the
other folks. They are watching you
new"
Following this incident the party
took on a strajned attitude and the
on the return trip was
left to lapse into short remarks of a
general nature. When Mrs. Mills re-
turned 90 her home she was still
feeling Ill and told her husband and
daughter that she was tired out and
hat the long trip must have been
100 much for her. Later she spoke
briefly of the incidents OF the trip
md OF how selicitous the rector had
been for her.
This story OF the trip to Lake Ho-
,atoong did not particularly please
Nr. James Mills, the sexton and he
oppressed himself in no uncertain
erms, II was learned, He told Mrs.
,fills that she was a fool 10 be both {
ring about what the rector said and
lid, and that Hall ana the rest OF
he people at the church were simply l
making goat of her to get her 10
10 all the work" This didn't please
frs. Mills and she told him II she
hose 10 do that and be a goat" she
lot more pleasure out of that than
istening TO him knock every one.
that ended the family conversation
or wednesday night. the night pre-
eding the shooting.
That disagreement over the rector
vas not the only one which happen
a in the Mills family according 20 Y
ersons who live nearby and others. 4
. was a common thing for many Q
ionths for Mills 10 upbraid his wife Z
Or spending so much time at me +
hurch. He also knew that she and
he rector we're in the habit Of meet ?
~ clandestinely, that they took au- o
,mobiie rides not only in the diree- Q
on Of the spot where they we're h
,und murdered but toward Net
chen and other towns.
"Td sooner be with him and with \
ther people than sit here and listen 81
, YOU knock everyone and every II
ling" Mrs. Mills said on one oeca- s
on when the same discussion arese. e.
ne even threatened to leave Mills p
ore than once because OF his habit u
continually eritieizing anyone she c'
,ppened ito mention, His criticism m
as rarely directed at Hall however. u
According 10 one person who knew W
IN, we'll and saw him just after the le
srder Mills muttered half audibly
Iat II he had only done something T.
acted differently sooner the thing II
ight not have happened. Then he o'
.oke into fearful protestations OF II,
$ love for his dead wife. 10
II is known that Mills also knew d,
directly II not directly OF the fact In
at his wife was in the habit Of tsle- II,
loning frequently from the tele- "a
,ons in the rear Of nearby store. qr
Mrs. Milrs letters many OF which nj