The Washington herald., 1922-12-13
COR[|sSPLAYED
ATI0VE, SAYS
FORMER SWAIN
Beauty Queen Incapable Of
Real Affection, Ayers Ex.
Convict Who Was Her Lover
CALLS HER A "VAMP"
Asserts Rich Publisher Told
Him Poetic SOUL" Not
His Wealth Won Her

tcspyrixht. 1922. by New York Ameri-
can and International News Service)
NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-Corliss
Palmer had "vamping ways" /"
Richard Middleton told the New
York American in an exclusive
interview, barring the heart secrets
Of his romance with the dashing
miss who is now Eugene VsBrews-
ter's beauty queen. He added:
sACTED FUNNY"
Why. she vamped me for six
years before learned that she is
absolutely incapable of any real
love, except love for herself. / be-
heved when our romance started
rs 1 confidently believe now-thst
Corliss loved me to the best OF her
ability, but her ability wasn't
enough to support a real love"
When Middleton was serving a
term in prison on a charge of con-
spiracy to defraud. and after he
had asked-he alleges-COrliss to
give him up" she wrote him many
love missives.
In a letter dated May s, 1920.
she complained of him acting
funny" and added:
II was Just waiting to see how
long IL would be before / got q
letter or something from you. I
certainly didn't want TO quit, be-
cause you know I always have
loved you dearly and you know it..
Certainly have missed your dear.
sweet letters"
Corliss. in the foregoing missive.
explained that she had paid visit
to the institution where Middleton
was serving as "trusty" and secre-
tary to the warden. She added tnat
her call was made after 3 o'clock
and that visitors were barred, and
continued.
WANTED TO PROVE LOVE.
81 sure am crazy to see you, for
you know you mean lots to me.
dear. Please don't think l am just
hiding. but you have always
thought that. and in the end it mas
always been you that was kidding.
Wish / had a chance to prove just
what kind Of a friend 1 am to you.
Lots of KISSES" concluded this
as well as many other letters of the
alleged 100 received by Middleton
before, during and after his SEN
tence was served.
In a June letter. written on the
stationery of the Hotel Macon.
where Corliss was a cigar clerk. she
refers to Middleton's precious"
letters and adds:
You are the sweetest thing in
the world to me-"
That she was Just crazy" to see
him is contained o. a letter which
forms one of series now being
published exclusively by the New
York American. The epistle con-
tinued:
please hurry and get out. l can
hardly wait for the time to come.
All I can say is | love you so much
and think OF you so. until it makes
my heart ache and head ache. 1
am being a good girl for you. dear.
Kiss yourself a thousand times and
think of your loving Corliss-
PRAYED FOR HIM.
Brewster, Middleton declares, told
him he had won Corliss' affection
not through moneyed power-but
through his poetic souls call to its
affinity. To this, Middleton replied
that he. too. had found Corliss an
Inspiration for poetic outbursts and
what CorliSS thought or Middleton
may be- Indicated by the following
note addressed by Corliss to Middle
ton in July of 1920 at the Federal
Prison:
MY dear Sweetheart:
Your precious letter was re-
ceived, and. dear. you know you
write the sweetest letters in all
the world to me. l sure do like
to get them"
The letter adds that Corliss was
longing for her dear" and goes
on: Il sure wish you could be
with me everywhere | go. l am
sure l could enjoy the times lots
better II you We're along. Il pray
for you to come every night"
In that missive. Corliss asked for
q photograph of Richard, explain
ing:
81 can't have the original any
too soon. i know you are being
O good boy. aren't you. For
know YOU can't he otherwise where
you are. i am certainly being a
good girl for my boy ard I'll swear
I don't ever cheat on you"
c Co.