The Washington times., 1922-02-14

tication had fallen deeply in love
with him. In my trusting eyes he
was the soul Of integrity and honor
and l placed a childishly implicit
confidence In him.
Went to His Home.
Until we could be married, he
told me, he would gladly take care
Of me and proposed that I go, ac-
cordingly, to Oxford to live In his
home.
Accordingly, at his suggestion.
l went to an employment agency
In Jackson and filed an application
for a position. On my arrival
there was told that Governor Rus
sell had just been there and want
ed some one to go to Oxford to
work in his office there.
Miserable Over Deceit.
1T did not take me long to dis
cover the true state Of affairs Mrs.
Russell had absolutely no intention
Of securing a divorce and suspect
ed nothing Of what the governor
had told me. She accepted me
agency had represented me and
when I saw she did not know-the
true situation / felt miserable.
He refused to explain why he
had misrepresented his domestic
affairs and cut me off curtly with
the command-that Is what II was
to go to Memphis until after the
election. I seemed to be dominated
by his superior will and meekly &C
cepted the money he gave me to de-
fray my expenses.
Still Loved Him.
"while in Mephis I grew deathly
sick and was taken to a hospital
and operated on. My funds giving
out l wired to the governor. When
my request for more money met with
silence on his part l followed with
the threat to tell the opposition party
leaders II he did not see me through
my illness.
THAT brought results. After leav-
ing the hospital ! returned to Jack
son-and again was sent off. this
time to q position in the Base Hos
pital at Camp Jackson, in South
Carolina. 1t was there that I was
declared by army physicians to be
suffering from tuberculosis, and sent
to the army tubercular hospital at
Fort Bayard, New Mexico.
1T did not return to Jackson until
March, 1920. I found Mr.. Russell
had become governor, and went to
see him. In spite of all had gone
through still loved him, unreason-
ingly I suppose. He gave me a posi-
ton 9s confidential secretary.
But the position lasted only a
few days. Again I was told / must
go away-this time because enemies
in the legislature were trying to dis
credit the new governor and he was
afraid OF the consequences IL we
were seen together.
80 again / left Jackson and went,
this time. to Colorado Springs, where
a position had been secured for me.
Almost on my arrival in Colorado.
however, that prospect blew up
But, pawning a diamond ring, ]
found l had just enough money to
take me back to Jackson. This time
I went determined that I would not
let myself be hypnotized into doing
the governors bidding. would
stand up for my rights and demand
that he keep his word and get me
a reliable position somewhere.
When I arrived in Jackson I was
on the verge OF nervous break
down from the many months of pri-
walton I had suffered.
THE Goyernor sent a Mr.. Perry
to see me at my hotel with the mes
sage that II went to New Orleans
l would be taken care Of until had
regained my health. That was on
July 81, 1921. After I had been in
New Orleans a short while the care
'eased coming and I was forced to
ook for work despite my bad health.
There were shadows in the room
when Frances Birkhead ended her
story-deep shadows that accentu-
ated the premature lines in her care
worn face.
HE said he did not care for me
any more the last time I saw him"
II had loved him until he said
that-now I hate as once loved"