Evening star., 1924-04-10
SIGHTLESS SPOUSE
BARES BLIND LOVE
Court, Visibly Moved by Husbands
Graphic Recital, Awards
Divorce Decree.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

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LOS ANGELES, April 10.-Sight-
less love-love that preys in the dark
with whatever visions come to those
who have been blind from birth and
the heartaches embroidered in pain
upon that eternal fiei5 OF black
twists its uncertain way, too, into
triangles whose corners mark the
turns to ruin. to disgrace and to the
divorce courts.
Alexander Cameron. a man now Of
middle age. blind from birth, but
through that undespairing energy
and compensating gift of application.
able to hold his own among men in
the affairs OF the world, told this
week that first story ever heard in
the divorce courts here Of the ways
of love in the dark where two blind
men engage in the fight for the love
legal claim of home and children,
hut the other with the stronger ap-
peal of romance and passion.
Files Plea for Divorce.
Cameron came into court with a
plea to be granted a divorce from
Elizabeth NJ. Cameron, and ne stood
straight and stiff before the Judge,
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his chin up. when he was called to
tell his story. Judge Summerfield.
made aware of his affiiction, had
him take a chair. and as he launched
into his story. first bravely and then
with hesitation, and the piucking at
the blind. he half sobbed out from
his dark world the tensest drama
heard in that room of many sorrows.
Cameron went back to his birth
blind, and knowing no other world
than that of darkness. He was taught
as are the blind and went to school
where his quickened intelligence was
fed from books through his finger
tips. At the next desk TO him was
girl, almost his same age, and also
blind from birth, and they spoke to
each other. through their finger tips,
as their hands met across the aisle.
And when she spoke OF him her voice
was low and tender. and he loved her
the great JOY of his life.
Love Began I'm school.
They went through school together
grew up together, and their sensi-
tive fingers loved to caress the fea-
lures of one another, and his to ling
er in her hair. who's beauty he could
sense and feel. And when the time
came they were married and went to
live togethr, and Cameron, blind but
talented, went out in the world to
make his way, while she remained
to make their home.
Children came and Cameron, busy
as are other men engaged in the
struggle of the world, fancied his
wife to be happy in her own little
nest, but soon found that dream shat
tered. She had grown cold, had be-
come discontented and told him that
she no longer loved him. There was
nobody else in her life, but she had
tired of the darkness and routine that
had gripped her. She wanted life
life of the kind of which romance is
made.
"Then Came Carruthers.-
Cameron pleaded with her. as has
many another man. to remain with
him for the sake of the children. His
hope was that her love would return
She listened to his plea for twenty
years they lived together, but never
did Cameron feel that he had won
back her love.
Then came Tom Carruthers. a blind
musician, and a vagabond. Cameron
with a sympathy for all blind men,
found place in his heart for this
Tom Carruthers. SO gay and care
free in their dark world and who
could tell more to the blind than
those who could see, the stories of
his hopes and fancies. in the music
that he made.
Carruthers visited the Cameron
home. but he was a wanderer and
wanted to go out on the streets to
play his violin in the evenings, some
times with his hat before him. And
again just wandering through the
streets.
Wife Was Fascinated.
Mrs. Cameron listened to his
stories, was fascinated with his tales
of vagabondage, and also warmed TO
his protestations of love for her. She
bought little organ that she could
play with a rare talent for music
and set out gypsying with Tom Car
ruthers.
Cameron suffered as other men
suffer, only his jealousy preyed in
the dark and ate into his soul. and
he stepped out to find Carruthers and
his runaway wife. He wandered
about the streets for days and one
day
II heard his violin playing and I
knew he was there, and then I heard
the notes of the organ, and 1 heard
him say Bessie, dear and / heard
her answer him and her words were
like honey. So l walked up into the
sound of his violin and said, Tom
Carruthers, I am going to square
things with you Then I smashed
him on the jaw and heard the thud
when his body hit the ground, and I
heard her cry Of love and fear. And
then ] went back home to my
children"