The Indianapolis times., 1930-03-29

I Mrs. Lambert, your wife had not
been herself.
She wept frequently, refused &c
see any of her friends except Mrs
Lambert, and even wrote to her
father in New York that she had
made a terrible mistake in marry
| ing.
In that letter she asked him tC
cable her $4,000, and begged him
to allow her to return to his home
Her father refused the first request
/ by cable, but told her to come home
Immediately. That's right, isn't it
Crosby?"
Those facts came out at the in
quest, yes" Crosby admitted in q
fiat voice. 'It was the first 1 knew
of her letter to her father. I had
no idea She-wished to leave me
and until this day haven't the re-
motest idea why she wrote as she
/ did.
II repeat: I loved my wife with
all my heart, and she loved me
During those two weeks you speak
of she told me repeatedly that She
loved me, but would give no ex-
Dlanation Of her fits of weeping"
VEAH?" Strawn sneered. Can
Il you guess? BY that tim'
Phyllis Crosby knew beyond thu
shadow of a doubt that you hac
married her for her money"
That's a foul lie!" Crosby f1une
at him furiouSly.
| Yeah? Well, lie or not, that
what Phyllis Crosby must have hac
good reason to believe; otherwise
why should she have written he
T father as she did, Strawn gibed
I I believe, further, that your wift
/ found that you were unfaithful t
her, that you were keeping another
woman on her fathers money"
"Strawn, I'll be damned if I le
YOU"
! How are YOU going to help your
! Self?" Strawn grinned. II admi
that's suppoSition on my part. Blu
how else could you break youl
wifes heart, as Doris Matthew
charges you did?"
Those words do not refer tt
met" Crosby denied paSsionately-
who did she mean then?'
Strawn demanded reasonably.
"I-don't-know," Crosby ad'
mitted "I wish to God 1 did"
We'll, let's get along with the
story. The climax came shortly
after dinner on the night of Sun
day, May 6. Your wife ate nothing
burst into tears at table, and fec
to her room in Mysteries.
You followed her and she refused
to admit you About 10 o'clock thai
evening, Mrs. Lambert. who hao
been guest in your home the pre-
viouS Sunday-summone by you
from Biarritz to cheer your wife uI
discovered that Mrs. Crosby haC
left her bedroom.
She traced her to the roof Of the
apartment hotel, found her weeping
inconSolably, tried again to learn
what was wrong, and finally, al
your wife's request, returned to the
apartment to tell you that Mrs
Crosby wished to see you.
You left the drawing room in
Stantly, and Mrs. Lambert sum.
moned Mrs. Crosby's maid, DORIS
| asking her to take an evening wraI
to the roof for your wife, since. the
night had turned cool and Mrs
Crosby was wearing a thin evening
dress. Still correct, Crosby?"
Yes" the tortured man admitted
and bowed his head upon his trem-
bling hands.
Now, according to your testimony
at the inquest, you did not proceed
Immediately to the roof. Instead
you took time to go TO the library
TO get a volume of poetry. from
which you say you intended to reao
to your wife"
And that. too, is the exact
TRUTH Crosby asserted passionate.
ly. raising Redeemed eyes TO glare
at his tormentor. Phyllis was un.
usually fond of Swinburne, and
had sudden inspiration to read tc
her.
i believed then. as I have be-
lieved until today. that her hySteris
was the result Of her condition, and
that the poetry she loved would
Soothe her nerves and-and-"
And convince your heiress- wife
that 1t was she you loved, not the
woman she was jealous off" Strawu
insinuated.
For Gods sake, stick to the
factsl" Crosby roared. There was
no Other woman"