Evening star., 1935-02-25
.SWEETHEARTS SOUGHT
IN DEATH, NOTES OF
DU BOIS GIRLS SHOW
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the plane from which the girls jumped,
adding: We admire the courage of
the pilot in not losing his head in a
most critical situation"
Gowen argued the letters should be
submitted to the jury privately as
Coert Du Bois, father of the two
young women, had hoped that their
contents might not be made public.
The father, Gowen said, wished later
to read the communications quietly
to his wife.
Wrote Alternative Paragraphs.
Each girl had written alternate
paragraphs in the letters, one of
which was addressed to the father and
the other to the mother.
The letter to Du Bois, beginning,
Darling Coert," read:
I'VE never explained things to you
as We should. There's been so much
doubt and worry. You've been kind
to us and forgiven us and you'll for
give us this as you must feel little
of what We did when We heard of
the flying boat cracking up.
DO you remember Charles (Flying
Officer John A. c. Forbes, one of the
two aviators killed in a crash at
Messina) telling about the corri-
doris? The one before us seems pretty
straight. Charles was engaged to
another girl and he was going to
break it off and We would have been
married this Summer probably.
There never will be any one else
for me-
Heard Of Death in Paris.
1--WE heard of his death in Paris on
Monday. We came on to London the
next morning and came to the Ritz.
We did not want to see any one.
Comfort mother with all your strength.
I think she will feel as we do. Luck
Is with you now.
BETTY AND JANE"
The second letter read:
Mother darling:
DO not doubt that we are with you
now and always and with great love.
Please do not think that we have done
anything wicked, for we were given
proof that if there is a rule, an ex-
ception has been made for us.
I'VE went to st. Martin in the
Field "a church at the corner of
Trafalgar Square) because they were
to pray for Charles and Dick during
the service. They knew We had not
been confirmed, but they let us take
communion and be absolved from our
sins.
Parable Of Laborers.
The lesson was the parable of the
laborers in the vineyard. You must
have known when you heard that the
crash in Sicily would pull us over a
line which has never been well enough
defined for us.
Il think you knew that Charles and
I were going to spend our lives to-
gether and I must keep my part Of
the bargain. We had spent the day
loaded down with half crowns (5O-
cent pieces for the proletariat to
drink to him. What is left in the
bank is all Coert's.
IF 1t Is considered ours it goes to
the unemployed at Pembroke docks
(from where the f1yingboat Ace Of
Diamonds" hoped off for Singapore) 3,
or for Royal Air Force widows. Our
bags are at Victoria Station. Do you
think George Peterson can be pub
lished? (The coroner explained that
this probably was book they had
written.)
Darling, there is no one else on
earth we can even hope to have under
stand. We are together with you.
1--WE would like that there be nothing
in this letter to hurt. It is only the
smaller things, sentimentalities, that
do that. Think of us as undivided
and happy as we would never have
been after our lives became compli-
Gated with servants. We loved you and
that can never be broken or destroyed
"You must not be discouraged If
there are difficulties. It will pass. This
is the greatest trust which We have
ever put in you.
Forever,
Bessie and Jane"
The bodies of the two sisters were
to be cremated later at Golder's Green.