The Washington times., 1936-02-27

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But most Of the time we were
taken up with the full details in
the, evening paper. The first re-
ports were hasty and meager in
the morning, but by afternoon the
police had made several %State.
nnents. We were not mentioned
ct all. Of course, for which mother
was very thankful. was disap-
pointed then, but later I had rea-
son TO find out that publicity has
its drawbacks.
The accounts began with Miss
Sass and Miss Whelton's calling
ct z o'clock that night to ask
Miss Sinclair to the movie, and
her refusal. She said she had let
terg to write. Evidently there had
been but one letter and that a diff
4iclllt one, for there were many
0rumpled sheets Of stationery with
only beginnings, and one on her
desk, unfinished. Nothing was said
about the pen: the newspapers
must have missed that angle.
An the 1etterSe were addressed to
Dear George" The first para
graph Of the final one was printed
IN full. One San Francisco paper
carried . facsimile Of it In her
handwriting, with the heading:
TEACHERS ILLICIT LOVE RE-
VEALED. Mother thought that
disgusting, and so did Dicky and I.
We both knew Miss Sinclair was all
right.
have kept all the clippings
about the murder and made a
scrapbook. So I copy this from
that paper. It is the letter.
"Dear George:
7 have tried so hard to begin
this letter tonight. It is very diff
9lcnlt to know how to say this so
that you vii understand and be-
Geve me. When we knew each other
back home, and we were both kids
and crazy about each other, I
might have married you and been
fairly happy. But please believe
me. George, when say that I
don't love you now. Years have
passed and everything is different.
In the first place, you are mar
fied to someone else. I know we
said that your marriage should
make no difference in our friend
ship. when we first met again in
San Francisco. tried to be modern
about 1t, and I thought we had a
right to the old interest, and af-
lection that were left. Perhaps
was wrong: I still think was
r1ght-had things stayed that way.
"But they haven't. You have
come over here 50 many week-endS.
that even the apartment house
manager asked me If you were my
finance. And we cannot have an
other scene like Sundays.
Then, too, I have seen your
wife. NOW don't be angry with her.
] rather admire her for coming
straight to me with what she had
to say. OF course, she blames me
for everything and she thinks we
are having a real affair I am
afraid I lost ny temper, too. We
had rather O row. know I said a
lot Of foolish things, among them
that I saw no real reason Tor Sacri-
ficing our friendship. She went
away thinking I was tn oroughly
bad anil shameless, I'm afraid.
II decided not to tell you any
thing about 1t when I saw you Sun
day. But after that scene in the
car, I began to see it all differently.
Your wife was right. This can't go
on. ! am telling you the positive
truth when I say that I don't want
to see you again. Please believe"
There the letter ended-"stopped
BY . bullet" the paper said. There
was . lot more. First Of all, Mrs.
Sartl0ni had seen a woman enter
Miss Sinclair's apartment the week
before. She gave a full descrip-
ton Of her, tall, dark, exceedingly
wei and fashionably dressed, very
looking, about q or 28. She
wore q black fox shoulder cape
and carried o small muff, q rather
extreme style. She had driven q
large, new car.
This woman's visit lasted about
IN hour. Toward the end Of it
the voices Of both women had
been raised and the dark stranger
had left in a great temper run
nir1s down the stairs to her car.
It was supposed that this was
Georges" wife. Police in Seattle
were checking with Miss Sinclair's
family and friends for the possible
Aentity Of this mysterious couple.