Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-21
DiedS0HiS
WifeCou|d n arru
Another Man


u probably is a hoax but just the you'd better
check up it, If it should be true it's wonderful"
AS the presses of FL Naconal rumbled below, Jmenes
looked the memorandum his editor had handed him
HOAX, he said emphaticaly. II should say is Who
ever heard of man killing himself so his wife could
marry another"
Well. nobody that I ever heard Of" replied Qunta
nlla, "but that's what the police say has happened"
Two hours later Jimenes train on the Ferro
CARL del Norte route to FL Escoar to investigate the
strange story When he arrived at the little town with
the gloomy palace of Philip II dominating it. he headed for
the Jefe de Polcia to look into the suicide of Juan
Cabrera, respected merchant of the town The police
placed everything they knew at his disposal
THE Cabrera case" said the fat Jefe OF the local
police but seguramenta shall be glad to inform
you have the dosser."
And the fle which he placed in the hands of the
Madrid journalist actually did reveal OF the stranges
suicides record.
Cabrera had been big" man of the community He
had attended the local schools and had obtained
degree from the University OF Salamanca Shortly after
the death OF his father he had become the head of
famiy's prosperous leather business.
After the Spanish civil ended In 1888 Cabrera
ried his childhood sweetheart Josefna de Barros of
Old impoverished but arisocrac family The Cabreras
considered to be ideally mated and devoted couple
Thus, when Juan Cabrera found dead In bed from
dose of veronal police suspicion conferred the
young widow, for apparently there motive for
suicide Sonora Cabrera not arrested but the police
watched her and let her know she under suspicion
She resented the surveillance and day she entered
the chiefs Office and laid a document the table.
Il had never intended to make this public" she said
"But must clear myself of unjust suspicious"
The document was letter written by Cabrera to his
forgery The letter dated the night before Cabrera
had been found dead. 1t read:
"Carissima (my dearest)
For many months have been of the deep love
you feel for Enrique Do not think for moment that
blame you, for who can say where we shall love?
person help loving than eating breathing
and the object of ones affections be chosen
than can choose the air we breathe.
I'm quite well aware that there has been nothing
which the world could call wrong between you and
Enrique Both of you persons of honor and family
that you should forget yourselves In fashion
must have panied you TO find ii, cannot be denied.
Il know too well that never would consider uniting
yourself with Enrique by of divorce Even though
would consent to such step gladly to give you happ
the precepts of the church forbid 1t with wisdom
which is beyond that of and
Clearly there is but impeachment in the way of
your happinessmysef have given thought to this for
a long time and find way To make you happy
that which am about to take
MY only hope is that when everything IL finished and
you and Enrique united happy you shall look back
upon the years you have passed with time not
wholly wasted After ALL querida tdarlng) we have had
our moments Of JOY and remembrance OF them cannot be
bitter
do you recall how seemed that golden after
when climbed the statue Vasco da Cana
the high peak Cintra?
1T seemed TO us then, to you well as to me, I'm
that just the great explorer found worlds
when he pointed his caaves the south starting
out to discover new and unchared worlds of JOY and
delight. Alas wrong but could not know it,
But enough of this thought of the past If should
continue fear my TO leave you would fail
/ writing this that you may show 1t to the police If
that should become necessary, to explain what am
planning to do.
"Ados a siempre, querida mia" farewell forever my
daring)
Pedro Jinenes read the file the fat policeman had
given him and handed 1t back without word.
Does that satisfy you Senior Jmenes ?? asked the Jefe
For years Pedro Jimenes had known the hard
die in battle, had pumbed the depths Of
human emotion And the fat Tefe looked at him with
surprise because tear was trcling down the
reporters tanned cheek