Wished To Help

NZ Truth, Issue 1240, 5 September 1929, Page 8

Wished To Help

I • -; t i be all on my side, and I consider- my burden is not light,- particularly m view of the inevitable' loss of respect and esteem of my many friends and relations, who, knowing full well my often expressed views on the subject of marriage, will see me hastening into a union concerning which I am necessarily precluded from making any explanation and which *will, /m .their opinions', brand hie as a. ''miserable, hypocrite and liar. ... ; "At the same time \ realise the- A soreness of Laura's t position and/ ' wish , to, help, her -all I can -without jeopardising, to too ' great an ex- > tent,' .my career or .futureAhappi- 1 ness. To :my mind, the above agreement has much to* commend it, and if we act fairly. towards • each other it. would -seem toyproA -A mise substantial- solution to the -'• whole-trouble.":, -$£-yi.^ jy. ',.^.vi-.^y: -A..;-. The letterytheh makes reference to" the state of Laura's health, with a suggestion that there might be a possibility of restoring her condition to normal. "On the assumption that the arrangement set out m this letter is acceptable to you," the writer of thisextraordinary document , continued, "I am proceeding with the preparation of the necessary documents, and' will send them on for signature iii .the course of a few days. The information required by the Registrar of Mar r