| Show THERE WAS A SECRET MARRIAGE The Result Was Grief Desertion and Woe QuIncy Ill Sept 1With the death of Terrence Donlen an employ of the ie Chicago Burlington Quincy freight depot comes io light a real sensation At the funeral not a little Interest was excited by the presence of a tall w robed ket figure that walked behind the cs ketTvo Tvo years ago Terrence Donlen was privately married to Mary Schaffer There were objections to the marriage on the part of the mother of the decased who threatened to disinherit him in case of marriage and the couple went to Vincen nes Ind and were married Donlen continued con-tinued to live at home and the girl lived out In families Then Donlen at last fell ill and It was thought his sickness was unto death The wife made known their marriage and pleaded to see him but was repulsed Then she got friends to intercede inter-cede for her and a number of priests talked to the mother in behalf of the wife but to no avail At last she applied to a officer of the benevolent association of which her husband was a member He also Interceded but without avail until he threatened to withdraw his visits from the home of the sick man I The mcther then told him to speak with I her son and whatever he said would be all right The young m consented to an Interview Inter-view with his wife and when the news that she was to be allowed to see him was carried to her the poor rgl dropped down In a chair burying her face in her hands and sobbed aloud for joy She was accompanied on her first visit by the chief of police and the interview lasted for an hour After that she begged frequently fre-quently to see her husband but was forbidden I for-bidden to come to the house I is said i however that It was her daily custom to walk past the house that contained her 1 husband who lay day by day losing his hold on life A few hours after his death the wife again applied to the officer ot I the Firemans association for permission t see her dead husband and prmission that her request should be granted The I mother objected but her objections were overruled At the house after the mem bei s of the association had reviewed the I remains the relatives of deceased bade him a last farewell and tho pallbearers I lifted the casket to curry it to the hearse At this ailment the wife robed In black 1 and carrying flowers came in and the casket was ordered needn that she might see him once more The mother 1 sprang up and wanted the wife put out The president of the association ordered the casket opened however and the wife i was allowed to imprint a kiss on the be i loved face Then she fell across the colfin in a fit of grief She was lifted I I up and given a seat and her flowers placed on the casket The mother again interfered and wanted the flowers thrown out but was told to keep quiet At the church however the wife walked in her proper place behind the casket but In the procession her carriage was far In the rear When they were out I of the church the mother reached over and struck the wife upon the aim and afterward grave had her flowers laid of the I |
