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upset and that was where Walter stepped in. The story goes that Mrs. Covell, Maybelle's mother, was dying and knew it and wanted to see Maybelle married before she died. Mrs. Covell took a fancy to Walt and put a lot of pressure on Maybelle. Then there is a rumor that H.L. Andrews, who at that time was actively pushing Walt exerted some influence someway in Walt's favor, probably via Mrs. Andrews. Walt was then riding high, being made Executive Assistant to Mark Hanna, a job which later proved a blind alley, and he no doubt looked like a good bet from a professional angle. He was active in the Playhouse, first president of the Griswold Club, and altogether he must have looked okay. Maybelle married him under these pressures and influences and on the rebound from her disappointment over Tom. Another thing I have always suspected influenced Maybelle in deciding on Walt was his physique. He is a bull of a fellow, having been a wrestler at college. He appeared in a Playhouse show before their marriage as an Egyptian slave, clad only in a loin cloth and Maybelle once said to me, "I don't think most girls had the chance I had to see their future husband with his clothes off." It evidently made an impression and I think Maybelle the type on which that would carry a lot of weight. I think she needs physical love and sex life in abundance to keep her satisfied; she looks and acts like that type - nothing against her but a significant characteristic if true and I believe it is true. So they were married. Maybelle's mother died either just before or soon after, leaving Maybelle their home on Beach St and considerable money in trust until her 30th birthday. It was not many years before rumors began to circulate that Maybelle and Walt didn't get along too well. Walt was said to be a difficult person to live with and I don't doubt from the way I've seen him act to her in public, that there is a lot of truth in it. Maybelle began taking trips alone to Texas to visit Walt's mother and Maybelle's sister, leaving Walt for weeks. On these occasions Walt would work like a dog fixing up the house for her, apparently penitent. Walt always has been reputed deathly in love with her in spite of his actions and I believe at heart, he really is. He was for years unhappy about his job which must have influenced his actions largely. Everyone noticed