Mrs. Murret. I don't think I knew that she was about to marry him; no, sir. I just received a picture of her and Ekdahl on their wedding trip, and she had written on it, "Happily married," and she sent a picture of the house that they lived in. It was a very nice place, and they seemed to be doing O.K., you know.
Mr. Jenner. Were they married here in New Orleans, or were they married in Texas?
Mrs. Murret. I imagine they were married in Texas. Mr. Ekdahl was a divorced man. I guess he was a divorced man. He had to be. I don't know, but I don't think he could get married without being divorced. He had a son.
Mr. Jenner. Yes; I know he did, and his people were Boston people, were they not?
Mrs. Murret. Yes. I know she met his sister. It was her, his sister, that sort of persuaded her that she ought to go ahead and marry him. She went up to see them, I think.
Mr. Jenner. In Boston?
Mrs. Murret. Yes.
Mr. Jenner. You think his sister influenced her a lot?
Mrs. Murret. Yes; I think so.
Mr. Jenner. But she was somewhat disappointed in Mr. Ekdahl insofar as his handling of the family funds was concerned; is that right?