Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-02
Miss Nellie Taylor to her deare
friend, Miss Patricia Douglas:
Platt Building. Wall Street.
Observation-Disclosures, July

New York, July 10.
My Dear Patty-Your newSy letter did
make me think longingly of old times for
a minute or two: but. after all. New
York's not half bad in summer. For me
it is like looking at a new side of life.
The offices during the day are breezy and
cool. and at night mother has all sorts of
ridiculous surprises concocted for me.
She has turned the roof into a miniature
summer garden after the household coll
umn of any old ladies' journal. There are
easy chairs, tables, shadowy cozy cor
ners, palms and rubberneckS-no; l mean
plants. l am becoming shockinSly slanGy
since l came down on the street We
spend most of our evenings on the roof.
Ned has been up several times, and we
like him. He brings his guitar-you never
told me he played-and what with his
music and my singing the popular songs
of the real roof gardens and mother mix
ing delicious punch we imagine we are
quite giddy. f..s...-.
Last evening Ned took mother and me
to one of the continuous houses. Such a
lark! And tonight we are going to Man
haitian Beach. 1t is great fun. after all.
to feel that you are a part of the great
masses. the politicians put it, and can
not leave town the whole summer long.
OF course / will do my best to console
Ned while you are away. But you must
remember this is not Longhurst-on-the-
Sea. 1 have only evenings. Saturday aft
ernoonS and Sundays at my own disposal.
Write me all the news. 1 do enjoy ii. and
so does mother. Yours lovingly. NELL
Miss Patricia Douglas to her fiance,
Mr.. Ned Goodfellow:
Longhurst- on the-Sea, July "a.
Dear Mr.. Goodfellow-I am sending you
today your letters, ring and photographs.
1 am convinced that our engagement has
been a mistake. have always held that
people to be happily married must have
nial ia he
affinities. Clearly you and do not come
in the above class. You will believe that
1 am breaking our engagement for your
happiness as we'll as my own. There are
so many charming girls. and men are so
easily consoled. Yours sincerely.
PATRICIA DOUGLAS.
Sent by messenger from Mr.. Ned
Goodfellow to Miss Nellie Taylor:
Room =, Bowling Green. Aug. l.
Ny Darling Nell-My NeIl How jolly
good that soundsl I'm sending you few
roses. Put them on your desk, where
they will remind you of me every minute
in the day. 1 shall be up early this even
ing to brirg-can you guess what? It's a
solitaire, dearest, the best dared to buy.
but not half good enough for the bravest.
sweetest girl in the world. Over and over
1 catch myself wondering how ! could
ever think any other girls worth noticing.
Bless this happy summer in town! 1t
has brought me the greatest treasure in
the world. my affinity. Imagine finding
ones affinity in Wall street, How ridieu-
lous-and how delightful Yours always.
NED.
Special correspondence to the Comet
from Longhurst-on-the-Se
Aug. 4.
The golf links are responsible for the
romance of the season at this popular re-
sort. Today every one is talking of the
-~Wfe eaflr
golfer. to Patty Douglas, who for two
seasons has been a belle at Longhurst.
Jack Ferris holds not only some enviable
golf scores and trophies. but he also has
the inside track for the Roxsome millions
on his mothers side. Miss Douglas,
though an enthusiastic golfer. has made
no particularly good scores until she ex-
ecuted this brilliant little stroke in the
game commonly called hearts.
JANE MEDEDITH.