The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-04
Letters CT Mary Jane.

New York.
Dear Clara:-This is a great town. I'm
| just about dead sitting up nights but I'm
| having the time of my life.
Do you remember how we used to lie
around in our rooms in the seminary
| with the gas out and dream dreams of
the gay life to come? Well, it's all being
realized by your Humble. Honest. | have
half dozen brushes on hand at present.
and I'm working the whole gang for what
there is in 1t. There is something about
my wild western ways that seems TO at
tract the multitude. and | have to push
EN- off. Yesterday a dark. tall man. fol-
lowed me down Broadway for four blocks.
and if ii hadn't been for Charlie Smith 1
think he would have lassooed me-
Travelling on Broadway. you know, is
not the thing for n demure young creature
like myself, but / don't care. I'm going to
see all there is to be seen.
But you'll want to know about my train
I know. Charlie Smith is down in Wall
street. and. cross my heart. he is great
pal. | think he's kind Of half smitten
with me, but were good fellows. all right
and he never takes any liberties. I like
Charlie first rate. But say, I wish you
could get a glimpse Of Clarence. Clar-
euce is really and truly a bird. HIS other
name IS Sinclair Some one died in his
family and left Clarence enough TO live
on ana ne mas signed a lie contract 10
see how useless he can make himself
There is only one thing about Clarence
that is inconsistent. and that is he is real
~ mean He wants to travel around in
society and not spend a cent. and he has
been hanging around those New York
homes and staying TO dinner 50 long that
he doesn't know his part as an enter
tainer. But that wouldn't do with me
you know. and after he had held my
ka nd he .r-sfh ~ h1s
Uncle Chester gave me Ny! Charlie
must have thought IL heavy-well. after
he had held my hand for about fifteen or
twenty minutes. 7 surprised him and asked
him II he ever went To the Waldorf.
Clarence must have forgotten himself
for he up and asked me there the next
day and SO we had a luncheon there.
Oh, Clara, 1 wish you had been there,
l didn't do a thing 10 poor Clarences
pocketbook- he mumbied over the bin Of
fare. like a priest. but I was too much for
him.
Let me see it said I. "Oh. see what
I want
My dear girl. what do you think Of
French oysters at sixty cents a portion
and mushrooms in a chatting dish az
Se.N2 That was nothing That little
luncheon cost Clarence SIS. but do you
know. think he respects me al the more
for it.
But OF all tie sights you ever saw the
wido~er Leslie takes the cake He f.
really desperately IN love. and comes
around in his automobile every day. Uncle
Chester says he has loads 81 money. 5ut
I dolt care Tor him bit The other
night he got Up n TheateT party for my
benefit. and / had 10 get new gown 70
90
Talk about gowns, on. ny. 7 renern-
Der the first party dress WOW. three
years ago. when they had the dance n
the Town hall. II cost ne ~. and ]
thought II was the limit for style and ex-
pelse- My. Oh. my. Clara. why that
isn't a drop N the bucket Ny aunt took
me 70 a place on fifth avenue Do yoE
know they wanted EfS for the Simplest
Kind q = thing Wei. never mind. rrcis
Chester pad for II. and Aunfie says
sot II cheap az 81 Hsybe ] vasa't
dream, ~ChaTsis'- Smith was n sh4 ast-
.e-ce. ard came zrouni % ire box 20 So
ne "a NJ swell TagS as se oppressed
e Charlie - all right
We'll. ] must step Honest cara. n
having the tire e nv fife
Yours. zte-tions,ssy. MARY JANE
There are so-se things u doesn't pay 20