The San Francisco call., 1904-10-09

In one Of the departments OF your Of
fee. seeing that you never told mt
what Office you were in. What you
gave me distinctly to understand dowr
at Felixstowe was that your mothe,
had money OF your own and that yot
spent most of your time in Society and
that you sometimes found it a grea
bore.
Miss Simpson told my two sisters
she did not say a word to me-that shi
had never spoken to you before. bU
knew you by sight. and that she hst
always understood you were engaged
II, just shows how rumors get about.
am sending you a slight Offering b.
this post; I bought six and three-quar
ters. and I trust they will not be tos
tight fit Please accept them. ant
when you put them on, think Of me.
wish you would come with me to
theater on Thursday evening. am en-
deavoring to get orders through a gem
tleman friend Of mine, but IL the wors
comes to the worst. we can pay and g
IN the pit. If 1t should be a case o.
evening dress. I will wire you. as thu
tickets win be sure to come IN at thu
last minute. When we are alone to
gether We can have a good long tall
about Felixstowe 1t is the drawbacl
OF London that you can never be aIone
Where do you think OF going for YOU
holidays next year? Believe me, will
affectionate regards, H. W. W.
1 happened to pass by your hous
yesterday evening. Was that YOU
mother at the window? And was shi
anything like you when a girl7 !
should like to know.
No. Z.
have received your note. and !
must say 1 am greatly surprised at tha
contents. thought we got on so vel
at the Royalty the other evening. ans
better seats in the balcony no one couli
have wished for. know you woult
have preferred the ST. James. but yOI
were very pleasant over 1t. connds
the argument you now bring forward
that you could never really love q MAJ
who wore mads-up tie, a. childish d
the extreme.
The real facts have learned iron
my friend. Miss Simpson. who. for
girl. may be looked upon a. truS q
steel. 1 could trust her anywhere an
everywhere, and nothing but . sr1gh
Misunderstanding thoroughly
cleared up-concerning . button-holSi
was wearing has sver come IN to ma
that friendship. It appears from wha
Flo Simpson tells me that you tool
her aside. and asked her what 7 w
earning. and she replied, "Oh, he gss
fourteenl" Now look on It as soma
what near the knuckle for any lady d
make inquiries concerning the incou
of any gentleman she has professed q
be fond OF, but let that pass What
wish to point out to you Is this. 20
jumped to the conclusion that b
meant fourteen shil1fngS q weal
whereas. II you must know. my sala1
Is fourteen pounds . month, and . veF
good salary too as salaries 50. Il
no doubt owing to this blundsr tha
you now write and say that II appeas
unwise to conunus the acquaintance
and that you could nsvsr dream
changing the nams - HsntEomsry "a
that OF Wall.
You can keep ne gloves. bat ktndl
return the photo. I have discovers
that a picture depends . good dsA1 q
the frame, and that what appears
quite nice and agreeable at Felfxsto~
may turn out quite different In LcndoI
There is no harm done. and have ash
ed. Flo to tell you, II Sns. runs acres
YOU at oflce, to say that was not .
much upset as you might think
wishing you wen in your future a
forts. am, yours faithfully,
HENRY W. WALL
p. 81 trust ] have behaved 4
through as a gentleman ought to ~
have toward q lAAy.