The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1908-03-07
Mays Answer to Bel
JunktOwn, Ill. Feb. %. 1908.

| JunktoWn, Ill., HOo' - ANS
Dear Bell
Forgive my tardy reply. Dear old
Daddy has just worried me so much
this past week with hunting and guns
could scarcely call my soul my own.
When you get my letter post marked
from here, l know Just what you will
say, but no! Bell truly, business neces-
STATED 1t this time, not pleasure. Your
letter made me think a great deal.
l was at the Swellocratic Club and
tonight as l sit writing like Lena
Despard my sins rise up before
me. "As in a Looking Glass That
episode like that ghost of Hamlet's
brings up that old hateful past. 1t is
choral again. Bell, just so Daddy
never knows, but you know and so
does G. Guilty consciences makes
towards of US all. II is useless for
me to discuss the Swellocrats, because
you know everything by now. l met
Elias doctor who like you gave me
such a roasting for being a coward.
ETC., because l did not do so and so,
but she said the entire club barring
very few were all suffering with
Dementia Africono, a disease peculiar
to Negroes only, which reached its
greatest development East of State
St, and that there was not even
remedy known for 1t, especially If the
people had ever once lived in the ten
derloin. BY the way Daddy consulted
our corporation attorney concerning
the legal responsibility of the sub
stance and shadows actions and he
cited the case of the Ball Room girls
versus the Astorbilts and you remem-
Der the decision was that the Aston
bits were of unsound minds, therefore
not responsible, and the Ball Room
girls lost their case. saw Mollie anG
Dolhe at communion on the Sunday
before l left, they looked charming
and composed as usual. By the way
at the Swellocratic Ball, lest l forget,
the ark was deserted long enough to
express regrets. She who must be
obeyed, is still humming, Just a
cousin of mine, Likely to see him
around any old time" Everyone was
asking before l left about the Gray
Wolf, as to what meat upon which he
fed, that he had grown so great. They
say he eats Sylva's liver meat fit on
iy for the gods and found only in the
tenderloin. Beatty is here from Eur |
ope and looks as pretty as ever. I
hope to see her before she leaves. |
Lucille has just come in as l am writ |
ing and tells me the most elaborate |
affairs was the China wedding, moth |
ing to equal before or since and the |
presents were grand. The hostess is
such dainty, gracious little lady and |
she knows how to entertain. No doubt |
you will be out to the Special Matinee
be sure and tell me how 1t went on. |
If were you 1 would talk to those
parties about the Wabash and tell |
them you fear results. / would not
hesitate for the wife's sake if nothing
else. Daddy has cut from my calling
list Mrs. Home Made, Mrs. Dollie
Tredsen, Mr.. Bob Smooth, Mr.. Jim
Slim, Mr.. Billy Slim, Mrs. Smooth
Fingers, and the 2 Mrs. Dishwashers,
Bell dear, in conclusion, do not con- I
denim me for any apparent weakness
in evading the issue, but after all is
it worth the while? Who is who in
Chicago?
Mushrooms that come up in the
night, are proclaiming themselves the
leaders! They have perhaps their fol-
lowers but the real people are not
bothering their heads about socaIled
society. By the way you asked about
the STOCK and Real Estate Brokers,
yes, dear, they were nailed. too Billy
said he never gave them a thpught
Harry Lehr calls consuelo his lady
fair, but I call her large bundle OF
bones and some little hair. Bell IN
derstand you are to start a Social Pur-
lily Club is it trueT How nice that
will be for-"There are none so good,
but who may run adrift in shame and
and the good girl Of today may
become the bad tomorrow. Tell Dol
lie II she does not send me that a
toe" I will write her up In the owl"
This is a deuced duh place and you
are likely to find me at my number
by Sunday. OF course you heard
A.. St--r,o .o,-A,r0 Mn