Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-28
By WILL IRWIN
THE RED BUTTON By s!,,,
Copyright by Bobbs-Merr1n Company

pleased to hear your sister is be-
ginning to get kinder in her
feelings to me. Lord knows,
everything 1 did was for the best.
Am so glad to hear that her health
Is good and she is getting stout.
bet she's as handsome as a picture,
now she hasn't anything on her mind.
In regard to a certain event three
years ago. would say that it's all
bowed over. Marty still drops in at
Headquarters a good deal, and had
him look it up. He says it would be
perfectly safe for a certain party to
go back to Port of Spain, though he
wouldn't advise visiting this land OF
the free and the home of the brave
for quite some time. Not that he ex-
poets anything would happen-but
It's best to be on the safe side.
Well, Martin and I are getting on
fine. He comes up for reelection in
Novemb er-fact Is we're campaigning
now-and it looks like a sure thing.
Martin still thinks I'm the smartest
and prettiest in the world, and l take
care that he won't get on to me
but oh, my dear, my massage bills
are something fierce! We just live in
10 whirl. Seems like we're never both
home to dinner unless we have COM
pany. Marty is going ahead so fast
I'm afraid he'll be President of the
United States before I've learned
enough law to run this country. We
go to church regular-in our own
district. I'm getting so careful with
my grammar that 1 almost never talk
like l want to, except when Martin
and I are alone.
Now as regards friends of yours
and mine, I'll tell you all the news
I've got. Do you remember that
Miss Harding in the boarding house?
She's Martyrs stenographer now. and
la mighty good one. We're so afraid
she'll get married some time and
Marty will lose her. Miss Jones is
|married-lives somewhere up Yonkers
way. Mrs. Moore has gone over to
Jersey to keep house for an old
uncle. Guess she expects some
money from him when he dies. Poor
Professor Noll broke down last win
ter and was in the hospital for a
month. Il knew 1t was coming-no
human stomach could stand those
slop victuals. I went to see him as
often as I could and talked to him
like a mother Well, he's eating his
steaks and chops now as regular as
the day comes round. He's very
much interested in a new fancy kind
of religion-it's called THE Thought
of the Age" I can't seem TO get the
hang of it-but the point rs that if
Everybody would get together and
think ha fbnI1oht oil 1n
for piece-why something's going to
happen. l guess likely.
Betsy Barbara and Mr.. North live
in little house on Long Island. and
Mr.. North commutes. He's making
so much money he says he's ashamed
of it, They have twin boys, and if
ever I saw limbs-well, Betsy Bar
bara is on the jump all the time keep
ing them from committing fifty-seven
varieties of murder and suicide
they've thought out for themselves.
Martin says he's glad he's given up
his old job, for 1t certainly would be
up to him to get them both life"
some day. But I notice he's ready to
go over there every time we're in
vited, and he spends the whole time
playing with those youngsters.
The Wades are still abroad. Their
little daughter was born in Flor
ence. Mrs. Wade nearly died, but
she didn't mind-that child, judging
| by the pictures they've sent, is a per-
| feet little angel. Mrs. Wade says her
name is Betsy Barbara and she's the
apple of her fathers eye. They'll
come back next spring.
| Well, / guess that's about all. I
gave Marty your invitation, but he
says he can't see time ahead to take
| long vacation. If we ever can. we'll
come down there and visit you with
great pleasure. And so, with love to
| your sister and best wishes to your
self. in which my husband joins me,
I remain, yours truly,
ROSALIE MCGEE.
| New York, October 2, 10.