Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-08-09
III.
Colorado Springs, June 20
NV Dear Teddy:

Colorado Springs, June 70.
My Dear Teddy:
BY this time you must have had my
second letter at least five days, and yet
you won't answer. Well, I'm going to
keep on writing till you do, for I'm
bound you shall know that / still want
you to forgive me. Please, Ted, pleased
TIL explain everything about that hor-
rid drive, and I'll do anything to show
how sorry l am and / was so mean
about it that night, if you'll only write
to me and tell me that you still love
me. / know you do, for you aren't
the kind to forget a girl in a hurry.
It's strange that you can still love such
a hateful thing as 1 am, but I feel
sure you do. oh, you must, Teddy,
darling.
If / don't hear from you soon, I'll
20 into the nursing business, and take
care of a sick young man in this no.
tel. He is away down the hall, but
the chambermaid sometimes tells me
about him. 1t seems the poor fellow
was knocked down on the street, where
he ran Out and picked up a baby who
was on the car track. 1t was q brave
act and made him a hero, but 1t broke
his leg.
For my part, I am not interested in
anyone now but my distant Teddy, who
is angry with me. Please forgive and
write to Carol.
Colorado Springs, July 4.
Teddy Dear:
This is q pretty nice Fourth of
July, but / don't care much. Do you
remember the picnic we went to n
year ago today? That was the first
time you ever made love to me. 1
can see you yet as you stood in front
of my hammock, talking so earnestly;
and I laughed. oh, well, I'm getting
my pay now.
I'm going to tell you all about that
horrid affair with Paul Elliot. I wish
to goodness I'd told you before.
It was this way. OF course, when l
promised to go driving with you l
meant to go, and I got ready and wait
ed. You said ".four o'clock" you
know; and when you didn't come, and
Paul did, at ten minutes past four,
why, 1 said I'd go with him for mean
ness. I remembered how you disliked
him, and l had made such q special
point of being ready on time that l
wanted to punish you for being late.
] felt cut up when we passed you down
about a block driving so fast, for 1
knew what a horrid position it put you
in, and how delighted Paul was; and
besides, it was the first time you had
ever failed to be OF time.
Then that night when you came up
and talked so awfully to me-you'ye
no idea how stern and angry you WERE,
Teddy, and how scared 1 was-why, I
just wouldn't tell you how sorry I
was. You made me lose my temper so
quick that I didn't have time to tell
you while 1 was repentant, and after
that / didn't want to say anything but
how angry 1 was.
You hSd never spoken to me sc be-
fore, and-well, I didn't like it very
much. 1 can't forget what you said
when you left. You banged the door,
too, Teddy, did you know 1t? 1t rings
in my ears: "You never cared for me
a bit, or you couldn't have put me in
such a position. Since you won't ex-
plain, I'll 60, and wait till you dol"
Those words hurt me more than I can
tell, Teddy, and 1 can't forget them.
Now that 1 have at last explained,
will you come back to me again? You
know you said you woodland l
can't live without you. Carol.
P. S.-The lady next door is in, and
is telling Aunt Mary about the young
man with the broken leg. She says he
is "such a fine, handsome fellow" I
wish she could see my Sine. handsome
fellowi" @. G.
V.
Colorado Springs, July 8.
NV nor1ipU Girl