The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-19
PANAMA FRIEND
| is ALLUDED TO
BY MISS KNOX
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get nothing but the privilege Of
Il am hot sure care to have any
thing to do with you You are De-
meath me socially. You are a chief
petty officer. And l associate with
nothing more common than captains
ind only one of those. My patients
husband Ia ma jor-you know, a
real good guy-but only because he
retired early. One of her sons Is a
captain, lives here. and Is stunningly
handsome and unmarried. The other
is boat commander III the navy.
= You are only kind of two-legg I'd
vermin, and don't think / shall even
speak to you, even IL you are my
nephew. You are a disgrace to my
aristocratic family.
THE captain is six foot two and
broad In proportion. Fair. his one
fault like one of dark com.
plexion. Fine looking, In fact
Greek type, and he floats around my
bedroom, when / am in bed, attired
In robe and pajamas.
lSuggestive portion deleted.1 Gen.
orally, he just goes through, but
sometimes he stops and speaks, and
occasionally hail him. may men,
ton that my bedroom and his
= mothers are not the same, but the
door Is shut between. Suggestive
portion deleted.l
(SigneD SPONGE"
Fears Break Has Come.
Here is another letter from "Aunty'
Knox to her dear nephew"
Baltimore, February 22, 1921.
My Dear Mr.. Eastlake:
You promised to let me know how
you are Qkeep me posted, you say).
Please do SO IL 1t is not too much
trouble. Do not feel compelled to
tell lies personal ones i mean.
Your letter, in view of all circum-
stances, is sufficient to show how
you feel toward me and my affairs.
/ suppose 1t is what 1 might have
expected from Margaret's husband,
but nevertheless 1 did not expect II.
My letters to you were written
with the idea that you might be too
I'll to read them yourself, but / am
sincerely glad that 1 was careful.
only wish l had made them even
more formal. 1 am allowed to read
my own letters. II you care to
write 1 shall be glad to hear. / do
not want to be a burden, as you
have made me feel. shall not write
again, since you prefer me to drop
out. I cannot do as 1 intended on
Thursday because / felt sure you
only meant to get rid of me. l
realize this and will try and fix it
SO your wish will be sure.
Didn't Want Letters.
am alone and do not want to
see anybody. did want your
letters, but that was silly, for I
ought to have known how you felt
and that you would show 1t. Please
thank Margaret for getting you to
write. 1 suppose II was her doing,
unless II was the fear of my coming
down that made you.
send this to Dahlgren, as your
letter Is post-marked there, and II
this Is the last you ever hear from
me, forgive me for being a nuisance.
Excuse anything queer In this.
/ am going to get off this before 1
collapse. may be incoherent. l
am sorry this is the last letter 1
shall ever receive from you. i
suppose II Is my fault, but your
other letters have always been 80
nice that I have watched for this
one. Ny head is confused, is so con-
fused hardly know what I am
writing. l am anxious about your
hand. I know you do not care, but
II you can write, tell me how II is
I shan't bother you again. sup
pose you have been waiting for q
chance to make a dash and now you
have found one. You undoubtedly
meant to stop writing, but I forced
WOW to write me by threatening to
come down.
Asks for Her Money.
What shall I do about things In
Colonial Beach? Send me my
money now. as you do not want II
for the purpose you said. 1t will
help me to get away where am
not under surveillance. You need
not have rubbed II in how often
have written, cause I am enough
ashamed Of II. You can write to my
room II you want to, but you need
not. You were right In counting on
my not forcing myself on anyone,
least Of all on you. l am sorry /
have been Just a burden and a
worry to you.
Good bye,
AUNTY.