The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-16


ent line Of conduct. h
You will promise anything with no
thought Of keeping your word, and
have nothing to pin to.
i am lying here sick and suffering
both With head and my leg and all
I have to remember IL your treat
ment Of me when ! was thsve-your
TOR my money. You. cannot pre-
tend you still mean to get the boat
now, ~ you have no excuse to keep
you. 1t looks Al II you were work
ing me In all ways even a. ne has,
but cannot believe-yst. what else,
car I think. sg
Nov want to say ] am not sure
whether or not EshAll 90 to Ocean
City befor4 ~ you. II you are,
wise you Iwill make an excuse to
come to Washington, where will
meet you. or you can come here. II
] were not 90 Ill ! should come
down anyway In the face Of your
letter. may anyway. I. do not
know how much Of II (tha letter.
IL true and how much false, and,
you have broken your word 20 often
! can only depend on what see
for myself. do not see how Mar
garet could have got all of this In.
formation unless you told her.
Fears Being Thrown Aside.
! have noticed this before-her
knowledge of things you only had
been told. = OF course, II YOU had
wanted me You would not have
told her., but IL you are trying to
throw M over It would be your best
play. "a
do not know how You pretended
an Interest In me and my health,
which either did not exist or was
slight. and having pretended 1t. ]
DO not know why you now drop the
pretense.
You said you had done me q "ter-
rible injustice" If 30, why do you
try and make II worse one? Or
was that only an excuse to drop me?
what are you, anyway, only one/ut-
teriy selfish man or are you allow
down scoundrel? / do not blame
you exactly for throwing me over;
II IL natural you should stand by
the woman you love instead of the
one who IL nothing to you and who
makes no claims, but whereas from
her 1t 10 a silly whim, for me It is
my life ihself. as you will know. I
believed you when you said YOU
would stand by me and try and get
me well. and now, why did you lie
to me In the first place.
l am going TO see you again soon
before the fall. 1t rests with YOU
whether It viii DO at Dahlgren or
elsewhere. I
Show No C0nsivlera ton.
n Answer this at once. am
ashamed to write this in this tone.
but you show me no consideration
ana ignore all requests You won't
help me and 1 must know why.
Listen, II you want this to be the
end between us. Tor Gods sake say
so. u say that with all reverence.)
III not, and your whole behavior has
belied your real feelings, say that
find II Ia too late, as II will be soon.
II You write at once and make
any reasonable plan, viii try and
do as YOU wish, but otherwise n
Will come down soon. This is not
threat but WARMING have
reached the limit with my endur-
ance. and | know that i can expect
no constellation from the man
who brought On my heart attack,
and then, when tainted let me lie
In the dirt until Iscame to, then
forced me to walk when / was SO
weak could hardly stagger.
do not think any worse Of you.
Shamed and Tortured.
Oh. Roger. Roger, what have I
ever done to you or anyone else to
be 50 cruelty shamed and tortured?
Heaven only knows why / do
not expose Margaret instead OF
standing between her and one who
would gladly harm her or why
still hope against hope that you are
not-That you seem to be.
i am at my room now, and not
at the hospital. I think your let
tiers may have been tempered with
at Dahlgren postoffice. have
heard some strange stories about
that postoffiee. Better register
your mail or send by special deliv-
cry. / may go to Ocean City and
may go elsewhere or l may come
there when can walk, but you will
have time to answer me here first.
don't want to come there-where
/ am not wanted, but / can't bear
more and unless 1 hear l shall
come to end the suspense. It can't
be any worse than 1t is-one thing
more tell me:
II you are gong TO leave Colonial
each and whe this Is importantly.
-. II there Is any time when you
won't be there and Margaret will
las watch duty on trip to Washing.
toni, rs I could come down there
without remark and get my things
you want me to clear out.
GoOd-by for Always?
Oh, Roger, n this to be sood-by
for'always? Had you only written
few lines as you used to I might
have thought differently.
I i know now why you would not
give me permission to do a certain
thing II a certain other thing &C.
curred-you knew 1t would occur
quickly. but anyway, permission or
not, feel free to do as / please.
If you are dropping me, there Is
nobody else to consider. Margaret
would be glad and Meta won't come
and / am worn out. This has been
written on scraps with q pencil, but
1 think you can read II now.
Roger, l am heavily stimulated
80 as to write this clearly and also
to bear the surgeons work which
comes soon.