The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-18

ter and said absolutely nothing Of
interest-though I nearly did once
or twice, 30 you see i can II choose.
Goodnight. Imagine yourself see
ing me off as you did on Friday
afraid to come within ten feet OF
me for fear Of the natives. Yours,
Sponge. .
Third Postscript.
Another postscript: II this goes
on, I shah need three stamps. In
one of my letters told you had
q print from that negative you
wanted. Do you remember 1t and
do you want the print still? Or
have you no use for II now?
$50 A. M. Day nurse not ap-
peared. Goodness knows when
shall get off. Patient sinking fast.
Doubt II she lives twenty-four hours.
Yours, Sponge.
(sisne0 YOUR AUNT.
Stin Another Letter.
Here IL another letter from Miss
Knox to Eastlake:
Edgewood, Nd.
March 81. 1921.
Dear Roger:
This 10 a most important letter
Ito mel, and a pretty hard one to
write. a. II you feel one way want
to write accordingly. and vice versa,
and do not know which IL Ii.
/ said I should not write again
unless you did! Since you have not,
can only conclude you did not care
to hear from me. and perhaps you
do want me to come down. Taken
with you not sending me even my
own money as promised. let alone
any Of that which you and Mar
garet owe me. 1t looks very much
as II you were quite willing for me
to make myself Ill by working too
hard when I run short OF cash.
Just Thoughtlessness.
It may be Just thoughtlessness or
1t may be you want to get rid Of
bothering with me. Against this
sort Of Observation-Disclosures.
broken promises, ETC.. I have your
verbal statements and old letters.
When / saw you. you most emphat-
ically said / was to como down and
to plan on that, but you apparent.
ly did not mean other things you
said, so am all uncertain. and the
time has now come when 1 must
definitely know, for when I leave
here, should know what to tell
them at the club, and must let the
man who has my things In Colonial
. Beach know by April 16. Which
am to believe? Your apparent neg
lect or your coaxings when was
with your
Some time ago you said you had
made q certain 'choice" between
two lines of action and you have
always insisted with your tongue)
that you mean this. Really you con-
trived to avoid making any choice at
that time. j suppose this was wise
in some ways, but / doubt IL you
can still avoid 1t.
Asks Honest Expression.
Now Roger, I want you to be
quite honest with both me and
yourself. II you feel that you are
still interested in me and wish to
save me suffering, as you always
can, and perhaps establish me In
good health then this counter-bal-
ances any Inconvenience which my
being nearby may cause you; II, 1
say, you feel this, then stand
ready to come down any day after
May 1 and to place myself unre-
servedly in your hands.
interest in me, either personally or
a casa" i will come down, get
my things, have one business talk
with you (which will try to render
as impersonal as possfble), and
quietly drop out of your life. 1t
rests entirely with you.
at is quite natural that you
should not be willing to endure un-
pleasantness of my account, and
do not ask II. At the same time,
you can. as you know, help me as
no one else has ever done, and ! be-
lieve enjoy In some ways having
me on deck. Nou know how l feel)
Less Ncrvously Unhinged.
In this last connection I wish to
say that am much less nervously
unhinged than ] was In January,
and 1 do not honestly believe you
could get more fun out of my being
around II you understand 1t can't