The Washington times., 1921-12-17
MRS. EASTLAKE TOOK NURSE
TASK FOR HER VAMPING

you, since you often had too much
on you, and please not to mention
my being there, as you were very
fond OF me and might feel hur:
that 1 had not come to see you.
Anyone who told you I said you
did not like me lied. II you will
apply the acid of common sense to
their statement, you will see they
must have. as / would naturally
wish people to think was on
good terms with you--would not II
l. would have been the last thing
! would have done--to try to make
people think you and i We're not
friendly. Besides, 1 always felt
that down in the bottom Of your
heart you were fond of me.
Likeness to Mason.
or course, could not give the
other reason for not seeing you
my likeness to Mason. You say
Mr.. Goyt saw me- twice and forced
me to speak to him. 1 am not
certain 1 ever set eyes on him at
all, though / think he was on
the wharf the day l left.
made the boat only by the skin
OF my teeth and bOlted on the boat
too fast for my old heart. There
was a long-legged party on the
dock whom realized afterwards was
probably Mr.. Goyt, but neither he
nor spoke.
The same thing happened when
/ came down last time. G.. sat in
the boat, not ten feet away, and
looked at me several times, but /
am not sure he showed any signs
of recognition. However, later,
when we got off. he spoke. II he
says l spoke when / was there be-
cloth.
may say that had not intended
to stay in Colonial Beach more than
a few days-just to get exercise and
a wee bit of rest. but Roger was too
sick to come and show me how to
take my exercise and / myself had
a bad attack twas in bed three days
with nothing but water on board be-
cause I was too i'll to get up and
get food, so I stayed longer.
Why She Was Written.
Speaking of Mr.. Goyt brings his
wife to mind. l wrote her because
repeated letters to both of you
Il
mail must have gone mad, accord
most important matter hanging fire
in 3. G. Also I knew Roger had
been Ill and when finally. after
weeks of waiting. a registered let
ter card came back signed APP
parently by somebody else Or. says
he signed It. but his hand was hurt.
/ fear he was Ill somewhere or may
be yon were, SO / wrote Mrs. Goyt
as well as you.
/ asked her not to mention 1t.
because / feared you would be vexed
at the implication that you would
not answer yourself and l had
waited until the last minute. APP
parently / was justified in think
ing you would be vexed at odd things
when Ill. which is what / told her.
not what you seem to have heard.
Threatening" Letters.
1t was certainly laaylike and hon.
trouble when all wanted was to
avoid provoking you IL you were
sick. 1 simply asked her to tell
me IL one or both Of you were sick.
and II you were away, to give me
your address. Get her to show you
the letter.
Now l. asked Roger what under
the canopy you meant by my writ
ing threatening" letters. Could not
imagine. He says my innocent re-
mark about having TO "act quickly"
on Thursday was what you meant.
Seriously. did you think was go
ing to send the sheriff after you,
or what?
For the love of Mike, Margret,
use discretion dixie Mutt and JefO.
Is it like me to be ugly on money
matters-now Is 1t?
(Signed
8. e. X.