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lily attired In pajamas and wrapper.
coming wandering In about q. m.
as usual, another person would show
up instead.
lie. however. would sit down and
gabble and be a spoiled thing. and
Captain X. has not--yet. l almost
collapsed the other day. 1t was jus,
after l had written you. when a
knock came at the door. Answering
II, found navy man with a dear
three stripe and q ''buxzard" on his
sleeve. i Just caught q glimpse OF
his sleeve and uniform and just for
a second did think-well, next min.
ute saw 1t wasn't. HE was q dear
boy. think. but directed him next
door.
Wonder what he would have
said had burst into tears. q u
Marie? came mighty near It.
Oh-Baby! Good night. This 10 q
huge bath tub. Suggestive pas
sage deleted) Captain Rowan il
not. by the way, mere boy az
you may suppose.
Likes Dahlgren.
Don't let Margaret know where
! shall be. Anyway, II you have
let out that I am coming, will you
explain when they see me. I am
inclined to think Dahlgren will be
pest II you can manage two nights,
but don't substitute q number Of
short calls for q fewer longer ones.
As you once said. you hated to be
limited in time.
lin the same letter were sub
mitted the following list of Ques-
tions)
IL bed room on first floor?
Is other room to be used as bed
room on first floor?
Is house by itself or part Of
II by itself, II 1t too near neigh.
bor's? How far?
Are there roller curtains on win
dows?
Where and how do I get water?
Any hammer or hatchotf
II not; have you any you can
How do you want me to come.
and will you meet me7
Can you stay with me that first
night?
Miss Knox Methodical.
That Miss Knox was methodical in
planning her itinerant visits to be
near Eastlake 10 shown by q chart or
synopsis Of reasons for and against
quarters near Eastlake.
The following notations were found
imong her affects:
Pros for DahlSren.
Lunch?
Watch duty
IA "a nd IA N - ~ Al ~ -
out.
Margaret could not come in un-
expectedly.
Cons against Dahlgren.
No extra chance at evening to
see r.
No Saturday or Sunday to be with
nephew. miss Knox posed ~
Eastlake's aunt.1
Possibility Of work at Potomac
Beach.
1 could get down If I had to SEQ
him.
Try and get not too near neigh
bors, yet not 80 lonely. ! Will have
no one to speak to.
Make list of kitchen utensils.
plates and bowls. broom, pail. etc.
Which place would I see decent
people? Remember am alone most
or the time.
See that there II some way Of
cooking besides wood.
Names Of people who have my
things In Colonial Beach.
Captain Frank, Camp Norfolk.
Mrs. Miller Qinen only anyone
can point out the house.
Moving . Nuisance.
Don't forget that ,Goyt win un-
doubtely make any trouble he can.
80 put me where / won't be under
his nose, 50 to speak. I rather IN
cline to Dahlgren, but feel that you
can judge best. Also see about rent.
/ mean which Ia cheapest. not only
now but later In season, and also
next fall, II I should return. 1t
would BE- harder now to move things
to Dahlgren, but might be better
later. Don't try and ship them by
boat. Most Of them are too easily
opened and none are packed Tor
careless handling.
Am afraid you will find this NOV
ing a big nuisance, but you will
have to do II. You can be revenged
on me when you have me in your
power. We have an electric stove
here, guess / shall demand you
shall install one for me there, as
am spoiled for anything else.
Letter to Mrs. Eastalke.
This is a letter from Miss Knox
TO Mrs. Eastlake, dated December III;
Dear Margaret:
You used to ask me to sit up
and amuse Roger. 20 you could go
to bed early. One night when you
complained Of being dead sleepy.
I innocently remarked that you 80
to bed. Ever since you have had
bats in your belfry on that sub
ject. You have said all manner OF
lovely things to me, but you twist
my innocent remarks.
/ have no more wish to talk to
Mr.. Eastlake alone than he has to
me. Do you think / want to spoon
with him? II not, why the neces-
sity for being alone7 1 like to
hear him talk of tiu jitsu and
Japan. When he starts you say
you are tired and shut him up.
OF course, when have business to
talk over, I do not want an audi
ence. ....
Now, as to the scandal question.
l am awfully sorry you have had
such a nasty time. II people make
things out of nothing, one cannot