The Washington times., 1922-08-19
HERB GUSHES
Of v. Va. HILLS
i. To HIS DOT
"Oh, How I Wish You Were
Here, Dear" He Writes
Clark Girl.

Love Letters of a Screen Star TO a
Girl of Eleven Years, continuing
from thel point Where the letters
left off yesterday When Rawlinson
feared the devotion of an unnamed
Frenchman to the girl. The
Frenchman does not reGppedr to-
day but later he again ntateriGlizes
in the actors lore-inflanaed mind.
(copyright. ls22, by the New York
American. Reproduction prohibited.)
Back from Chicago, after a hasty
business trip, came Herbert Rawlin'
son to New York in February, 1920,
and forthwith he took pen in hand
to resume his ardent correspondence
with Dorothy Love Clark, who was
living In a Manhattan apartment
and rehearsing for a new play. Many
OF the missives were filled with ex'
pressions of the actors yearnings
for the girl and recollections OF their
happy days together. He sent her a
picture post card from Chicago con-
tanning a brief greeting.
He Is Sorry.
In the next letter Herbert apol
ogizes to Dorothy for not having
written to her. The letter is on
Lambs stationery, as usual, and is
dated Feb. 10:
My Darling Dorothy
sweetheart, know you must
think that have entirely forgot
ten you, but, believe me, such ia
not the case. / had to go to Chicago
on business, and just arrived back In
New York today and Immediately
called you up this evening, and
shortly afterward had to leave the
club on a business appointment with
now, so missed your call when you
rang up.
Il received your sweet letters
written to me during your rehearsal
hours, and l loved every line Vi
them. And do SO want to see you
and talk to you, and l want 10 try
and make II Wednesday night II
possibly can. However, l will phone
you tomorrow evening, and. while
I'd love to see you. please don't
break a date, dear. for me in the
event you have one.
How are you coming along with
the rehearsals? l do hope every
thing is well with you. / tried tc
reach you before ! left for Chicago
but you were out. I sent you a card
from the Blackstone Hotel. Did you
get II?
We'll, sweetheart. I must leave
you now. Will surely phone you to
morrow wednesday,, and II you
have no date I'd love to see you and
have a grand chat. ] do hope you
haven't a date.
Lovingly,
HERB"
Happy Days.
Soon after Rawlinson wrote tc
Dorothy from the Greenbrier White
Hotel in White Sulphur Springs
West Virginia. The letter. dated
February 90, is scrubbed in pencil.
My Darling Dorothy:
Here ! am way down in West
Virginia on the mountains. We
, came here last Wednesday from
New York to make all the exteriors
OF this picture, and before leaving
we only had twenty.four hours
notice to get ready, and l was rush
ed terribly to get my things to
gether and get away. / tried tc
catch you by phone before leaving
but you were rehearsing, dear, and
! could not have seen you, but
could have talked to you anyway.
This, hotel is perfectly wonderful
It's away up the mountains. Thi,
is where all the wealthy people come
to get rested and cured of varipui
ailments. have a big, beautiful
room overlooking the mountains.
| Marvellous!
THE air Is marvellous, and Dwisf
you were here to enjoy 1t with ME
What a marvellous time we coult
have here together. There are som,
wonderful hikes and horseback rid
ing and motoring. etc. We expec
to return to New York about mex
Sunday, a week from today.
How are you coming along with
rehearsals, dear? hope the show
will be a huge success for your sake
dear. Oh, how I wish you were here
dear. 1t is so quiet. so wonderful
with nobody to bother. Wouldn't l.
be great?
"Well. baby. good-by for the pres
ent and just remember as soon as
return to New York you shall be tn,
first one ! shall go to see. BE d
good girl and think of me ocGa
sionally.
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