The Washington times., 1922-08-26
HERB WRITES
To MOTHER OF
DOROTHY CLARK

your suspicious Are Witnout
Foundation" He Says.
Warns Of cabarets.
The series of loVe letters from
Herbert Ra,0linson, screen star, to
his child sweetheart, Dorothy
Clark, actress, Uds concluded yes
terday Nth the publication Of his
final letter to her, showing he tOds
reconeiled to his losing fight to
retain her LoUe. He had come to
realize that the differences IN their
dges-tDenty yedrs--Dds too great
a handicap to overcome. He told
her he iods like father to her,
and gave her parental advtce
about studying. Also he advised:
Don't get married. He 1as
married himseif-iinhappily so.
RaWlinson fell in loVe toith
Dorothy When she Was eleUen.
Dorothy's mother early this year
started suit against him IN Los
Angeles for s200,000 damages,
allie eging that he had done her
daughter an injustice. Dorothy
for several months denied IL, but
is now backing her mother against
the screen star. The Lope letters
published in The Washington
Times wiH figure in the suit.
Meanwhile Dorothy got married to
piano salesman in Net0 England,
but is seeking unnulment on the
ground Of homage. She IS only
seventeen notc.
copyright, 1922, by New York Ameri-
can. Reproduction prohioited)
During the time that Herb" Raw
linson was writing ardent letters to
Dorothy he was also communicate
ing his emotions to Dorothy's moth,
er by means Of letters and kilograms
in which he consulted with her about
the welfare of his child sweetheart.
One of these letters, written from
his dressing room in January. reads
thus:
my Dear Ethel:
"I received your sweet letter yes
terday, and l hasten to answer to
let you know that your suspicious are
without foundation.
mo, dear, l feel toward you and
Dorothy just as l have always felt.
and please do not think differently.
The ONLY reason I have not writ
ten Is on account of my work. You
know what making a serial means.
The work is continuous, 1t never
stops. We are a bit behind on our
schedule and we have been working
nights In order to catch up, so that
am pretty tired and have not the
ambition to write, as / am so tired
when l get home.
Sweet Dorothy.
please don't doubt me, Ethel. as
give you both a great deal OF
thought at all times. l never cease
to think of our few precious mo-
ments together before l left for the
East. and many times do think OF
Dot. as the sweet little kid she was
when l left. and how perfectly ador-
able she must be now.
81 received a box Of candy from
her and I appreciated the thought
o. her sending II. You tell me she
still loves me dearly. and that makes
me very happy.
81, too, love the kid very much,
but II is as you say, possibly our
being separated Is the best for both.
Only a Child.
Don't for Gods sake misconstrue
my meaning, Ethel She is only a
child and l admired you for what
you said in your letter about the
| thoroughbred, and you are right, too.
It's strange, but I have thought so
many times in worrying over Dot. /
have worried ABOUT her terribly. And
am sorry for what l said about Mr..
s., and I'm glad he's proven so loyal.
II am glad Dot did not get the en-
gagement. l really think she Is bet
ter off where she Is. And, Ethel, IL
you possibly can. keep her out of
cabarets. My God. they are terrible!
know. or course, I realize that she
has to do something, and to waste
her ability is all wrong.
II have promised you to help her
all I can, and will send you some
money very shortly for the dancing
lessons you want her to have. j
am up to my neck at present, income
tax and God knows what, but I'll
pull out o. X. shortly.
II have an offer of another serial
for the Coast to follow this. but I
am afraid of It. don't know what
to do about II. have to see the
parties involved tomorrow. The set
was not ready, and that is the only
reason I had the chance to write
now. Loads of love to you both.
Write me again,
| Always,
HERB"
On Monday, kilograms and letters
from Herbert Rawlinson to Dorothy
Clark's mother will be published,
winding up the entire series Of letters
written by the screen star.