The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-08

trate McAdoo interposed
 Yes, but the clearing house is terday and told him that he must publish our marriage, as he would not be q party 10 any secret that would hurt me. GAS though anything that Herb could do would hurt me )
 Before Herb asked me about it he called in his friend. Morton, of The Daily Unit, and told him of our marriage Herb added he was going to Santa Barbara in the afternoon to see me.
 Morton insisted upon coming down with him. Meanwhile my luck was with me for the doctor took the bandages off Kttty's eyes and found she could see a little. After an ex- animation the doctor said she would be all right in a month or two
 kitty was so overjoyed that when that shyster lawyer came to see her she almost literally kicked him out. Of course I was able to assure her that Herb would not let her want for anything until she was able to get back into pictures.
 But I am not sure they want me in pictures Ria she walled. You know. lately, if the least little story gets into the papers about your es- capades, it is off the silver sheet for you"
 q was rather cruel. I said Tt isn't as though you were d star. No one knows very much about you and if you turn over a new leaf now, I am sure you will get your chance. Herb, of course, will do all he can.
 I have sworn off. Ria, sworn off the red liquor and the deadly home hyaw a nd ba v crowd. They don't get you anywhere. You think you are having a good time when the bright lights are shining, but in the cold grey dawn of the next day you know that what you thought was unconfined joy was only the first symptoms of a splitting 25- hour headache!
 T am writing all this to you Vir- gie. to give you an idea of the aver age girl in the movies. They do not come from the best families as a rule. Rather they come up from poverty just as l did and consequently very few of them are able to withstand prosperity.
 T hope poor Kitty has had her les son. I wish I were going 10 be around to help.
 Now, my dear, am coming td the real news of my letter.
 Tomorrow morning Herb and I drive to San Francisco, taking pas- sage late in the afternoon for the Orient.
 Don't think I am selfish for not coming to bib you bood-by, dear, but, oh, hate good-byes,
 You know I love you. And more than all I love your independence. I know you will succeed and sou won't
 
 Virginia, I know how wonderful it is to succeed through ones own ef- forts.
 Herb gave Kitty a check for S5,- 900. which is more than the child ever dreamed of really getting. Of course that shyster lawyer had told her that they mi ght be able to get s500,000, but anyway they would take as much of it as they could get. so Kitty is happy, Her eyes are getting better hourly.
 "Virgie. I thought Herb was splen- did, but I never dreamed any man could be as wonderful. He anticipates my every want. In fact I do not dare express the slightest wish, for imme- djateiy 1t has come true.
 And think of it, Virgie, Wo are going to take a trip around the world Herb says that he will be so happy to show me all these things. You know he has travelled all over and he says that he is going to get a new thrill when he sees the world again through my eyes
 And I have told him that he can only see the world through my eyes on this trip, because am going to go with him everywhere he goes and meet all his friends.
 "Oh, Virgie. virgre, 1t is so wonder fuI that am afraid it can't last,
 This morning I asked Herb: Will you love me like this always? And what do you think he said? don't know. Ria. Why ask me that? Let's get all the joy out of the present and not look into the future"
 T just grew cold. Why Is it that we are given this beautiful, wonder full love, Sometimes I think love is like a rose that one plucks and then, despite all care, you see it fading, fading, and at last it is dead"
 The letter dropped into my lap through my nerveless fingers.
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