The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-20
CHAPTER II.
By DOLORES DIXON.

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SUBURB OF NEW YORK,
March co.. When / opened the
door Mr.. Ruth came right in as if
he belonged there. That was al
ways his way-as If he belonged.
And Newell, / was proud and
happy that he felt that way.
Didn't Waste Time.
Babe Ruth never beats about
the bush much. He seemed awfully
keen after me. and he didn't waste
any time about getting acquainted.
At first ] kept wanting to pinch
myself TO make sure that it was
rAal-that il was really me that
big. wonderful man was falling for
- hard. That Il was me he was
calling dear he wanted Tor
his sweetheart. Now that / lock
back on it, I see it was awfully
quick.
There aren't any two ways with
Babe Ruth. II he wants q thing
he goes right after it and sgcts II.
1t wouldn't have done me any good
to try to hold him off. But /
didn't even try to keep sslyEelk.
from loving him. IS He ives Bates
Ruth and at first that was enOue.l1
to make me forget everything. BAT
then ] grew to love him for HIM
self. He was 30 big and master
ful. And he could be so sweet and
affectionate when he was with me.
suppose the experience hit me
% hard because he was my first
real love. NY last. too, know
now. / couldn't ever care for any
other man the way did for hin.
And I wouldn't want to il cOul9.
It hurts too much.
had some boy friends at the time
with whom used to so to the
movies or theater or out to dance:
dropped them all. They all seemed
70 tame next to him.
Except for the fishing party. which
I'll tell about later, he really didn't
take me out any place where we
might have been seen together. He
told me he couldn't afford to, be-
cause he was such a conspicuous
figure. He was taking g. big chance
! even coming to see me every morn.
ing. because Mrs. Ruth always kept
her eyes open and a scandal would
hurt him very much in baseball.
understood and / never teased
him to take me places. Besides, I'd
rather see him in my home, where
could have him all to myself, than to
60 cut and share him with every
body else.
/ saw him almost every day that
the Yanks were in New York. He
would often take me up Riverside
1t-s~v To- III DsnA 80 ~
time we Just stayed at home.
He called me his little golf girl"
because he always told Mrs. Ruth
he was going to play golf the morn
inks he was with me. He used to
joke a lot about 1t. And he called
me his little watch charm" too, be-
cause he said I was just big enough
to hang on his watch chain.
The days he couldn't see me. he
sent his chauffeur, Walter. around
to see how / was. Walter is a nice
looking chap, tall. very slender. with
blonde, curley hair.
/ often used to call Babe up at
the ball park to ask whether he had
left tickets for the game for me at
the press gate. The other players
knew me by name. l would say this
is Miss Dixon" and they would call
him. He never seemed to make any
secret of speaking to me. but would
come right to the phone and say,
"hello dear''-and go on speaking
affectionately and intimately to me.
And IL he hadn't been able to see
me, he'd explain why.
And there was always a box in
my name or my friends. Between
first base and home-on the home
dugout side. I never knew much
about baseball before, but I grew
TO be a fan. feel now as If ]
never wanted to see another game!
Often my box was very near Mrs.
Ruth's. and could watch her.
9e never spoke to me, but would
mp his cap as he went by. But we
had little secret things we said to
each other without signals.
No. didn't feel very bad about