The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-24

you came in, but after she had first
seen you, you remember, she never
seemed much interested in you again.
We are taking her to a GONZALES
cent home tomorrow. and the doctor
has suggested If she gets no better
that 1 should try and find little new
baby for Leslie and Jack to adopt.
OF course I do not know how this is
going to work, Joe. Personally, /
would feel very much as though some
one had physically hurt me IL they
put another baby in my arms just
after I had lost our boy, you know
But you never can tell just what will
be the outcome Of a thing of this
kind.
Poor John! I am very sorry for
him. He is almost as thin es Leslie,
and he has always a hunted look
upon his face. as though he were wor-
ried almost to death. I tried to make
him think it would be a good thing
If ne would go out OF town and leave
Leslie to me and the nurses atten-
ton, but he won't hear of such
thing. He seems to think Leslie needs
him even if it breaks his heart when
he comes in and she scarcely opens
her eyes to look at him.
/ l will write you tomorrow after we
have gotten Leslie settled in the con-
va!escent home. 1 have arranged for
her to have a whole suite of rooms.
This afternoon for the first time
she spoke to me in more resigned
tone about her baby. She has hardly
mentioned it, as yet, to Jack I have
tried to get Jack to ask her about It,
for you know she seemed to think
that Jack did not want the baby and
she had kept 1t a secret that she was
going to have one until the accident.
I almost feel that by some perver-
sion Of mind she rather blames Jack
for the baby's death. You know what
queer ideas one will get. at such
times.
Sydney Carton was up here yes
terday I mad a long talk with him.
Joe, like that young man very much.
He is perfectly devoted to John and
Leslie. and after he had been here
John seemed much comforted. I
tried to get Sydney to go into Les.
lies room but he said he was afraid
he would disturb her.
l was glad to get your letter that
Karl Whitney was leaving for Eng
land early next week. OF course, he
will be here to see us before he goes.
Leslie said such a peculiar thing yes
terday when I told her Karl was 60
ing
Il wish, mother dear" she begged
me, that you would go into my wall
safe at my apartment and get that
string of pearl beads which Alice gave
me for a wedding present, and tell
Karl to take them over to her.
do not expect I will be wearing them
for a long while, and they are SO
beautiful l would like to lend them
to Alice
This is the first time that Leslie
has seemed at all to have the slight
cident. 1 took it as good omen and
told John about it as soon as he came
home. When he mentioned It. how
ever, to Leslie. she seemed to have
forgotten all about 1t and only said,
IF mother wants to send them to
Alice let her do So
Looking back on cur lives, Joe, it
seems to me that although we had to
work very hard we were happier than
the modern young people. We were
closer together. 1 am sure that when
we lost our little son I felt as though
/, could not live il you were NOT near
me all the time. Leslie, however,
seems to have no interest whatever
in John, and he is almost afraid of
heg.
VIII write you tomorrow.
With love, your wife,
ALICE.
Next: Alice Hamilton to her
mother-(sood times in England.