The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-09

LETTER FROM LESLIE PRES
COTT TO JOHN ALDEN PRES
COTT. CONTINUED


Had long talk with Ruth-really
the first one I have had since 1
came from your mothers dear. She
is at last going to get a divorce, and
/ am glad of it. l think it is a terri
die thing for a woman to be sepa-
rated from her husband and not have
her legal freedom.
She lets herself in for so much
gossip-people always seem to think
that she ought to act like a nun. and
never lift her eyes(to another man.
She has had a long letter from
Walter Burke, and he is coming
back to marry her. OF course Ruth
knows Walter better than l. but [
don't believe if 1 were she l would
marry him. In fact, Jack. tonight I
have been looking over my life, and
l do not think l should marry any
man if YOU should go out of it. Now.
that's not saying that I want you to-
| but it is saying that l would be afraid
to trust my fate again.
WOman's Man
In the case Of Ruth, you know
Walter has always had the reputa-
ton of being a great woman's man.
In fact, you remember, when we
were first married, you thoroughly
objected to me being seen in any
party where he was. I remember
one of our first quarrels was because
he happened to come and sit at the
table where Ruth and I We're having
luncheon together, although you had
nothing to say about her husband
Harry Ellington, who, through some
joke or fate. came in with the
woman he afterwards deserted Ruth
for.
| Ruth trusts Walter utterly. She
seems to think that it was because
she was married and he could not
have her that made him so catholic
in his attentions to other women
She said to me, when we were talk
| ing it over tonight:
Every man is true to some
woman after his fashion"
The Woman
You know, Jack, that thought is
quite comforting to ME. for take it
to myself that I am the woman to
whom you will always be true-after
your fashion.
1 I haven't heard from your mother
since you went away, but I know she
| is all right, for you know her last
! letter was very CHEEKY one. think
we ought to have your mother visit
us, dear You know she has never
been here since our marriage. and
that was a long time ago. Jack. Some
how, I feel as though I had always
been married. can not imagine my
life without you and little Jack.
/ DO you know, dear, I believe every
woman should marry. can not
speak for the men. because I feel
that perhaps they are different: but
no matter IL a woman is unhappily
married. she still has a feeling Of
/ security, as long as a man provides
/ for her and pays the respect and
| honor due TO her as his wife, that
comes from nothing else in this world
just That You Belong
It's a different feeling than I ever
thought I should have, do not be-
lieve love is necessary to IL. It's just
oh. I can't explain it. Jack-but
It's just that you belong, some way.
and you can't get away from It.
A husband may hurt you occasion
ally, almost more than you can bear.
He can bore you often TO extinction.
He may neglect you at times. But
he can not take away from you in
any way the feeling that you are his
wife-you are the one woman in all
the world that bears his name, and
the only woman who is recognized
as his helpmeet and the custodian of
/ his honor.
Copyright. 1924. NEA Service. Incl
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FROM LESLIE PRESCOTT TO
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