The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-24
qheqar8le
LETTER FROM LESLIE PRES
COTT TO LESLIE PRESCOTT,
CARE OF THE SECRET
DRAWER. CONTINUED

CARE Oh lttE SECREI
DRAWER, CONTINUED
1t was with mixed emotions that
I drove home. I was not quite sure
little Marquise, just where L was
wrong in my estimate of what was
due a wife, and where Sally was
right.
OF course 1 knew that Sally Ather-
ton cared very little for Sam. I knew
that she had come to work for Jack
because she wanted to get away
from him. Yet it seemed to me that
something out of the years they
had spent together would be hers
still. 1t seemed to me that if my
employer had not mentioned the
great trouble-for even if it were
not a great grief, it must have been
great trouble--that 1 had passed
through. I would have felt that he
was lacking in sympathy.
Little Things
1 don't believe I'd ever make a
business woman, I said to myself. 1
don't believe I have enough of the
masculine turn Of mind. Little
things mean so much to me. I dream
and raise beautiful pictures. and then
the hurt of it all when they crumble
before reality
Ever since I got that beautiful let
ter from Jack, little Marquise, I have
been thinking of him. l presume, as
something not quite human l longed
for him. / wanted his arms about
me. 1 wanted the kisses he spoke
about to close my eyes that 1 might
keep within their lowered lids the
happiness that threatened to over
flow
That letter. little Marquise, was one
Of the very infrequent thrills that
have received lately. I think that
had I not received it. 1 should not
nave gore to the train in answer to
the suggestion of that wire. But hav-
ing received 1t. of course 1 expected
to find not man, but a lover; and
really, little Marquise, you who have
had a great lover know that there is
a wonderful difference.
Back To Earth
1t is very hard. after you have been
living in the ethereal clouds OF emo
ton. to come back to earth with a
thud. I don't quite understand
how men can do It. They seem TO
like parachute drops, and they gaily
smile. even If they reach terra firma
with a DUMP and run away to their
EVERYDAY affairs seemingly to think
that II they wish it, they can make
another balloon ascension into the
rare emotional ether.
Perhaps that's where we women
make a mistake. We enshrine Eros
as our household god and we try TO
nav daily worship to him, although
all sorts Of other duties intervene
Consequently we neither do what Is
right by love or by the other things
which are necessary in our daily
life.
Men. on the other hand. have a
distinct idea OF what shall come first,
and then they graduate the impor-
lance Of their duties way down along
the line. OF course we women think
that with them as with US, love
should come first, but instead. know
ing the necessities Of material
things. men put ambition and power
first-ambition to make a success
and success always include power.
Sometimes I think that power is
the dominant desire Of all mascu-
Unity. Man wants 10 he all power
full. even In love. A man wants
to make all those who contact with
him to do so. in his own way. There
is the clash and battle OF life.
All the Joy had been taken out of
Jacks Homecoming for me by his
nervous annoyance when he hrst
saw me. Perhaps I'm just a silly
woman. but II Jack had met me with
that tender smile and speech at the
train that he made to me as he
Jumped hurriedly from the car at
his office the whole complexion OF
my day would have been changed. L
would have driven him to the Office
with a happinessalled heart that
would have sung until I met him
gain.
I expect I ought to be happy any
way. for although the tenderness
came late II was there. Take the
good the gods provide" is pretty
good advice, isn't it?
Isn't this enough Of my reactions
for this time. little Marquise? Any
way. I think I win close.
LESLIE.
Copyright 1924, NEA service, lnc9
NEXT: Letter from Sally Atherton
to Beatrice Grimshaw.