The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-26
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LETTER FROM SIDNEY CAR.
TON TO PAULA PER1ER,
CONTINUED

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Right here FIN going to bertay
Jack a little and tell you that he
sent that beautiful letter of yours
to him. to me. My dear girl l
knew that generosity of mind and
soul was always a part Of you. You
tell the truth when you say that
Leslie is the loveliest woman either
YOU or Jack have ever known. She
is the loveliest woman 1 have ever
known. and I am very glad you
wrote that sentence to him which
called attention to the fact that he
probably thought he could not
make her unahppy because he was
fonder Of her than any woman in
| the world.
I've often wondered. Paula, just
why the state Of a mans feelings,
if he conceals that state, should be
supposed to make a woman happy
Somewhere some. woman novelist
has said: "A man can love a
woman 10 distraction and be un-
true to her every week. Some
way I don't think that the loved
woman could be happy If she lived
with a man of this kind. do you?
Two of a Kind
Paula, dear. I'm very glad to
have known both you and Leslie
women capable Of the great Civ
ing. the great sacrifce-for there
are those who give when it IS no
sacrifice to them. you know.
After I read that letter OF yours
to Jack, ! had greater reverence.
respect and regard for women than
have ever had before. The very
reticence and reserve with which
you two women profTered to each
other a friendship is beautiful be
yond words No one but a big
woman could have done that which
either OF you women did. John
Alden Prescott Is blessed far beyond
his deserts.
I'm still rather bunged up from
| that automobile smash.up. and as |
have never made the Prescotts a
/ visit since their marriage I'm going
down to stay at the club for a cou-
pie Of weeks over their third ami,
versary.
BY the way, do YOU remember
those little coral gods that we
bought Of that funny old Chinaman
one day last summer and the inter
esting legend he told us? I wish
you would look around and see if
/ you could find another pair. Don {
make a particular hunt for them.
but If you come across n pair I
would like them very much. When
I come out there l shall try a still
hunt for another pair myself.
Separate Gods
OF course. 1 don't believe one
word of the legend. and may as
well tell you that I have separated
the gods. Up to date I have had
no particular discomfort, neither
do I think the person to whom I
sent the other has been unhappy.
It's rather a ridiculous idea, ism
it, to try the experiment Of seeing
if there is anything in the old
legend, on one OF your friends?
I'm going to close this letter
now. You may expect me out there
in about three weeks. possibly four
III telegraph you when I'm com.
ing
expect to find married life at
close range very interesting, while
I visit the Prescotts. for you know
that an old bachelor has little
chance to do so unless he has some
one who is his intimate friend, as
Jack is mine
I'm wondering who that good
looking young man who seems to
be hanging on the outskirts Of your
pictures is. He's been in the last
three, and seems to have very little
to do except to keep his eyes-and
they are beautiful and wistful eyes
upon you. You might tell him
that I'm coming out to try and sup.
plant him in your affections. Until
I do, believe me to be
Always one Of your great friends.
SIDNEY
Copyright, 1924. NEA Service, Inc
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