San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-02
The Tangle
An Intimate Story Of In
nermosf Emotions Reuedl-
ed in Pirate Letters
LETTER FROM SYDNEY CAR
TON To PAULA PERlER

bAashh VIM
I always expected this OF you. I
knew. when the occasion arose. yen
would rise 10 il. Nou can close the
book now. and although il has been
rather tragic. vet in g way Won must
be glad that Nou read il clear
through 10 the end; for ! an SURE
YOU have learned that loving Is nor
all Of life. and that the greatest pain
must cease some time.
A very charming woman told ne
the other Gay thai people were very
foolish % worry. She said: II one
has trouble. you may either help i,
or il may overcome you. Don,
worry about H. II you die. it won't
worry you any more. and If You work
II ont. you don't need 10 worry any
more Rather good philosophy.
isn't It.
I'm awfully glad you saw Leslie,
Paula. for under any other Circuin-
stances you two women should be
great friends. ! always thought this.
snJ / know il now since ! received
your letter after YOU had met Leslie.
II was 3 brave thing of you. my
dear. 10 decide not 10 make any trou-
HE about the boy. OF course | know
Won really could not do anything IN
less you made Leslie so miserable thai
she would Voluntarily give the baby
IN. and do not think she would do
this under any circumstances.
Leslie. YOU know. has a very
tenacious sense of duty. and having
taken the boy into her home. l think
she would feel she could give him
L.
not think she would feel this because
of any moral scruples whatever. brt
because your work necessarily would
keep you away from him. You cou!u
not give him the mothers care that
she can. -.
You will also forgive me. Paula. II
/ say to yOu that as the years go on
your hurt will grow less and less, and
the boy will seem but dream TO you.
Your fate is to be that of a great
cinema queen.
/ am not sure l would wish that
fate for any woman that i cared much
for. for all the women l have ever
known. and l have known three or
four. that were on the stage. and who
were successful actresses or singers,
/ have known none that was particu-
larry happy. One has TO pay Tor the
plaudits Of the public by the loss OF
the real love of ones friends.
As things have turned out. nv
dear. l am glad you went back to
Albany. 1t was triumph for you
outwardly as we'll as inwardly. You
made ali those supercilious women
rather envious of you. and l know
that you made me very proud OF
YOU. For you not only conquered
their prejudices, but your own lesser
self
| sxpect am preaching little, but
sometimes | feel like an old. old man
Who has seen every phase OF life. and
vet who has missed the one great joy
of living, -,
am returning east very soon, and
probably will miss you somewhere
along the way. But again l want to
tell you / am glad you have met Les
lie and appreciate her goodness, her
sweetness, and all her other splendid
qualities.
Through q chain Of circumstances
we seldom meet, vet TO me Leslie
Prescott is the most delightfully."- sin
cere woman ] have ever known.
There. I've said it.
Dear Paula, keep my secret as l
have kept yours.
Always, sgd.
Copyright, 1924. NEA Service, Incl
TOMORROW: John Alden Pres
colt discusses women in letter to Sgd
ney Carton.