The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-04
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LETTER FROM RUTH BURKE TO
LESLIE PRESCOTT

Dearest Leslie: You certainly are
having your troubles. l think ! have
relieved you Of one Of them. however.
have succeeded IN separating more
or iesa completely. your mother from
the influence Of that old maid. Pds.
ella Bradford
expect you have already seen the
telegram Mira Prescott sent 70 her
son. putting forth her side Of the
trouble and her moving 20 the hotel,
II didn't affect Jack just the way she
thought 4 would, FOR the manager Of
tho Plaza showed ms a night letter
from him saying 20 make his mother.
Mrs Prescott. just a. comfortable az
possible. 10 pay her and her nurse,
Miss Anderson. every attention. and
10 ssnd the bill to his office. where IL
would be promptly paid by his score
tary. Mra. Atherton,
lie stated. however, he had moth
ing to do with Miss Bradford. and
would not be responsible for any
debts incurred by her Al the hotel.
The manager told me that when he
sent this telegram Up 10 Mrs. Pres
colts room there was a great how.
TODD. Your mother,ln.law insisted
she was sure Jack had not written
the telegram. She said II sounded
like you. and you had probably writ.
ten Il and signed Jacks name,
This made Miss Anderson quite in
dignant, and she told tho manager TO
confirm tho wire by telephone con.
versation with Mr.. Prescott. charg.
Ing the Same on Mr. Proscott's bill
for his mother. Jack told him you
had nothing TO do with Il. and in.
sisted that hts orders should be car.
ried out. The manager then wrote "a
polite note 10 Miss Bradford. saying
he had made some mistake in her
room, and offering her cheaper
one. inclosing n bill for $50 for her
five days In the suite she was oocu.
pying.
Miss Anderson told me the fracas
that then cnsucd was rs good as n
carco comedy. Miss Bradford came
rushing into your mothers suite.
saying Rhe had been told to leave "a
hotel for tho first time IN her life
and she called upon all her ancestors,
from Governor Bradford down. 10
bear witness TO her responsibility
and the enormity OF the insult
As soon as things quieted down a
little. Miss Bradford said: What win
I do now You know. my dear Mrs.
Prescott. I have not tho money TO
pay this bill. certainly thought
WIS your guest
This brought things 10 a climax.
for you must have known by this
time. Leslie. that your motherIn-law
is rather close. She hangs on to all
the money she gets. and you and
Jack pay most Of her bills. While
she thought Jack and you we're going
10 settle for Miss Bradford she did
not worry about her, She liked to
have her around to stir up things
But abe certainly did not relish pay.
Ing her hotel bill OF $40 a day out Of
her own very generous allowance
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she turned her face so quickly that
Miss Anderson said she had TO hide
her smile by looking out OF the win.
dow.
Dear Priscilla" said your mother.
in.law there must he some great
misunderstanding. for thought OF
course YOU were paying your own
way at this hotel You will rcmom.
bcr when YOU said YOU wanted TO
come and visit me | invited you for
two weeks. You had stayed six weeks
at the apartment when ! moved here
II didn't enter my mind for one min.
ute that you were my guest after
you left the apartment"
But my dear Mrs. Prescott" said
poor Priscilla. you had Miss Ander.
son make all the arrangements for
me here"
Naturally I wanted TO save YOU
as much trouble as possible"
well, all ! can say" said Priscilla
Indignantly. rs that you have gotten
mo Into more trouble than expected
would ever have again"
Copyright. 1919. n, Il. A. Service. Incl
TOMORROW: The letter con.
inucd.