San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-01
The Tangle
An Intimate Story of In
nermost Emotions Reveal.
ed in Private Letters
IETTER FROM RUTH ELLING.
TON TO LESLIE PRESCOTT

| Although I know, dear, that you
Ire coming home Saturday. there
Ire few things i want you to know
Iefore you see Jack.
In the first place, il I were you,
|ow that Karl is going to marry
klice, l would tell Jack all about
he pearls. In the second place, i
|elieve l would tell him you are a
|alf owner in my business, and III
he third place - well, on second
bought, do not think I'll say any,
bling about the third place. for that
ace is where only you and Jack can
feet and you do not want a third
erson even to suggest the meeting.
Sometimes l think. Leslie, that
lie reason why married people are
BIT happier is because they keep so
Such from each other. If one lives
nth another person all the time. Il
no people must be chained together
Ven il those bonds be the bonds of
,atrimony, / believe they should
ther be absolute strangers, if that
IN be done, or the complete one that
carriage is supposed to make OF two
kople.
1 had a long talk the other day
tn your husband. Leslie. l really
Se him very much, and / honestly
lieve if you two people would be
Nrfectly honest with one another, you
build be the happiest people on eartn.
sally and truly l do not think either
YOU has anything that matters
ich concealed. Jack has been an
emplary husband. has he not? But
hsr,E q
/ az broad minded, as sympathetic
as understanding as you yourself
E. and that's the trouble.
I'm glad you went to see Jacks
,ther. / knew you had only to go
ere to make the conquest of her.
size, l wonder if you know that all
men like you. do not believe you
We the same attraction for all men,
when a man does proffer you his
endship / am sure he cares very
Ich for you.
By the way, I have met your friend
Jacks secretary, Mrs. Anterior.
hen / first saw her l Ididn't think
was even good looking, but l
re come to the conclusion that she
an odd personality perhaps more
cinating than good lookt. She
ms excessively frank, yet / have
ceiling that she never tells anything
doesn't want to tell. That's the
yerest kind of clever woman,
elie.
wish when you return you would
her a special invitation to come
YOUR house some evening when you
Wv Jack is going to be away. and
ill drop in. She rather piques my
iosity. Did you tell me you used
20 to school together, and that she
had a great smashup in her mar
life?
he other evening she was men,
OF a party at one OF the restau-
It's, and / must say that with her
geous red hair bobbed and plas-
ID down all over Yer head, and her
pie little black sleeveless dress
ch showed arms of the peculiar
tenesh that always goes with the
of a red head, with her brown
sparkling with reddish CLEANS.
was the most individual looking
nan in the room.
ack. who was there with a party
nen, evidently called the attention
his party to her, for before the
hing was over the whole four men
th made up Jacks party had
ed the others around their table.
h after they came. however, Mrs.
erton made some excuse and left.
rather curious to know what it
iii be awfulIy glad to see You Sat
". I've been lonely without you,
lie. The business is going on fine,
we're going to make a barrel 81
ey. -
Lovingly, RUTH.
TOMORROW: Letter from sgd
Carton to Paula Perier-A con-
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