The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-11
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LETTER FROM JOHN ALDEN
PRESCOTT TO SYDNEY
CARTON

cannot help but think, sgd. Old
boy. that the coincidence TINT We AL,
ways think "a 30 strange 10 more
natural than We suppose. You re.
member. don't you. syd, that sou
visited Paula Perier ono week before
my marriage three years ago. and
now you tell me YOU are going 10
meet her IA New York just the week
before The third anniversary celcbTa,
tiuu Of my wedding
Paula didn't say what she wanted
TO SEQ you for. did shoG Perhaps
she has designs upon you. for ! am
sure that the incident with me II
closed, hope 10 heaven Il n.
I'm going 10 confess something 10
you. sgd. Leslie II like a brand new
sweetheart with her bobbed hair.
IT'S much more becoming 10 her. or
course ! haven't told her this. as II
would give her an unfair advantage.
but IN confess IL 10 you. Don't give
me away.
Besides. there seems 10 be- n kind
OF myHtcriousncsa about Leslie lately.
which invites la the most intriguing
way my curiosity. A long time ago
shc made The remark that Ahc had
something 10 tell me. and abe has
referred 20 II once since. but she has
said nothing about II lately. I
haven't wanted 90 refer TO Il because.
o. course. you know that ! would
trust Leslie with my life. II IL prob.
ably some foolish little thing that
she haH magnlfied into n mountain.
but ! am waiting impaticntly until
she tells me.
guess that young sister OF herh
IL a hellion. Leslie hasn't told me
very much. but from what she said
read between the lines that her sis.
ter. Alice. not content with getting
Kari whitney for herself. IL now
jealous Of her own sister. and makea
u uncomfortable for both Whitney.
who seems rather n decent sort OF a
fellow-and surely one can't blame
him for having been Ia love with
Leslie. you know--and for Leslie
think Ruth Ellington IL going 20
marry Walter Burke. She has been
very successful with that lingerie
shop. have always wanted 10 know
who put UP the money for her. and
| have now come 10 the conclusion
Il was Burke. II he did u. am not
sure tina, he didn't put up the money
for his own funeral pyrc. for Ruth Is
so crazy about her own business abll.
ity that I'm not sure shs'll give up
the shop even " she mnrries Burke.
Strange, isn't Il. how n little eco
nomic independence goes 10 "A WON.
ans head, That is the only fault
have 10 find with Mrs. A,hcrton
shc Is 20 cocky about her business
ability. ] really sec tho logic OF the
American idea OF not giving girl
about 90 be married dot. She's in.
dependent enough as Il Is, l think
Mr.. Hamilt0n's stand in not giving
leslie much money on her marriage
wHs perfectly correct, altho at tho
time ! thought he was ughtwad. II
Leslie had money Of her own now. or
a business that was bringing her in
money. she wouldn't be as sweet and
docile AS she Is.
I'm all curiosity to know just why
Paula Porior wants 20 see you. Mrs.
Athcrton Informed me the other day
that my curiosity was tho one thing
that was always getting me into
trouble. II was when I took her 20
task for going out 10 dinner with 4
strange man. and. by the way that
she made this remark. she gave me
10 understand that II was none OF
my business who she went with.
She may DO right. at that.
JACK.
Copyright. 1924. X. L. A. Service. Incl