The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-28
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LETTER FROM LESLIE PRES
COTT TO LESLIE PRESCOTT,
CARE THE SECRET

DENA Ny LIN.
Dear Little Marquise: I don't
know why it is, but address these
letters from myself to myself, and
then. when I am writing, l talk to
you. I seem to put myself into my
conception Of your SOU and body
that sounds rather complicated.
doesn't it? Nevertheless, when 1
write TO you I am two people-Les-
lie Prescott. who goes along with her
everyday affairs. who records her
actions and reactions in the aver
age manner, and onther Leslie
Prescott who comments upon these
actions and reactions. who solves
her problems, sympathizes with her
mistakes and passes judgment upon
the everyday Leslie Prescott. wife
OF John Alden Prescott. in reality.
In other words. Little Marquise,
YOU are the escape valve which al
lows the real Leslie Prescott to get
all surplus steam out OF her system,
and you are very comforting to me.
Mother Prescott showed me this
morning where she thought u little
secret drawer was placed. When she
invited ne to go with her to look over
the outside of the beautiful desk she
had given me I could not refuse, but
I was sick al heart for fear she had
| really found our hidden receptacle.
Much to my relief and JOY I was
able I o demonstrate to her. however,
that she was wrong. That place
was filed with a locked box for jew
els. It. too, was hidden away be-
hind a little cabinet door. and she
had never found that when she he'd
owned the desk. I was particularly
glad C show her this, because now
she'll be satisfied, and I will never
have to worry about somebody in
terrupting III secret.
It's a strange thing, little Mar
quise. 10 note the effect that Pris-
ella Bradford has on Mother Pres
colt. She has been very different,
very picky. ever since that old gos-
sip called upon her. I wish I could
find some way to make that Brad
ford woman stay away from the
house. but I can't do this without
putting myself in a wrong light, and
Jack and I have quarreled enough
with his mother over her.
I was awfully put out to think
she should know that Jack was an
CRY at the bobbing of my hair. and
I resented the fact that she was at
our house the afternoon I arrived.
It spoiled my Homecoming complete
found place, when she knew that
John had objected to my hair, to say
to mother Prescott that she was per-
haps fortunate in not being married,
because she did not have to consult
any one when she wanted t. bob her
hair or make any other little change
in her personal appearance or mode
of living.
Immedis tely Mother Prescott be-
gan to get c%ensorious and remarked
with more acidity than she has used
since she had come to our house
that while she thought I looked very
we'll with bobbed' her, it would per-
haps have been better had [ con-
suited Jack on the subject. That,
Of course. fired me and before I
though I said:
Jack doesn't consult me every
time he wants a haircut"
Fortunately that hit Jacks funny
bone, and he laughed; otherwise
there might have been a rather
strained atmosphere in the moon
Copyright, 1924. NEA Service, Incl
NEXXT: Letter from Leslie Pres
colt to Leslie Prescott, care of the
secret drawer, continued.