The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-11


frankly as l could what had hap.
pened. For few minutes she
seemed terribly depressed, then
suddenly frightened up,
Its all right" she comforted.
For some unknown reason 1t
seems that you are bound to
touch the very dregs of life, but l
know it can't last. You must go
back to Boston with me. Doctor
Winston Strengthened you up be-
fore and he can do 1t again. The
very fact that you want to get
strai ght is enough-it means that
you willr'
1 baked against returning to
Boston, pleading that / needed
more time for tapering off, and
she finally agreed, after making
me promise to meet her every
day, and limiting me to one
week.
When / returned to Avenue B
and told Helen that / had made
up my mind to leave, she seemed
both glad and sorry.
81 shall miss you, Don. she
said, mournfully. The day is
bound to come when I'll need a
good, true pal otherwise they're
going to get me again and lock
me up and get me sober-eVery
time that happens it makes the
Journey longer to the grave, |
only wish / could drink enough
whiskey in one week to kill me-!
That afternoon, after taking a
drinks, l lay down on the shabby
couch in Helen's room. Helen
WAS not there. Presently the
door opened slowly and noisely
and two big men came in. They
stood at the cotside, looking
down at me. 1 took them to be
detectives.
"Don't you think it's time to
pull yourself out of this Lowrie?'
asked one Are you going to
let this drunken woman drag you
into the sewer? You ought to be
ashamed of yourself! Wen give
you the chance to move out of
here yourself, but if you don't,
look out!'
Visit Remains Mystery.
was much astonished and tried
to humble a reply, but without
stopping to hear what / had to
say they walked out, leaving the
door wide open.
/ jumped to my feet. l was
alone. l closed the door and sat
with my head in my hands, Won
dering who my strange visitors
might be and how they came to
know my name. had been liv-
ing there under the name of
Carter
Shortly afterwards, when Helen
came in, asked her If any
strangers had been in the house.
asked the other inmates of the
house. No one had seen anyone
enter. At the moment was
positive that the two men had
been there talking to me, but
after thinking it over l wasn't
sure whether they had been real
or not.
To this day. I am doubtful
about it.
For several days I continued to
meet my mother and then we
Went to Boston together. Profit
ing by the former trip and it's
humiliations, she engaged draw
ing room on a night train and
we made the journey without
mishap. Doctor Winston was
called as soon as we got home
and began Immediately to medi-
cate me. For three days ! was
deathly sick. unable to eat
thing and SO nervous that /
could not remain in bed but
dragged myself back and forth
in my room for hours at a time.
Gradually | began to mend. and
in a week. save for a burning
sensation in my eyes and throat.
| was able to get about. To
my relief I came through with.
out the slightest symptoms of
delirium tremens. the condition
/ had most feared.
There was a big stack of mail
awaiting me, and in 1t were sew
eral requests for me to lecture
that fall and winter. I tele-
phoned The Players and learned
that they too had received such
requests. The manager express
ed satisfaction that I was home
again, asked how ] was, and re-
quested me to run in and see
him.
did so and we had long
talk. He wanted to know If it
would be any use for him to
close the lecture dates and also
re-establish some of those / had
Cancelled. assured him that. I
knew 7 was going to be all right.
He agreed to go ahead and book
me.
TO Be Continued Tomorrow