The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-12-31
LETTER III.

IN W hlOh 4 RI1NG HE DELL
Dear Nom:
! Well, l suppose you seen my ideas
In the papers. l have never had any
thing so wonderful happen TO me N
my whole life There it was every
bit Of it and all fixed up in such fine
language as l could never of though,
Of and sounding so very very wise.
And 10 think that this greatest Man
in the whole world has said it, and
every newspaper in the whole world
almost has published it on the front
page Why Nom He didn't say hard
ly anything else at all He made mis-
whole interview out of that idea l
have give 10 His secretary. Me poor
little Mamie Riggs, manicurist in the
Elite Beauty PaTlors with just one
copper cent in her pocket this night!
That is fact! l spent three cents
for that afternoon paper so ! didn't
have the price Oh my u-,-al matted
milk for lunch and had TO take
glass Of plain milk and a doughnut
But | didn't mind that, went back to
the shop feeling SO smart the girls
Fall seen there was something and
they wanted to know, "What is it,
Name, you got a new beau ?" That's
all they ever think about of course.
/ says, "No it amt that it's some
thing more great" But l DIDN'T dare
give them no hint because its what
Mr.. Edgerton calls a state secret. So
Ada Higgins she wants you to call
her Adaire now and did you ever
hear of anything so silly, being
ashamed Of her origin and trying TO
put on side she says, 81 know, it's
that swell gent that was here a few
days ago. What's his line Name ?"
And just then the phone rung and
it was Mr. Edgerton calling and ne
wants me to nave dinner with MIN
again and of course then all the
girls is buzzing like a lot of bees
they never heard of such a thing as
my not telling they always tell about
their affairs because after all what
have they got to talk about between
customers with the pitiful narrow
lives they live and no great ideas
about world events and no way of
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htical show and seeing how the ac-
tors is made up.
Well he says for me to meet MIN
at a Chinese restaurant this time. It
is over in q street and long ways
and gee it is drilling and l shall
have wet feet when l get there. But
/ dassn't Try to borrow a nickle from
my landlady because my rent was
due four days ago ana I am side
new scarf to hide my old dress. 1t
is all very we'll for Mr. EdgcTton TO
talk about wanting to keep close 20
the plain people, and the rough hon
esty of them and all that, but no man
wants to go out to dinner with a
SLOUGH you know that Nom and il
amt going to happen while I'm the
lady. So now Pm eff and tell Pop
to send me some of his ideas about
politics as quick as a postage stamp
will bring them.
P. S. Well it was my first dinner
a Ia Chink and we had chop suey and
it is made out of chicken and some
thing else that should be called guey
instead of suey. But it is hot anC
very filling and that is the principal
thing when you are trying TO pull
through and go straight on eighteen
fifty per and rents what they is in
the city Of Washington, D. G. Mr.
Edgerton brought me home in a taxi
and now l have got my feet in bed
and | couldn't go to sleep anyhow
till they get warm, so l will tell you
wFat happened. =
Well of course we talked u na-
tional affairs since that is46a usnost
interesting thing il s4So vorld. {and
what everybody taAs here in lhigh
society. Mr. Edgerf,n eavs 3hat
when he told the Statesman Che
great idea that I had giNNi ~ him. He
"runted, and that is eloouence from
Him. And He told Mr. Edgerton to
have it wrote out for Him and He ev-
en- added a couple of sentences of
His own because some of it was so
important that He wanted to say L
tweed.
And of course l had to be modest
so ! says, 81 really didn't think it was
so remarkable as that, it is what
anyone would say"
And Mr. Edgerton says, "That's {
exc, tly. What I have to do is to
fine out what anyone would say and
say it for them"
"But Why" I says-"when they
can lust as good say it for them
selves 2" So he explained that PEG
pie like to have things said for them
it is less trouble and it pleases them
to hear their own ideas, "it is like
looking at themselves in a mirror, If
you understand what I mean," says
he and / says that most any woman
would understand that.
And Mr.. Edgerton says chat tha
Spokesman likes to say things like
the sort that 1 say, because it saves
Him having to talk about Othe-
thin~s that amt SO easy for Him %
think about. The reporters ask Him
questions and He don't know what 70
answer and then there is always peo-
pie trying to get Him to do this ard
: that and to say yes or no and Ec
done like to say either nor to dc
neither The Spokesman's Other
name is Cautious, and He never doe
nothing He don't have to and He sci
i dom does. He says that most prob
lens solve themselves if you lei
them alone.
Says I, "What that generally
means is that somebody else solve'
them" And Mr.. Edgerton laughs anC
says, "Well, yes, but then if the,
solve them wrong it amt your funer