Show l An Sty y j I Unarm IK t S KIA A nt LESLIE PRESCOTT TO TH THE nAY lAY LITTLE MARQUISE IN CARE OF THE TI-fE SECRET DRAWER I wonder gay little Ma Marquise if It Jt it Is really true that this dear place of ot silence which has kept all your secrets will l keep mineI mine I For or you know I am th the next woman who has found her way into it ft I am going to disgorge my overCharged overcharged overcharged over over- charged heart to you little Mar Mar- Because you have been so long dust only dust only dust and memories I 1 I know you will keep my secrets If f at tho the end of of my my life lite I 1 do as you did and burn these letters one oney by y one leaving the secret drawer to the next woman who finds it She will have t to find it as I will never never give up your our secret I wonder if It you were always I happy if It your kingly lover nev never r spoke to you In anger ange Perhaps he ho he did not for you never married him you know A note of annoyance never came into nto Jacks Jack's vol voice co before belore we were married Now however with the best cst intentions in the the- world J JL have haV lave made Jack so Angry me with that hat he has hardly spoken to me for three days I I 1 still think that he is quite as much to blame as I because he ho would have nothing to do with the settling of ot our home because he would not let me consult him as asto asto asto to prices He seemed to think that Chat I should know enow everything about housekeepIng housekeep- housekeep Ing ng house furnishing house budgets budgets budgets bud bud- gets and how to spend money economicallY economically economically eco eco- as he does about abou t Using Oh g gay y little Marquise did you ou ever have to bring such a sordid thing as money into your love bye If It you did I know lenow that many many times Cupid perched himself upon this secret drawer and let the tears drop from his streaming eyes ana run down his little naked body I expect often otten you felt like passing passing passing pass pass- ing him over your dainty scrap of ofa a lace handkerchief 1 if it wasn't so wet with your own tears Oh little Marquise I wonder It tt you found out the truth of what some woman who came after atter you has s said ld that one must shed gallons gal gal- Ions lons of tears before one comes to know that nothing or no one In gal I this world is worth one one I have pretty nearly shed my gallon I think but I haven't come I yet to thinking that Jack isn Isn't t worth a tear When I think how I cross he he has been to me my eyes eyes I overflow again They have been beeh all swollen and red for a l long ng time and Jack never noticed it I It all began when I showed him himI the lease of the apartment t. t Jack I came ame home three nights ago evidently evidently evi evI- I dently f feeling splendid He Ho had made a a wonderful contract that I da day and the first thing he said gald to toI tome tome I me mo was as that he was sure of ot a n nI raise in his salary I I thought this would be a good time timo to show him the house and anC lri Incidentally the lease and so I Isaid Isaid said I I 1 have got another lovely surprise for you Jack The The house is all ready We Ve can move move into It tomorrow I I. I want you to come ov over r and see seG it this evening and while you are at the office Ill I'll move our clothes over splendid Leslie he le said and after dinner we started I I. I little knew to what I Continued tomorrow |