Show I I THE I T TANGLE ANGLE LE LETTER FROM LESLIE PRESCOTT PRESCOTT PRES PRES- COTT TO RUTH BURKE CONTINUED I Karl Whitney stopped abashed I I I beg your pardon ardon he said I Idid Idid I Idid did not think I t was interrupting anything private Mother turned to him Karl she said I r want to to ask I you ou some questions Alice groveled at my mothers mother's fet feet pulling PUUing her dress I Dont tell him mother dont don't tell shim 5 hIm I did It because I love him I did it because r f love lit Dont Don't tell I him He lie will always ha hate te m m mif if it he knows Poor Karl I Ruth stood t tel ei look- look ns ng very uncomfortable un le Mother I raise rals d 1 Alice AUco to her feet teet but looked at her in horror It seemed to me that that my my mother was looking at nt her daughter as though she were a total stranger Finally she sho found words You'll excuse me for tor a little tittle while Karl she sho said Then I will clear r this matter entirely up to your our satisfaction as well as my own I Leslie I am telegraphing for tor your our husband to bring the baby over I himself I think its it's important that he hEl should be here I know w your jour father tather will want to see him as soon as as as' hes he's able to see any anyone one As soon as mother and Alice had left lert the room room Karl turned to to me toe and said What does this mean Leslie What Is the matter with Alice She hasn't been h herself for tor quite a while In fa fact t I 1 came ame oer over today to find out what was wrong wrong with her her Im going to ask you vou a very pertinent per per- per per- question Karl Are you vou very ery fond of ot Alice Z Karl hesitated turn turning ng red then white I 1 I r I I Yes Yes I think th I am as fond other of ot her heras as I will ever be of any woman I suppose sUPPo e Leslie I am am what they call calla a woman one-woman man but that is all all gone by We wont won't talk about It It Karl may i give those pearls you gave me me back to Alice for tor a wedding present present What is the matter Is all aU this fuss fuss' being made about that foolish string of ot pe pearls again Alice doesn't want those pearls Yes she does Karl Karl so so much so so that she is perfectly willing to breakup breakup break breakup up m my home to get them Leslie i cant can't hear this even eyen from you ou ou You must be mad The Tho nurse came In at this moment moment moment mo mo- ment saying that my father wanted me meI I spent the whole afternoon with hii him i and and so so liege here the matter stands Mother r h has ii s sent nt for tor Jack Alice hasn't left her room all an day toJi tod today lY and Karl has vanished Just what the next day or two will bring forth th I 1 h haven't teni the slig test Idea N Copyright 1924 NEA EA S Si Sic Service vie ic Inc Tomorrow Letter from Ruth Burke t to Leslie Prescott |