Show 1 ITHE THE TANGLE l 11 l I LETTER FROM LESLIE PRES PRES-I COTT TO THE LITTLE MARQUISE MARQUISE MARQUISE MAR- MAR I QUISE CARE THE SECRET i DRAWER DRAWER CONTINUED i I. I Although I did dd not understand understand Syd's smile Little Marquise l from his face I knew I had answered him with one quite as enigmatical for tor I suddenly realized that I was not moved by toy anything that Jack or Syd had told me I did not care about an any kind of scandal that could descend upon Jacks Jack's more or orless orless orless less sinful head AHI sensed at that moment was that I was si sleepy epy dreadfully sleepy sleep and I wanted to go SO t to bed I 1 was waa a little horrified at this sensation r for r I thought If I had been the right kind of woman Little Little Lit Lit- tle tIe Marquise I oUght to be angry I angry as 1 had been on other oc occasions occasions occasions oc- oc when Jack had had similar cares to tell me but here I was looking at it all as one completely on on the outside I r was perfectly wining willing to help Jack all I could In this mess but whatever anyone else might think I knew that a as far as 1 I was personally personally per per- concerned I was was was' out of It It and the only wish I had In all aU the th-e world was that I could Just go up to my room and get Into bed and sleep S Jack evidently waited for some of or us to say something but no one one ne nese se seemed med to have anything to to say What shall I do Ja Jack k finally asked 5 I think said San Sally Atherton the first thing for all o of us to do dois dois dois is to go to bed I am sure We are all tired tired I I am especially so and so-and and I Iam am sure that Leslie Is s worn orn worn out Look at the clock after ItIs 3 Youre right Mrs MM Atherton Syd said Will WUl you you let me take you home Sally stai stay here all night I In Invited Invited invited In- In Impulsively Id like to Leslie dear but put I dont don't think I had better bettel do that If there are any outside they have seen the lights in the drawIng drawing drawing draw- draw Ing room and l If I dont don't go home they probably would think that we were ving a conference a about out Jacks Jacka sIde of the accident nt As it itis itis itis is I shall walk out call can a gay gayS g gOodnight goodnight good gOod- od- od night to you al all and get in a taxi Ill be down quite early in ix the morning and I hope you will will- willbe be bethere bethere bethere there Mr Prescott I dont don't mind telling you that before this thing thIns happened I had determined to dis- dis charge that Stimpson young foung woman as so n as possible bu but t what you have told JImmie Condon I- I I think It Is out of my power Jack groaned i Ill take you ou home Mrs rs Atherton Atherton Ather Ather- i ton persisted Sya No o. o Ill I'll go alone You Tou may caUme call caU me a taxi though Tomorrow morning Leslie LesUe you OU and Mr rr Prescott should go early to the hospital and find out how those I two y young ung people are are Again Jack groaned I I IC I C Cant Cint nt we do that over the i i phone he asked Hardly answered Syd who as nearly as T J could see was enjoying Jacks Jack's discomfiture Copyright 1925 NEA EA Service Servit Inc I TOMORROW TOMORROW Letter Letter from Leslie Pr Prescott scott to the tha Little |