Show I I THE TANGLE I LETTER FROM JOHN ALDEN PRESCOTT TO SYDNEY CARTON CAR TON TON CONTINUED CONTINUED When I 1 arrived at th the office Syd j after taking Leslie back to the house bouse Mrs Atherton told m me that Maggie Stimpson's father was in my own office I 1 opened the door and found the old man had worked himself up into an Insane fury I It seems that he came down right away after aCter telling Mrs l Atherton that I could not play fast and loosely with daughter his and had been storming around at such a arate arate arate rate that Mrs Atherton had shut him up in in my private office thinking thinking think think- ing he could do less harm there than anywhere else Did you want to see me I I asked I certainly do if It your name Is la Prescott scott he answered I What Is your business I What have you been doing to tomy tomy tomy my daughter In a voice that shook the furniture and rattled the typewriter keys I I 1 dont don't quite understand your question I answered Who Vho are I you and who is your daughter I You know perfectly well who I Iam Iam Iam am he yelled felled at me I a arn am Bill Stimpson and and youve you've poison poisoned my daughters daughter's good name The papers I are full of it this morning l I want I I to know how long this thing has been going on and what youve you've been d ing to Maggie As you have Informed me that you read the morning papers Mr Stimpson you know Without my telling you OU that I took your daughter daugh daugh- ter out t to dinner I probably gave her a better dinner than she would have had at home That seemed to infuriate him al almost alI almost al- al most to frenzy He lIe got up shook I his fist in my face and said sald 1 What right have you to take my little girl girt out to dinner and you a a. married man manVell I Well Vell she was hungry At least she told me so and as I was going out to have my dinner I took her along I You had been drinking you I know you had My poor little innocent InI in innocent In- In girl I Your poor little Innocent girl Mr Stimpson is at least 20 years years old I invited d her iler er In a perfectly perfect I gentlemanly manner to have dinner I with me and she accepted I was bringing her home immediately after dinner when hen the accident oc- oc oc Neither Neither- of oC us had any oc-I oc liquor of a any y kind I believe in obeying the law I never drink in I public even when I kno know it Is prewar prewar pre pre- pre pre-I. war stuff I Yes you ou got her name in the papers q It was the first time the I name off of Stimpson has ever ever gotten Into the papers and its it's going to to cost you good money he threatened threat threat- I ened Oh that's It it is It I ca cant can't t see Just why I should be made to pay for taking a girl to dinner when she herself accepted the tl tion n i S Well Wen well we'll Just j st see sea Bee about it What do you think your wife wiCe would say to a thing like Uke this Wen leave my wife out of oC it Mr l Stimpson but for your satisfaction satisfaction satisfaction satis satis- faction I would say to you that that m my wife has not mentioned the matter to me me Dont she know It yet My wife reads English perfectly well i Copyright 1925 rr-EA rr NEA Service Inc I Tomorrow Tomorrow Letter Letter from John Alden Alden Al- Al den Prescott to Sydney Carton |