Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-11-14 | Page 8 | The Tangle

1 i I THE TANGLE l I LETTER FROM PRISCILLA BRADFORD TO MRS MARY ALDEN PRESCOTT My Iy Dear Mary l It has been over a year since I Ih h have ve heard from you directly and andI I Ive I've ve often wondered if It you ever thought of ot your old friend Priscilla Of course the neW have told us all about John and Johns John's wife wIte He certainly married into Info a arIch arich arich rich family when he married Leslie Lealie Leslie Les Lea lie didn't he It Is no wonder that knowing the wealth olf of the Hamilt Hamil- Hamil t tons ns he would pass up all his old neighbors for tor tora a chance nce to marry Into such financial society How does It seem to be always In the newspapers I can rem remember em- em her ber when you thought it was wa'S a disgrace to have your name in our little local sheet but now the name of ot John Alden Prescott has figured figured fig Zig- in all sorts of ot exciting and more or less dubious news Items Why even almost a column was given gi over to the birth of Leslie's child which was described with shocking frankness The death of Miss Ellington the loss of Leslie's diamond with the parties given by Leslie and those given for her seem to have made history for tor your family I am not quite sure however if It is the kind I would like to have ha about mine You have been so busy I suppose It has been quite easy leasy eay to forget all your friends in this sleepy old town to and I would have allowed myself to rest in t the tbs oblivion to which you consigned us ps if I had not meta met a n. man the other day who was sure that he knew you and who I am sure does not know you at all The gentleman is Js the brother of the peo people pIe to whom jua uLl rented your house His name is Mr Ir Orson Gibson I dont don't know whether you know It or not but th the Gibsons have made themselves w well we'll ll liked here herle The They are most conservative an and ana X stable people just the kind that we who vho have lived here all our lives are pea pleased ed to see make our lit little lit lit- tie the town their home The other evening evening- ning Mr 1 and Mrs 1 Gibson gave a little party to Introduce their brother to tOo their friends in the vil vii lage Naturally your name came up as 1 all aIl of your old neighbors were wondering If you would ever come come ba back bak k or If you would conclude that we had grown grown too old fashioned fash lash fashioned for you What did you say the ladys lady's n name me was asked Mr 1 Orson Gib GIb- son I met a Mrs Irs Mary i Alden Prescott at Atla Atlantic tl City this summer summer summer sum sum- mer and I was told toM that she was the mother of or Mr John Alden Prescot Prescott Pres- Pres cot cott who married maried the Immensely wealthy Leslie Leslie- Hamilton of Pittsburg Pitts- Pitts burg Of course I described you to him but he didn't seem to recognize the description at all HP Hr Hr said The woman I know b by the name of ot Mrs 1 Mary Alden Prescott is very good looking and although I think her hair Is touched up a little littie with henna I 1 am sure it Is very much more charming than tihan is the p gray head of in 1 nn k h u scribed ib-d ib Copyright 1925 NEA Service Inc Tomorrow Tomorrow Letter Letter From Priscilla Bradford to Mrs Mary Alden Prescott Pres Pres- cott