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Show I ! . , V C f MnmrttTt mm or imttxrar I ' f CXJITCK5 yrvTALED IN WXVATE IXTTTOi 1 I ocstw-ayrf lei -tie serrict mc I LETTER FROM SYDNtV CARTON CAR-TON TO JOHN ALOEN PRCS-COTT. PRCS-COTT. Perhaps rd better confess In ths first place, dear old chap, inst I am vary much afraid afraid of Leslie afraid of myaelf and moat of all afraid of you. , Toy are such a fool. Jack. Tou never know when you are well off and all the while I feel that you are eltting over a volcano and that some day thla married life of youre will go all flusy. Did you ever stop to think that there le a divorce for every eight marriages? Don't add to your possibilities of being that unlucky Kn. I. , Of course, I cannot understand how Leslie feels about you. but, knowing you as I do. I know I wouldn't live with you a minute. Will you tell me Just why you want to brsak up ths frlsndahip between Ruth Ellington and Leslie? 1 happen to have known Ruth very well before ehe was married and. as you say, she was tha gaysst and brlghtsat girl In her ssf. I know that something very terrible must have happened In the first year of her marriage, for ehe has never been the aama aince. I never did like Harry Ellington. Ho le the most selfish, egotistical, arrogant man I have ever met, and that a going soms. What little I have aeon of Ruth since her marriage has made, me think ehe la a brave little thing who doesn't tell her troubles to every one, but I would like to tell Harry Ellington one thing. I believe I know Ruth well enough to prophesy that there are plenty of men who would he very -glad to make love to her. There Is always another man In the offing for a pretty neglected wife. It always seems so strangs to me that young husbands seem to feel their wives are Immune. Tou know aa well as I, Jack, that you feel perfectly per-fectly free to compliment and flirt with the wives of any young men of your acquaintance ir they will let you. also that down deep In your heart you think you have the prettiest pret-tiest girl In town aa your wlfs. Thsn why should not all the other fellows try to make lova to her If you neglect her? I have aeen that so many times and 1 am satisfied that In the ease of Ruth Ellington, If shs sver falls In lova with another an-other man. shs will very quickly tell Mr. Harry where he gets off. Shs Isn't a woman to bs blindly In love or blindly devoted. Perhaps you have noticed this and that Is ths reason you wanted to keep Leelle away from her. Don't kid youreelf. Jack.' Leslie also has a mind of her own and aha will exercise ex-ercise It In the selection of her friends, both men and women. Becauss I know that I would take Leslie'a part against you, for I know her well enough to know she Is neither prejudiced, nor Jealoue. I don't want to oome over and get Into any controversy. I know you would bs Just fool snougll to commence com-mence one. Tou put mo In wrong with her with that letter. I grow hot all over whenever I think of It. She will always think there is somsthing between be-tween you and me that aha ahould not know. Of course, there Is a lot that she should not know about you if shs wants to be happy, and that's what makea me afraid of her, for X tell you, my friend, that If Leelle j sake me anything about you, I'll tell her the truth. BID, ' (Continued tomorrow.) |