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Show Correspondence and Comment GENERAL form of letter received by her eveiy day during the first week of their separation: My Own Dearest Darling: I love you! Though we have been separated but twelve hours, it seems a year to me! I love you so much that the memory of our passionate kisses and the tears in your eyes, as we stood in the moonlight, will not leave me. I love you so much that I am tortured almost to madness by the fear that you are ill. Wire me at Once upon receipt of this. Oh, my love, think of 'me continually, continual-ly, as Isdo of you! Wear my picture over your dear heart! Write every day and let me know your" every thought, my darling Kiss the picture in the locket and remember that I love you madly, devotedly, inexpressibly, inexpres-sibly, etc., etc., etc. Your ever faithful adorer, EDWARD. P. S. I love you! Comment on the above by her: "Isn't he the dear? I believe he is the one best bet!" General form of letter received by her every other day during the second sec-ond week: My Dear Rose: I think of you every day and wish you were with mo as I go about seeing the sights of this great city. I spend my time at hard work except when I am invited out, or go to places of amusement with the boys. I had a call on Monday from Charlie Thompson, whom you will remember. Ho asked mo up to his home for dinner, din-ner, where I met his pretty sister Irene, who is quite a social butterrly. Of course Bhe does not compare with" you, for she is brunette, with dark, liquid eyes, while you know I always preferred blondes, like you. Think of mo always. Your loving friend, EDWARD. Comment on the above by her: "He thinks Irene Thompson pretty, does he? Great taste, I don't think On general principles, I'd better not mention men-tion Freddy Flirter when I write." General form of letter received by her twice during the third week ol their separation: Dear Rose: Thanks bo much for your letters. I don't seem to find as much time to answer them as formerly. former-ly. Charlie Thompson has urged mo to . take a room at his house, ana I will move tomorrok. Address rae accordingly. accord-ingly. I am afraid our separation 'Will be longer than I had hoped, as tho immediate im-mediate success I had looked for has not, as yet, arrived. Remember me kindly to everybody, and believe me. Yours truly, EDWARD. Comment on the above by her: "1 must let him down easy. But I don't see how I ever cared for him at all, now that I know Freddy well. General form of two picture postcards post-cards received by her during tho fourth week: Dear Rose: This is a picture of one of the parks. Wish you were here to see them with me. Be good. Yours, ED. General form of correspondence received re-ceived by her during the fifth week: Comment on the above by her: "Humph!" Form of one communication received receiv-ed by her during the sixth week: Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Thompson invito you to the marriage of their daughter Irene to Edward Tower Mills, at St. What-you-May-Call-'Em's Church October 15, 1912 at eight o'clock. Comment on the above by her: "i think I shall telephone Freddie to come up early tonight." The Matchmaker. |