Show I I I A IROM IRO LESLIE 10 I 0 IU TU GlON Dear Dar Girl lou ou can cant t Imagine how glad I II Iwas I nag as to got get e t our letter perhaps mot most It told me inc that a ou end Jack Jacl 1 acre ere friends again Jack also wrote me inc to that effect and ho hi also e explained how and h lie ho took Saliv ton to dIn dIn- dInner din dinner ner nor Dear old Jick Jck He lIe h ha has no more Idea of the th conventions than any other man I I expect tho the hole ahole to tonn n dB ais Wd agog gog 1 with aith the tho fact that while I 10 was nas gone rone he took hi his see sec secretary sec secretary out to dinner no one ono for fora fora tora a moment remembering that it Ir there was an any thing thine at all bet l een Jac Jack and nd Sally bally allY the Jast thing either of them would do a would be beto boto to dine din tOgether In III as conspicuous a at the th most moat popular lunch lunchroom lunchroom hn fn ot room o In ton town n I wonder onder why this dinner bUSI 1 busi- busi business nc busl-nc 1 ness s between a male malo employ or and nd anda anda It a female employ o e makes such 0 stir Why Is It such a s mor- mor morsel sl mor-sl eel sel for tor tho gossips to roll under their tongue I am quite quito sure Bure ur It ItI ItI I I 1 was a man mon ot of business there would be b many times time that I would my secretary to dune din nIth Ith me whether that secretary nas as w amila male or In my own case se ot of o course Sally is un m my friend friend and I would not notI I want nant ant on an an one to say anything unkind about her hr Head It off I Iwon won t you Ruth If it anyone anono should speak peak to sou OU about it It You are aro ar positively po uncanny dear girl about things thins I have jut just t had a letter from Karl hit W H bit bit- hit noy ne noa In tn which he has ha announced his eng engagement to Alice I ne Er rl ed before Ruth that that sister lator Iter of ot mine wa was so 00 clover clever I Iam Iam Iam am certain now that she die h Intended to marry Karl from the th moment she knew I had refused him Ian Isn t It strange franc that sometimes wo lye are ar not as ae a well acquainted with the th members of oC our familIes as w ne 0 are aro ar with comparative strangers 7 Im I am suro sure I know you better than I ever over knew Alice Karl wrote me mo a It very nice nic let let- letter letter let letter ter about Alice Alleo He tells me m he hopes hope I 1 1 will 1111 0 hi him hloi m tor for being glad I jilted d him for tor Jack I dont don't think ho Ir used the th word Jilt jut but hl his meaning was nas blent- blent identical Identical I calI cal 14 kf I wonder If It you'll think I am s a kind ot of a dog dor the Intha th In-th manger a as It were It If I say BaY I am ant sorry y that Alice Allee and Karl have hav fallen rallen In love aith each other Karl and I have been too no nearly lovers for forme forme forme me ever to look upon him as a brother Men are ar different I Iguess Iguess Iguess guess for ho he h very composedly sIgned himself elt Your loving brother Karl I and between you mind and me roc dear I 1 do not beU bellee e thero Is I a loving easing cas-easing car word he has used when making love loveto loveto to Alice Allee that ho h haan t already said to me I Iwonder wonder onder If it all men m n are ar like lIko that It Its s a new thought I be- be believe llev bc-llev lieve Im I m goIng to ask Jack when I get ft home horn It tt all the tho th sweet things he ever said Bald to me m nero wr oro only repetitions of oC o those thoa he be li had said Mid to someone omon else els Jm Ini I n coming home very sery ery soon Hoon dear Until then believe mo me m to be Your loving loving- friend L LESLIE COP right 1924 1 24 NEA XIA Ser Inc Ine 0 Paula Perler to A Carten-A Carton A heritage surrendered urr nd |