| Show f LESLIE ritEs S COTT to-Pr to TI TO LESLIE CARP CARF OF Tim TILE SECRET DRA DRAWER WIIt CONTINUED I sat at up Cry l cry ery straight anti and winked very ory hard and as a my eye eye- eyelids eyelids oy lids closed down I felt folt a as though hot Irons Iron were wera searing tearing Into my braIn It I Is a II strange strang thing little Marquise Marquie but honestly I had never dreamed that any scandal about little Jack could attach attach altach Itself to John JohnI I expect that all the th town Is talking about us and find lying saying that tint I have havo been deceived Into adopting Johns Johno child I wonder it if I 1 can cango cango cango go on with itA It ItA As A I sat beside eldo John I could not speak for I 1 knew that John as ua toiling the tho truth I knew w that In my I had had II a suspicion all the time the tha baby be- be belonged belonged be belonged longed to my husband although consciously I would never own 0 n It even to lo myself Did ou know knott that Fault Paul was going to leave heave her baby outside sour our door Jack Jacle 1 Of course coue I didn t C kno know It dear Much as ou needed the lb bab at that time tinie for you know the doctor had said that un unless leas we could supply a baby to take taka the place of the one iou ou lost loat from the tho accident he h would auld v mild not bo be b re pon- pon sibie for sour lour our reason o 01 ou your life life- life I would not have been so craven aa a that dear Surely you must mut not think that I could conspire con with I Paul Paule to 10 force my own o child upon ou without sour our consent I Did Did iou sou ou love nor ner er Jack I f dont don't know dear I didn t love her hir as ItS I love loin iou sou Site Sir Is beautiful and cle cr and amusing I tIe e e were I together almost all the time for tor a little while I think she I Od 10 me m ery much But I swear Ear to iou Leslie that I hate haic neer ne ne seen sen nor spoken to her since you and I were ere married 1 the he moment I saW sou ou Leslie I knew kne son oo on were the only woman In the world for forme forme torme me and I ha hate hae ha vc e been true to iou ou since the tho lie moment I aa saw sou OU Do ou remember It darling It It was as at the Robert ns part parti 1 ell oil do I remember It little Mar afar Marquise Marquise quise henI I know I asked m self hen I got home at night why It wa was that thai out of ot nil all the men that I met metat metat metat at that party I singled out Jack lIe seemed to be the tho only ono one that I could em ember distinctly When 1 o my beat bet a faster taster It was as a whirlwind courtship I Iwas Iwa was we married to Jack almost bet before ore I Itne knew It B I thought ot or pis m 1 wedding much that had been mysterious about Johns John's John Johnl visit l lt to Albany was as 11 explained A As though ho he had read had J I read my thoughts John continued You also remember Leslie when hen I went ent back bark supposedly on business bunes ju last Just rt before our wedding I went because Paula had a bundie ot of letters betters I had w written ritten her hr when hen I thought I was passionately In 10 lote e with Ith her and as I was wa closing the tho bool I wanted anted those thoe letters back Did aou ou get them Not at that time but I got them later Iter What did you do co with them I I binned them 1924 1 24 NEA Service Inc Ine More of ot the Chic lell letter r front from llo lio Prescott to Leslie Pres- Pres cott rI I colt care of the tho 6 drawer er |
