Show tg I I LETTER FROM MELVILLE SAR- SAR SARTORIS S TORIS TO LESLIE COTT I 1 My 1 Dear Mrs Irs Prescott Prescott- May I I have the pleasure of ot sending you OU the stories of ot Michael Arlen I IOnly Only that you have been so busy I lately latel with burglaries and other sensational happenings I am ant quite I sure you ou would have read these charming stories I As S It Is I hope I am the first who has presented them to your our i notice Because I like them so well well ell especially the one called Charming People People People-I I have had them specially bound for or you I 1 am sailing in about a month for tor forNice forNice Nice where I 1 shall remain for Cor the tho season and then perhaps go Into Egypt As you OU know my novels no are all of ot American life lIle but I usually go io to some foreign coun coun- country country country try for Cor my atmosphere Americans In America are com com- Americans on the streets or In the bazaars of Cairo are arc ro ro- romantic romantic romantic mantic and ond Interesting This morning with some vague ague Idea that I might get the tho nub of a 0 astory astory story I took my roadster and drove down the Main Street of ot Albany Alb n All AU the girls were wear- wear wearIng wearIng wearing Ing coats with fur around the bot bot- bottoms bottoms bottoms toms where it was only good for tor looks and not around the top where it might possibly do some duty duly All the tho men wc were e wearing bright red neckties and Prince of ot Wales hats There was nothing about them that would the Imag Imag- I But If you OU would take one of oC 11 each of them and anel put them meet meet- meeting meeting ing Ins In the die streets of Cairo you OU would be all oU ready read to write of ro 10 I mance manco and moonlight which after all Is what the publishers want and the public likes to read Just between you and me me love Is lifes life's great adventure after alter all I 1 seem to know It better bettor today I than I 1 ever did before before By the tho way Wo I expect to be bo In next n week Wednesday lt I I 1 I and I shall be delighted If It you OU and Mr Prescott will dine Olne lne with me that night at i 7 j. I will phone you as soon as I get in where it will be I would like very much to have you ou at the Travelers Travelers' Club and think It can be arranged If It they are not having haYing one of ot their wel wel- welcoming welcoming welcoming coming Jamborees over some re- re returning turning traveler So that poor little Miss Elling Elling- Ellington Ellington ton Is dead She was most inter inter- interesting interesting esting the night of ot your our party part Al Al- Although Although Although though she looked so wistful and trusting there came Into her eyes ees at times alternate glimpses of de de- determination determination de- de determination I termination and fear that made me wonder if Ir you ou or anyone anone else real real- really really really ly knew anything about her She was very Yer young oung and yet et per per- perhaps perhaps perhaps haps it was better for tor her to die than to live under the cloud which seemed to have upon her Her Tier life lire was the rInd Hud which makes good stories and perhaps when I reach Egypt I 1 shall take lake her for tor formy my m heroine even though I have havo another all picked out for tor that somewhat dubious honor Am waiting until I see you on Wednesday evening Sincerely MELVILLE l SARTORIS Copyright 1925 5 NEA EA Service I Inc TOMORROW Note te from Leslie Prescott to Karl Whitney I nn |