Madeleine Talmage Force page 2 by ric gustafson
Well Jakey your father had been noticing me for weeks. Even though he is likely the richest man in America, I felt his gaze. I knew your father was divorced and almost 30 years older than I.
One weekend, Colonel Astor invited my parents and I to his home in Bar Harbor Maine. We enjoyed a dance, seven course meals and a steam yacht ride. At one point Jakey, the Colonel caught me reading a book of Grecian poetry in his library.
Jakey, In June 1907, I saw your father on Bailey Beach in Newport Rhode Island. Because he was with his mother, I only got a glance at him.
Well Jakey when I was 17, our Junior League was doing a play. I was in the cast. Two of our performing dates was in Bar Harbor Maine. I was hoping to see your father. At one point, I looked out into the audience. I smiled. Your father was sitting front and center. Later, he came back and introduced himself. It was a brief hello.
After that night, I began receiving daily flowers from your father.
research help: ' The Second Mrs Astor' by Shana Abe
Peace and God's blessings. Love Ric
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