“With all good wishes,
“Faithfully yours,
“David Belasco.”
(David Belasco to John Luther Long, in Philadelphia.)
“Belasco Theatre, New York,
“April 26, 1905.
“My dear John:—
“I have just received the beautiful Tennysonian verses. I shall dramatize them, of course, and you were bully to send them to me.
“But really, Jonathan, haven’t we given that gang of grafters a shake-up? It cost me a lot of money,—but (thank Heaven!) I had it to spend, and could unmask them. If I have done a wee bit of good in helping to clear away the rubbish, I am more than rewarded.
“Good luck to you, and my best affection!
“Faithfully,
“David Belasco.”
(David Belasco to Mrs. F. M. Bates.)