May 24 Friday – Tuxedo, N.Y.: Isabel Lyon’s journal: The King was glad to have me come home again, and said he had not been able to fraternize with his food because it isn’t pleasant to eat alone.

I came home reeking with weariness at 10:45, and irritated at finding the front door locked. But there was cause for it, for a thief had been in the house the night before. He had entered the girls’ rooms—had tracked his route with candle grease which showed that he had been to the King’s very room and had opened the door and looked at him. We’re nervous now and the sense of security is clear away. I found the girls in excitement, and the King calmly dictating about it. Then we had a splendid talk about my New York adventures and the King wasn’t a bit concerned about the Boztell affair and he was interested in the Redding house. But I’m afraid there won’t be neighbors enough there. It is beautiful [MTP TS 59]. Note: Boztell affair, if not the burglar, is not known.

Roi Cooper Megrue for Elisabeth Marbury wrote to Miss Lyon, enclosing Miss Marbury’s check for $75, the share rec’d from Ernest Hendrie for the Hadleyburg performances [MTP].

George A. Quimby wrote on The Continental Ins. Co. letterhead, NYC to Sam, marking the letter, “Personal.” He was the son of Phineas P. Quimby who practiced the belief that illness could be “cured by a process of reasoning” long before Eddy saw him. “I have documents to prove, and whatever of this is incorporated in Christian Science, Mrs. Eddy got from him. Briefly, had there been no Phineas P. Quimby, there would never have been any Christian Science” [MTP].

Clemens A.D. for this day is listed by MTP.