How did Silver support herself? There is evidence she lived under assumed names. She worked in the theater but did she ever really work as a prostitute? I suspect she attached herself to different men, sometimes taking their name in order to put it on a lease or a rental agreement. Much of how she lived is conjecture. So many of her letters to Lizzie still exist it is possible to piece together a trail of rooming houses. And because of her addiction(s), she may have had to do things she didn't want to do. And we can't really believe everything she writes to Lizzie. It would probably be fair to say she embellished the facts when writing home to Mama. And even these facts she does tell Lizzie do not paint a picture of a happy life. And clearly, she was running away from someone when she moved to Chicago. I just wonder if whoever that was finally caught up with her, or if she encountered someone new there who also abused her.
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