My darling Jeannette:
Well, my
dear, since writing you last, I’ve received no more letters but I still have to
answer so I will get caught up with those tonight. I wrote you last on the 20th
and told you then that four letters were awaiting my return from
When I got back last Tuesday, I went to a play in the evening, “The Man Who Came to Dinner”. I think we saw at in the movie. You remember it was a take off on Alexander Wellcott’s life. It was put on by officers, soldiers, nurses, and Red Cross workers here for the army. They did very excellently and it also, especially a sergeant who took the lead, the part of the writer, Whiteside. Sunday evening, I went to Brunet’s for dinner. There were only M. and MS. Brunet and myself as their two daughters are still away. We enjoyed the evening though.
Will answer your letters now. Your # 3, Aug. 5th surely receive my # 8 for July quickly for a regular letter. It is the last regular one I’ve written to date. I hope #3 for July has arrived safely by now with the money orders. I am not sending you any Stars and Stripes now as you received them from subscription. The red cross must be getting as bad and as bureaneradie as the government with complicated useless reports. Why don’t you all complain to the higher headquarters about it, and the lack of enough help to get them out and do the work you are really suppose to do.
Tour # 4, Aug. 7th. Am glad the allotment check came thru correct the first time this time [rather] then the way it did last fall when I made the change. About the letter of commendation, I rec’d I cannot send you a copy as it has some information in it too official a nature. You will have to wait until after the war to see it I guess. Have you figured out the income tax yet? If so how much does it come to. I have paid no attention to it since I have a good business partner in my wife to take care of those things for me while I’m away.
Will you buy a small 2x5 foot flag and send it to me for Brunet’s. A cotton one is alright. They cannot buy any here and want one to hang out on special occasions. Also I would like some more pictures of the house sometime and the backyard – a view from the dining room door straight back and toward Matthew’s garage, also from the street end of the back lot toward the evergreen tree, by the bay window on Haston’s side, looks rather poorly. If so, have it taken out this fall and another larger one like the other two put in. Or is it better now? How is the fence holding up? Did you have the other sections put back up across the creek? If not, you had better do so. Also did you have the part above the wall along the street seated on the back lot? You should have that much done anyway as it would look much better from the street. I think the fountain stones should be reset too or they will all break from heaving so much. Did the yucca and the flowering erab blossom this year? What do you think of making a rose garden in the sunken garden when we get back. I don’t suppose cranes have taken to good care of our other rose garden. How I long to get back there again in our house. It will surely be wonderful. I guess I filled this letter about the house but my darling wife and our house are the two most paramount things in my life and those for which I long for most.
Sweetheart, I love you with all my heart. Each day I dream of you and of the time we shall be together one more. I say a prayer each night that that time will not be too far distant. All of my love and kisses to you, dearest.