(seq. 4)

January 15, 1938

Russell McWilliams,
#5661-E,
Box 1112,
Joliet, Illinois.

Dear Russell:

Your letter of January 2nd was fine. In a
small space you tell me what I want most to know. I have
written to the warden to ask permission for you to write more
letters. We will see. I wrote also to Professor
P. J. Fitzgibbons, to find out if there is anything more I can
do for you in the way of books. I thought it would do no harm
to make the most of privileges.

I believe niether one of us wants to ask for
special favors. If the Professor answers my letter I shall be
grateful.

In one of your letters you mentioned a
picture I promised. Tell me what it is and I shall send it.

It is good news to know you have a balance
of $15.00. You mis-spelled "balance", putting in one too many
"l's". I know you once thought I mis-spelled skii. I am
very likely to.

Buy all the things you need as well as
plenty of eats, for I really don't know what you are allowed to
possess. You are not an asking sort of person. But it
would give me happiness to supply any of the articles you are
permitted.

My students always want material for hand
work. They like sweaters too. I let them wear sent-in
sweaters, sometimes shoes and belts; and neck scarves, mittnns,
in fact anything that is harmless and I can keep track of.
Also, they have books, pictures, and somethings to fix up their
rooms. The only things I ever gave you were a dictionary,
Bob, Son of Battle, and a fountain pen. It is time to be
thinking about what you want for your birthday: and there is Easter.

The box you made me is on my bookcase. I