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but managed to work up enough couragge to keep my end of the bargain. I almost exploded
when I struck the water. That fat man certainly did everything but ruin me.

Since my last letter I have been playing a little hand ball each day weather permitting
and am feeling better as a result. Usually we play the best three out of five games. Perhaps
I can manage to reach the goal you set. I shall weigh again just before your visit.

Thanks for Miss Gladding's letter. She said that you suggested she write - or rather
that I might like to have another letter. She writes a good letter. Told me about the children
her work. She also sid some nice things about you. On the card Miss Rice sent was a
picture of a baker with a chin where his nose should be who made faces when
shaken. I simply must write to her next time. She was a good friend when she was
here. She visited me when she could have spent that half-day doing other things.

No one else has written other than those I have mentioned.

when you visit me should we take a chance on the visiting room? We could have two
hours. Of course if the room was crowded you would have difficulty in hearing. On the other hand,
there may be only a few scattered visits and then we could really have a fine visit with
no suffling of feet, changing positions, or pulled of a watch every three minutes - all for a purpose.

Is Mr. [Heff?] Keefe related to the young deputy?

These birthday have good and bad points, Doctor. The attention a person gets from
a true friend is very pleasant. Then I realize I am twenty-five and haven't started in
life as yet. About all we can do is to keep trying to do something to remedy the situation.
If we keep fighting, hoping, and trusting something is sure to come our way. Maybe it will
come this year as you said. We'll never know until we try. I can't understand
why Miss B. is reluctant about talking to the only person who can help. He may be
offended if he likes. He can't harm us because he won't be re-elected to anyway. He is
well paid to look after such thing and we are asking him to do only that which we
honestly believe to be right. So why should he be angered by our request?

This is Sunday 4-45 A.Am. and we are having a heavy fog. I must wash some clothes today.

I found a new cutworm yesterdy and am anxious to look him up in the book. The trees were
sprayed immediately and that should finish the worms on the Chinese elms. I send my
best regards to our friends at Framingham and my love to you.

Always yours, Russell McWilliams 5661-E