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believes it was me; - But it made
Mae very angry to have me
accused of a small mean
trick and I had a deal of
fun over that joke, then there
are dozens of others. One more
darling. - it was about the
time you were in Wales, that
one evening we had a grand
social up on Delavan Lake
at the [Devon ?] Club and there
it was Mae Van fell in my
hands as a professional man. - A
severe bite from some animal on
her hand, - and of course [nerves ?]
develop suddenly on such occasions.
But all there for something
to tell you of the little
jokes, which are many, existing
between us. - I can certainly
not answer her jokeing at this
distance, but can explain most

any you refer to.
My darling your dream
had poetry in it certainly, -
"Up higher and higher" - you
know one of our mottoes is: -
Alta petens, - Aiming high!
I wish such dreams would come
to me, but dear, so far the
maid who holds the secret combination
to the entrance of dream land
has failed to visit me since
you left. - But I can think
wide awake when and wherever I
am - of you as my blessing
for whom my life efforts have
been pledged and accepted.-
No one knows but what Miss Fallows
may be favored some day, - but if