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neumonia [pneumonia] but is getting better, slowly.
Poor kid. Mrs. Krusi told me I could do anything in their house.
I go out for auto rides to their ranch sitting
next to P.A.K. Don't let anybody see this. [entire line underlined]

Andy Hardin out in the dredger hole
swimming was taken with cramp and
went down twice when Paul Frick pulled
him out.

They worked on him for half an hour
and brought him too. Frick's move
to New York, New York State on Monday.

Friday Dr. Stafford while swimming
out in front of the boat house
went down once when Dr. Pond
and Staffords oldest kid about 14 years
old, he fat, pulled him out. Mrs
Stafford pretty near fainted.

The[crossed out] I didn't see anything in the paper
about the trial of those kids.
Windy Med, went to Brookdate [illustrations]
today. Well hoping you
will write soon and with
love from all -

Your loving brother

H. Jocelyn Bates.

[illustration:] Mosses machine

P.S. Hurppy gonea duddy.