CEHBates_MarApr1919_064a

727 Paru Street __ Alameda
California

My own dear Edward

In one of your last letters
you told us a great deal about
a young French girl whom
you have met and to whom
you seem greatly attracted.
I have no doubt that she
is [underlined] very attractive. because
I know the French people
are [underlined] so when really nice

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Have a very bad cold. Dr. says not [underlined] "Flu"