CEHBates_May-Dec1919_092a

30 Hanks Street
Lowell, Mass.

Dear Bates

Was mighty glad to
hear from you and hear you are
on the crest of the wave, as it
were. Sorry about the gassed
lung but guess you will be O.K.
in a short time, be careful for
a careless move now might cost
you dearly.

I finish up here at
Harvard this week and then
have a week of rest and then
college once more. It's a great
life if you don't weaken. The
bitch comes in the weakening
part. Its awfully easy to let