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Oak Park, Ill -
8 P.M. May 13. 1896. -

My dearest Grace,

Again I write you on
Wednesday night with no word
from you since the first ship
letter. Never fear - my love never
changes and I only wish you
could see my scribbling each
day as you did while in
New York. -

Tonight I am alone in
your big house, just an
occassional June bug whizzes
about my head to remind
me he is here a month
ahead of time. - Leicester is
at Law College so I came over
to write to you and light

V

the house so as to give him a
weclome. - He said this morning
he wrote you about his little
siege of [] or enlarged inflamed
tourists, - he was very good
to me and we nursed and
doctored each other to our own
satisfaction. - No one was worried
but dear old Grand Ma Hall
who insisted on cableing your
people, or at least writing, but I
promised her Les would be
about before her letter would
get to New York and so he
was - Darling we have
grown to be just as brothers
during our constant
companionship night and day
for three days - And dear