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May 20/17
Dear Sis:
Your epistle bearing date
of Mar. 28th arrived on the 17th inst.
and the Easter card on Apr. 30th.
Was very glad to get both. Was
beginning to think you had hitched
the letter to Maud, and had [misted?] to
enclose a few giant fr[?}

Guess [?] the careful or "per[?]
garde" as Maud is Aunt Mary s' Ladies
Aid, also neighbors collecting carps
cage. (Where prisoners are being is [infa?]
or [auring?] an advance)

As long as A [Bauer?] has a
squirrels to picks up the nuts his
motor transport will be [?]

And getting suspicious about
the company arriving every time you
start to write to me. If I put
an advanced posh also a
machine gun crew, the company will
come around after you have finished
writing. We must have discipline.

May 20/17

Dear Sis:

Your epistle hearing date -
of Mar. 28th arrives on the 17th [illegible]
and the Easter card on Apr 30th.

Was very glad to get both. Was
beginning to think you had [illegible]
the letter to Maud, and had omitted to
enclose a few grand firecrackers.

Guess [illegible] be careful or "[illegible]
garde" as Maud is Aunt Mary's [illegible]
Aid, also neighbors collecting corps
cage. (Where prisoners are [illegible]
or arriving in advance)

As long as a [illegible] has a
squirrel to pick up the nuts [illegible]
motor transport will be [illegible].

And getting suspicious about
the company arriving every time you
start to write to me. If I [illegible] out
an advancing post also a
machine gun new, the company will
come around after [underlined] you have finished
writing. Ive must [illegible] discipline.