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Witley Camp,
Surrey, Co. Eng.
Sept. 29, 1910

Dear Sis: -

Yours and Allan's letter came to hand
yesterday, and I expect by this time you will
know my address. I wrote father a letter a few
days ago, and before that I sent a card and a
parcel to mother.

Jack Baynes got a letter a couple of days
ago from home and got the news of [Ivan?] Wood's and
his guests' adventures. I guess tomatoes and toast
are mild enough, but, undoubtedly, "White Horse"
makes a man travel. But, then, what would a
bunch of girls, collected together for good or evil, do for
sensationalism, if boys did not go on an escapade
sometimes.

I was glad the crops in the German Place
turned out fair, and Allan describes the home
crop as a "Hum Dinger". Of course, I know what
he means. I told Percy F. that Allan wanted him
to write him, and that he would send him
some tobacco if he wanted it. Percy wrote last
night.

Received a letter from Bessie yesterday and
was surprised to learn that she was home. She
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