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243 April 28 - 12:45 P.M. Saturday My Darling Sweety: Wendy is just down for her nap, and I’m sitting out here on the patio waiting for Norman to call - how I wish it was you - Darling, you did me proud last night and put the next best finale to my birthday. Not only did I receive the Special containing Fran’s letter (which sounded just like him) your letter to [B?] and the copy of the newspaper article, but also when Gerry and I walked down to the P.O. two more letters plus an envelope with Marge’s and Henry’s letters. I don’t quite know what to think of the letter to [B?] - hope it doesn’t take you from the frying pan into the fire. As for getting in on the planning for an operation - little of that is done at CASA. I’ll be waiting anxiously to hear what sort of an answer you get. I doubt [pg 2] very much that Johnny K. will have anything to offer, but then you never can tell in this crazy set up. I had a real good sleep last night, and woke up to a warm, glorious day - my red and white [?] sort of day, with a red rose in my hair - I’m saving the gardenias which are keeping beautifully til later. Succeeded in getting Norman a room at the San Carlos. Haven’t any idea of what we’ll be doing except play tennis and take pictures. Isabel is being operated on this afternoon, and I’m going to phone in a little while to find out how she is. (When I called she hadn’t waked up yet - Bev watched the operation) Stopped by to thank Sammy this morning - he wasn’t there, but I spoke to the girl who works with him - she’s the one who fixed the gardenias, and did the [pg 3] shopping. I think they enjoy doing these for us - she said that they had lots of fun filling your orders. My birthday like Christmas was lonely without you, but not unbearably so, because you always manage to get to me somehow. Received the newspaper clippings on you and Charlie, a little while ago - will put them in the scrapbook. 9:45 Norman left a little while ago to catch the 9:30 bus back to Monterey. He expects to get over here about 8:30 tomorrow morning and has to take off about 11:30 - so he won’t have too much time. He didn’t get here til 3:00, brought a wonderful camera, lots of films, flash bulbs etc. We took lots of pictures (they’ll be like the ones John took) some outside and lots indoors. We got Wendy on toidey, in bath, [pg 4] me finding her supper, and a colored one of the two of us together in the chair - Wendy in blue dentons and pink robe - me in spectators, gray skirt, cherry sweater, pearls, and gardenia in my hair. Tomorrow, Norman is going to concentrate on a special picture of me for you, and he’ll print it 5x7 if he gets a good one. After I got Wendy to bed, we fixed drinks and sat out on the patio while he told me all about his escape. It’s a real story, but much too long to write about. I’ll save it for some night when we just feel like lying awake talking. I fixed dinner here, and we sat talking about war, family etc. the rest of the evening [pg 5] Just before he left the Special man brought me the 35mm pictures. Of course, I’ll be glad to have the duplicates made - tho they probably won’t be too good. The photo co. here does very poor work. I think I’ll have one set done just to see how they come out. Remember me telling you about the girl here in town whose husband was killed about two months ago on Leyte - leaving her with a 2 ½ yr. old son? She’s working at the P.O., and when the Special man came tonight he told us all about her, and it left me feeling all upset - Sweety, I do worry about you- guess I won’t ever feel right til I’m safe in your arms again. I hate so to think of your going out again. Peace rumors are flying thick [pg 6] and fast today, and to make matters worse the town siren started blasting away a few minutes ago. Of course it woke Wendy up and she started to cry - but was alright after I picked her up for a minute. Darling-I do love the pictures showing the tiny girl in the kimono-Wendy will have such fun looking at these pictures a few years from now, when you can tell her some stories to go with them. Oh honey - I’ll have to send the pictures the same as I did last time - I can only send 2 oz. airmail and spreading them over letters will take less than a package which would mean a full month. I’m looking forward to writing [pg 7] Janie Mook, and I will enclose a picture of us together if I can get a fairly good one. I’m terribly keyed up tonight - can’t seem to take anything that upsets our simple routine. I’m going to take a Seconal capsule and go to bed, ‘cause I’ll have to get Wendy and me up early tomorrow. All in all I’ve taken those capsules just about five times since January. They don’t leave any after effects - and I welcome the sleep when I feel as I do tonight. I love you precious - love you so very much - Bobby
