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440 October 24 - Wednesday - 8:45 P.M. My Dearest Darling: If this keeps up much longer, you are going to come home and find me nothing but a bit of nervous wreckage. Hells bells tho I feel better after this afternoon's letter telling me of the dispatch, the action you took, and explanation of your dual role as Language School graduate and Military Government officer. I probably could have figured that one out myself if I hadn't mentally avoided the subject. Now we've got to sit back and hope some dim wit who isn't nosey in Washington, puts you on inactive status. I'm resigned to no news on [pg 2] that score - good, bad or indifferent, until at least mid-November. I'm glad to hear you miss the east too and I suppose most particularly we both miss New York. If we can't live in or around Washington, I hope it will be possible for us to live near enough to the city so that we can get in and out easily - say a couple of hours or so. New York is a funny place, when you are there, its easy to get fed up, but as soon as you are away any length of time, you can hardly wait to get back. Was glad to get the scout pictures, especially those with you in them. You look as if you’d just had a hair cut - did you? And speaking of pictures this afternoon I took three rolls of film downtown and lost them - [Kondie's?] [pg 3] the last roll of Wendy and one not yet developed. I didn't realize what had happened til we got home, so there wasn't much I could do. Tomorrow I will retrace my steps - have a hunch that I may have left them in the library. Was glad to get Will's letter, and your reply - I'm sure glad you don't have that kind of a scrawl - tho I suppose I'm no one to talk with my own scribble. This has been a warm day, and tonight there was a glorious sunset. We spent two hours sunning this morning, an hour of which Vivian Hamlin came [pg 4] over to sun with us. In the course of our conversation I learned that they have been married just five months - have known each other practically all their lives - went thru grade school together and then Illinois [Weslyn?]. Frank's birthday by the way - his 25th is the same date as yours, and I've asked them over for a drink Monday evening. They expect to be here at least til next summer because Frank has only been in the Army a year. He was due to go overseas, but failed to pass his physical because of high blood pressure. He's a stocky fellow, and the one or two times I've had occasion to talk with him, seemed very cheerful. Vivian [pg 5] is about 25, tall, pleasant, and what I’d call typically mid-Western. She's about the best company I've had since Marge left. Frank has a 20 day leave coming up and they expect to drive down to Mexico, leaving November 4th. That's a trip I’d like to take, but it will have to wait for some summer when we have the leisure. This afternoon Vivian walked downtown with us. We had to walk down to the Forge first and pick up Wendy's stroller. Mr. Catlin wouldn't let me pay him anything, which I thought was a very decent gesture. After stopping at the Post Office and library, we went marketing and I found two luxury items - a box of [pg 6] grated coconut, and a roll of TP! At the dime store I bought Wendy a little red zipper purse, because she loves mine so. When I took it out to he, she was delighted - gave me a big smile and a “dank-oo.” She really treasures it, and clutches it firmly against her chest. After we got home, Wendy and I walked up to Gerry's to take her some snapshots. Rheni hasn't left yet - will have enough points on Nov. 1st, and hopes to be home by Thanksgiving. They too, are planning to drive down to Mexico for a month, before going back east. Walter left Okinawa on the 13th so he should dock in [pg 7] San Francisco this week-end. Helen thinks they will stay here a month or two, but my guess is that Walter will want to zip back and make arrangements with Scot - tho of course not til he's milked the Navy for all he can. Muz, Albert and mama are back in Memphis with Doug and Jean. Muz hasn't said anything about Doug's chances for a discharge, or what Jean is doing now. I hope that we can get to Memphis on our way east - it would be such fun to see Jean and Doug together. Well sweety, I will try and be good, and not too impatient, I know you are trying your darndest to get home, and there's nothing we can do about Navy red tape - I love you with all my heart- Bobby
