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279 May 29 - 8:30 P.M. Tuesday My Dearest Darling: This has been a full day with an undertone of unhappiness which I'll tell you about later. Last night I went down for the mail - brought Helen a letter and Wendy a check for $100 as a birthday present from M and F. Isn't that wonderful? I've sent it for deposit to her account. She has $150 in the bank and $200 in war bonds. I checked our finances too - $565 and $100 in war bonds, besides what we have in our checking account. Bought two new smells this morning - the enclosed is Wrigley's “Gold Tassel” - also got á bientôt eau de cologne. I haven't [pg 2] used the perfume yet, am saving it for the day you get home. This afternoon I made the little cushion for Wendy's chair - pink and white material, tiny ruffle all around and pink grosgrain ties. Received #232 when we went down to the P.O. It made me feel all good inside to hear that the pajamas had arrived - you should have the other pair by now. The ones I have now, seem to have a fresh rip in the coat every morning, but the pants are fine. Yes, I was wondering about the washcloth - it probably was held up, because the envelope was so bulky. Which kind of cookies do you [pg 3] like best? The school is really growing-how I wish I could see it - Am anxiously waiting to hear how the inspection went. Last night Mrs. X (Helen asked me not to use any specific names even to you) phoned. Her husband was MG and went out with Walter. He was one of the casualties, but she doesn't know it yet, and its heartbreaking. It seems so cruel that anyone should know before the wife. The War Dept. evidently hasn't sent out the telegrams yet, because Helen hasn't even officially been told that Walter was wounded. Tonight she phoned again, and Helen was out, so I talked to her. She has gotten in touch with the Red Cross thru her brother [pg 4] -in-law who is near SF, ad they told her that they’d tell her what they could find out by the end of the week. She thinks something's not quite right because she's had no mail, but doesn't suspect the worst, and its going to be a terrible blow. Her husband in his last letter said he was old enough to apply for shore duty, and was going to. They have two grown daughters, one married. That was a terrible hit, and we heard today that one of the MG Medical Units had been hit too. Gosh darling, I wish the Navy would forget about you, and let you stay where you are. I saw Gladys this morning, [pg 5] and she said that Chuck Mulligan had left on a Carrier last week, so you may be seeing him any time now. I guess he heard about, and perhaps saw Marge and the baby before he left. I'm going to fix a double drink and try to get some sleep. Last night I took a Seconal capsule, but it didn't do a bit of good. Sweety, before I forget - will you quickly run over the letters from my birthday on, I particularly would like an answer on some of them, before we get too far along, and even now I can hardly remember what I wrote about. Darling, I love you so much, am counting the minutes til you come home - Bobby
