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423 October 8 - Monday - 2:15 P.M. Oh Darling: All morning I felt full up to bursting, and just a little while ago Western Union called me - Its hard to believe that a cable sent on the 9th your time should reach me today - golly, it must have been just a matter of hours! I can't make anything of the cryptic message except that either for some reason you haven't been able to write for a few days, or else something important has come up. I hope you aren't going to tell me that you are being sent someplace else. It drives me wild to know I won't get the letter til next week-end or possibly even [pg 2] later depending on the whims of the mail service. Sweety, its good to know that when you finally get stateside orders you will be able to let me know almost immediately. In the morning mail I received the two brown envelopes mailed on the 4th. I'm missing everything from the 29th thru the 4th still. I am looking forward to reading the Tinian report this evening, and have the envelope ready to mail Tel this afternoon. The insurance man was supposed to come up and look at the kitchen between 1:30 and 2:00, but he didn't show up. I think I'll stop by at the office, and try to get things straightened out. I still haven't gotten your last Christmas box off yet. I guess its just that I hate to admit [pg 3] that you won't be here to celebrate with us this year. But, I will get it off this week. 8:30 P.M. The insurance man finally did arrive, and has promised to send a man up to repair the damage as soon as possible. While we were walking along downtown this afternoon, a little boy with a chocolate ice cream cone passed, and said to me “You sure have a fine baby there.” Wendy is intrigued now with the barber shops, and wants to walk into each one. I've promised that you will take her along when you go for your first hair cut after you return to Carmel. Before going to town, we stopped at the dressmakers to have Wendy's winter coat fitted. Little sweetie loved it, and stood very still with a big smile on [pg 4] her face. Afterwards Miss [Ha?din] gave her two marshmallows, which she smeared all over her face and hands. In a letter from grandfather received today he says of a snapshot I sent “Wendy's photograph that accompanied your letter received last week is very interesting and all of us were glad to see it. She is a sturdy little girl and shows good development physically but her head especially impresses me. It carries promise of ability. I thank you for sending it, and meant to add to the preceding sentence that I hope the promise will be fully fulfilled.” I ordered a new nightie today - white silk jersey. I had to choose between it and a two piece black lace job. I chose the white for two reasons - first - I like you [pg 5] to pick out my really exciting nighties, and second I don't think I’d like a two piece arrangement being an all, or nothing at all gal. I'm getting awfully anxious sweety - in the meanwhile remembering our playtimes sustains me, and keeps me awake nights too - I shall be on tenterhooks now til your letter arrives, and if its late as mail has been recently, I'll probably pull out a few more gray hairs. I love you with all my heart - Bobby
