I’ve been expecting to see you pop in any old-time now, but have sorta given up hope so will write you instead. I looked for you last Saturday and again today but no you.

I’ll break the good news gently.Sit tight now. You say you get home the 24th of Aug and I leave the 31st. Isn’t that too lovely.  Doggone! Heck! You’d better plan to stay home that lst week of possible so I can see you.  Ho-hum these boys. You say Tom tells you he is pining away, but you hear differently. Well, Ralph’s sorta like that too. But then I guess one never knows what goes on down deep in their little hearts.

Ralph and I haven’t been getting along so well. We go for a week or two without dates. He is sorta peeved because I won’t go steady. He’s had dates with several other girls, but they are welcome to him.I seldom have a good time with him, anyway  He wanted me to ago to Crawfordsville with him tomorrow, but I am going to Kokomo and stay for a few days.  He offered to take me there afterwards but I told him no, no. I know he will be delighted when he finds that I am going to the lake in a week or two. The bunch isn’t going but Esther Beil and I are going up and stay at White’s Point for a week and help the women for our board and room.She is some relation to Esther. I sorta think she got the worst end of the bargain. Did I ever tell you that I went to Esther’s for a few days this summer? We went to a band concert at Rossville and had a gay old-time.  Your would have gotten a kick out of it.  Her cousin also took us to a show at Lafayette.  Maybe you remember him. He trailed us one nite and told you what your name was and told you that the cops told him.  Remember?  I don’t think he knew it was me.

In case you don’t know where I am leaving for, it is International Business College in Ft. Wayne. Did you know that Ruth Anna is working at Curry’s Electrical Shop? If you didn’t its time you did.

Well beins its Saturday nite I’ll have to quit and get ready to go to the Inn with the gals. Wish you were here to go with us.  P.S.  I have to put some more glue on the stamp, cause Dick ate what was on it.

with love   mary ellen