Dot’s plan to write a long letter yesterday at the beach was foiled by the sun. It made her too sleepy to write, so she’s trying to make up for it today.

She just received Dart’s letter mailed from Cheyenne on the 11th. She knows she’ll have to get used to longer delays between when the letters are written and when they are received. She looks forward to getting his permanent address so that his mother doesn’t have to forward her letters to California.

Today she received a letter from her Andrews roommate Andy, written after she heard of Dart’s pending visit to Greenwich. She told Dot to tell him that Dot deserves nothing but the best, and in him, she’s got it. “That gives you an idea about how my friends feel about you (which pales in comparison to my feelings.)” Andy also reported that her own boyfriend has been awarded the Air Medal over England, “So I wouldn’t be surprised,” writes Dot “if she thought he was a bit of alright, too.”

Dot writes about the double feature she and El saw tonight; Cover Girl and The Navy Way. The first was a fluffy affair, a colorful movie with lots of dancing, starring Rita Hayworth and Gene Kelly. Dot commented that this film was a showcase for all the pretty girls in the US who make a living ‘showing what the well-dressed showgirl would wear, if anything.’

The second movie was filmed entirely at Great Lakes, so Dot paid close attention to the details. She feels she now has a vague idea of what Dart’s life was like there when he wasn’t in bed. The group of sailors in the film were even awarded the “rooster,” as Dart’s company was.

Finally, a paragraph about each of their mothers. Ruth sends her regards to Dart, thanking him for his letters and promising to write as soon as she knows his address. Dot asks if Dart’s mother is upset with her because she hasn’t answered Dot’s last two letters. Dot’s sure she has a good reason, but wants to make sure it was nothing she said or did.

With a request that he never forget how much she loves him, she signs off for the night.