Dot’s letter begins with three sentences written on the 8th and ends with three pages written on the 10th. Nothing in between.

Her Dad took her to see “At Home in Indiana” and they enjoyed it immensely. It did, as Dart predicted, make her a  little homesick for Ohio.

On the 10th, Dot admits to having done nothing but sleep all day yesterday. She claims Dart sent his cold bug through the mail, because she seems to have caught it. After a day of sloth and sleep, she feels like a new person and is ready for her trip to NYC tomorrow. (The trip she won by winning a secret bet with a friend.)

“I’m absolutely speechless,” she writes. “That description of your liberty was marvelous! Someday ya’ gotta learn me how to write.” Such a kidder.

She reports that El was terribly disappointed to get a call from Don on Friday telling her that the Army had cancelled all leaves. Dot says El wasn’t half as disappointed as her sister will be if the Navy pulls any such tricks.

It’s Dot’s turn to brag just a little. She is now head of the sock department. Today her boss congratulated her because the department’s quota for socks was $3,000 and they’ve sold $7,000! “Now I know how you feel when you get a good grade on a test.”

Once again, she feels exhausted and apologizes for never having time to write a good letter. She likes his plans for his leave and now just prays they have a chance to implement them.