“I love you.”
“How’s that for a first paragraph? I feel like writing them all like that tonight. There’s no letter from you today, so there’s nothing to answer.”
A letter from Burke today announced he got a small promotion so Dart went to the Army-Navy surplus store to try to find a rating badge for him. No luck.
This afternoon he went downtown to check out the highly touted Mid-America Exposition. It was big and mildly interesting, but not at all exciting.
In response to her letter from last week, he won’t promise to do his homework before writing to her, but he’ll give it a try to see how it works. “My letters will not be as regular, nor as long, once I start the grind.”
“Good night, Dearest. I love you very much.I feel like a long talk with you, maybe because I’m discouraged about something or other, but it’s a talk I want; not a pen-fest.”
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Dot enjoyed Dart’s letter about the antique auto show he went to, even after hearing all about it when they were together on Saturday.
Then, in response to his report of the railroad fan social meeting the other night, she writes, “Whether you believe me or not, I really would like to visit Larry Greasel and see his trains. I wish I hadn’t made such kidding remarks about your hobby ‘cuz now it will take the rest of my life to convince you that I like trains.”
Then she adds a cryptic paragraph. “Why didn’t you send the letter you wrote on Thursday? I bet it would have done me more good than anything. Even though it may have had its bad effects first, it would have made an impression I’d remember longer. I hope I can change, Dart. I surely don’t want to be a roughneck all my life. I’m so impulsive that half the time I don’t even realize I’m doing it. Now we’re even ‘cuz I wrote a letter to you a few days ago that never got mailed.”
She has a biology exam tomorrow and had planned to study for it tonight. Instead, her bed became the gathering point for four girls who wanted to regale her with stories about their sorority. They knew she wasn’t interested, she asked them to let her study in peace, but they just hung on. That really burns her up and makes her glad she’ll have a quieter living arrangement next year.
“I’ve been wondering if you were disappointed when I said ‘no’ Saturday night. I didn’t want to – you know that – but I was trying to see how well and for how long I could follow your instructions. It isn’t easy, is it? But it is worth it, of that we are sure, so let’s see if we can continue this way.”
“I love you and miss you terribly, Dart. What am I going to do when I go home? See you in 10 days!”