As Dart writes this, he imagines that Dot is on the train, somewhere east of Erie. He has found a barrette and some hatpins of hers in his room, which momentarily let him believe she was still with him.

He’s writing because he promised her he would, but he’s so tired he can barely keep his eyes open.

He has a big idea, which he’ll probably scrap very soon, to write out a very strict schedule that he’ll try to adhere to. That’s a timely suggestion from  his new psychology professor.

That’s all he can manage for tonight, except “Good night again, my darling. My love for you is as endless as Ohio’s rain, and as happy as Ohio’s sunshine.”

I hope that as they get back into the pattern of regular correspondence, we’ll get some idea of what transpired during their time together. I admit to being confused. First, Dot’s mother had written that Dot would not be home for her birthday, yet she’s on an eastbound train the day before her birthday. Also, Dot was going to leave her Aunt Marj’s house on Sunday so she could return to Kent a day early in order to get settled. So why is she on a train headed east? Hmmmm…what have we missed that might explain all this?