Dart is nearly at peace with the world today. In addition to the six-page letter from Dot and the two other great things that happened to him this week, his VA check finally arrived! After taking out his insurance premium, a payment for his loan from Uncle Tom, and depositing pennies and Roosevelt dimes into their penny account, his finances are looking much rosier than two weeks ago. He has $48.17 in his own account and they have $46.00 in their joint penny account. “By the way, if you object to my saving only Roosevelt dimes, just remember that for every one I save, that’s just one less image of your father’s arch enemy to be circulated.”

Tonight he drove all the way over to the west side for the model club meeting. They had another swell time.

When he put the car away after the meeting, he missed Dot so much. “I wanted to pull you over to me and kiss you until sunrise, but I couldn’t. You weren’t there. Remember how we used to look at the stars as we left the garage? Gee, I wanted you there with our arms entwined and walking in step while we looked up at the stars. They sure were pretty tonight.”

They got the word today that the garage rent will go from $3.00 to $4.00 next month, so the old rusty jalopy will spend the winter outside. He’s not sure the old girl will survive a winter out in the cold.

He’d like to write more, but he goes in early tomorrow to learn his job before the shift starts, so he needs to sleep.

“Good night, Darling. I love you with every bit of love and longing it’s possible for me to have.”