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Your Tuesday letter came on the last mail yesterday and the Wednesday one came on the first mail today. I took the one home yesterday at 3 o'clock and read it four or five times. I am sorry I made the telegram so formal but I was trying to make Uncle Sam pay for it. Had a letter from Murray this morning-it was a night telegram in which he said he'd appointed a fellow from Joplin to the job. It was old Amos Halton's son-in-law and I'd told him to take care of him. I wrote him a letter today and told him to be sure and take care of Coen. He'll do it too. I'm sure. I hope Margie's show was a success. I know very well what you were thinking of on the picnic. I thought of it too but didn't see how I could get out of going without hurting somebody's feelings and since no harm was done no one can say anything.
I'd like very much to build the house and we'll look it over when I get home. But you know a house said to cost $8,500.00 will cost $10,500.00 and it is necessary to have a lot clear and one where we'd want to be will cost $2500.00 anyway. So you can see how it piles up. There would be at least $2000.00 or $2500.00 in furniture too. Maybe I can make a gamble next fall and hit a pot of gold. If I'd played my hunch last fall we'd have had enough to build two houses. My 1920 experience almost made a coward out of me.
Mrs. Hugh Smith called and said there were two vacancies now at their place and I am going to talk to the agent tomorrow. We'll consider the building however.
It is said we'll be done on Aug. 15th. I hope so. I am awful tired an awful lonesome. I went to the hotel at 3 P.M. yesterday and slept until 6:30 and then went to dinner with Ruby Garnett and some 42nd Division men at the Occidental.
They paid for the dinner. There were no drinks and I got to bed at 9:30. Senator Burke is having a stag party tonight. I hope this will be the last one. Be sure and keep writing. If you feel like giving me hell do it. I probably need it a lot of times when I don't get it.
Kiss Margaret for me and keep on writing. Lots of love
Harry.
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