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Conger Reynolds correspondence, January 1918

1918-01-16 Daphne Reynolds to Conger Reynolds Page 5

up sits Friend Husband and with child like faith and innocense lisps "Let me think -- where am I?" I could cheerfully have lammed you with the hair brush but it is impossible to obtain another such brush. It was imported and I can never afford another until I become a multi-millionaire on oil stock. (Wot a lorng wyte I'll 'ave!) 
Last night I met Captain Bridges in Smith's New Willard, and of course he gave me the glad hand. Then he coised me from stem to stern for fooling him all the way to St. Louis. You see, he & Heiserer were on the train with us and they believed we got off at the Union Station for keeps. 
By the way, on the first letter I sent you to France Vincent put his name -- on the back of the envelope. I forgot the U.S.A. in my return address so he added it, plus his John Hancock. I hope they won't mistyke it for a blooming code message and pinch the

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up sits Friend Husband and with child like faith and innocense lisps "Let me think -- where am I?" I could cheerfully have lammed you with the hair brush but it is impossible to obtain another such brush. It was imported and I can never afford another until I become a multi-millionaire on oil stock. (Wot a lorng wyte I'll 'ave!) Last night I met Captain Bridges in Smith's New Willard, and of course he gave me the glad hand. Then he coised me from stem to stern for fooling him all the way to St. Louis. You see, he & Heiserer were on the train with us and they believed we got off at the Union Station for keeps. By the way, on the first letter I sent you to France Vincent put his name -- on the back of the envelope. I forgot the U.S.A. in my return address so he added it, plus his John Hancock. I hope they won't mistyke it for a blooming code message and pinch the