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Conger Reynolds correspondence, April 1918
1918-04-25 Conger Reynolds to Emily Reynolds Page 2
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used to be about writing letters. Mr. Grigg of The New York World confided to me tonight as I was putting the censor's stamp on a letter to his spouse, that he still writes to his wife nearly every day when he is away from her. And they've been married eight years. Rather nice isn't it? Daphne and you have surely been lovely in keeping me supplied with letters. They have really been the best things in life over here. I've been greatly interested in hearing about "The Sammy Backers," and I am as proud as a peacock about the success it had in opening. If it is given again, I shall expect to hear of another triumph. Your story of your dream interested me to the point that I dug up some notes to see if I was doing anything at that time that could have caused telepathic thought transmission. But I wasn't. It must have been just a dream. You are not worrying about me are you, because there is really little cause for worry. I rarely get into the zone of fire, and I am now very comfortably situated in my living conditions. I shall be very happy when you know my mother. You'll find her very genuine in being just what she is, with a fine outlook upon life and the most unselfish sort of pride in her children. We all know that our best booster is our mother. Every good turn we've had has been an achievement in her eyes. Her interest and encouragement has been a fine stimulus but she dis-
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used to be about writing letters. Mr. Grigg of The New York World confided to me tonight as I was putting the censor's stamp on a letter to his spouse, that he still writes to his wife nearly every day when he is away from her. And they've been married eight years. Rather nice isn't it? Daphne and you have surely been lovely in keeping me supplied with letters. They have really been the best things in life over here. I've been greatly interested in hearing about "The Sammy Backers," and I am as proud as a peacock about the success it had in opening. If it is given again, I shall expect to hear of another triumph. Your story of your dream interested me to the point that I dug up some notes to see if I was doing anything at that time that could have caused telepathic thought transmission. But I wasn't. It must have been just a dream. You are not worrying about me are you, because there is really little cause for worry. I rarely get into the zone of fire, and I am now very comfortably situated in my living conditions. I shall be very happy when you know my mother. You'll find her very genuine in being just what she is, with a fine outlook upon life and the most unselfish sort of pride in her children. We all know that our best booster is our mother. Every good turn we've had has been an achievement in her eyes. Her interest and encouragement has been a fine stimulus but she dis-
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