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when the boys were expecting
the ship and before "breaking up".
This shows them all healthy and
in fine physical condition,
with the exception of Mr. Lorne,
whose face then already is pale,
slender and thin. This convinces
me that he ailed longer than
probably he himself knew.

Our possesion of the picture
came about in this way: A, Mr.
Estes, a perfect stranger to us,
sent us some paper clippings thro
the Past [Mailer], in September.
We thanked him kindly for all.
In Nov. we recieved a letter from
this man saying that he, when
reading about Ada's arrival,
went to her, and with her consent
and the courtesy of Seattle Times,
which later also brought the picture,
he procured this photo, and at once