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that he must needs hunt up this job, which hundreds of unmarried men are capable of doing and anxious to do, and leave his family at this critical time. Patriotism? Bah! Selfishness.

However we all feel so sorry for him and Feme and Paul, especially that Feme is going to leave Paul to get along by himself on the ranch, and she and Anne will go up to Berkeley Monday and stay a week or two, and I will do what I can to make life easier for Paul.

Faye will go to Stockton with Frank as soon as he comes down which may be in a few days, and she may rest Feme off by staying with Kimmie awhile.