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to think of the void his absence makes.

I woke up this morning hearing
his dear little voice saying "Here I
am." Bless his heart. Jessie's little
child is very sick with malaria, whooping
cough and kidney trouble - she
kept him in Washington too late.

Mrs Moore received thy letter, and
thanks thee for it. I almost forgot to
tell them that the fan and chain
were found by Josephine back of the
piano - the plot thickens - how did
it get there? I have tried to write
on my La [?] article but somehow
I can't make any satisfactory headway.
- it will come with effort perhaps.

Dr. Ellrey says he is descended
from Jeanne d' Albret if I had
such ancestors I would know something
about them. All love
Margie

I have June & July & Aug. McClures
here - has thee bought them?