Oct. 23, 1927

Sunday 8:30 P.M.

My own dear Sweetheart:

Well we are home again. We left Manhattan 7:20 A.M. and I got into Supply about 8:00 P.M. I have just read your two dear letters. I note your statement about worry. You go and see a doctor at once. We will start this now. Don't wait. It seems like it never rains but tho it pours.

Ella is getting along very good but the kid is sure poor and weak. Sarah is going to bring her home with her. Going to come as far as Wichita and stay all night and will get into Woodward Thursday about noon if she is able to leave. She is leaving the hospital today at noon. She had a good night last night. She sat up some Friday evening and Saturday - walked to her bed Saturday. Doctor says her wounds have healed but that she needs a rest.

Lewis' wife and Dad came back with us and Dad came on home with me. He's going down to Sarah's and stay while Ella is there.

I have placed a call for you as I just must talk to you – want to hear your dear voice. I had a fine time while I was there. I enjoyed being with you but I just couldn't help but feel that you have a great big task on your shoulders and of course I would keep getting nettled and wonder if it is all worth it. I do so much want the Boys to make good. I want each of them to have a university training. I want to feel that I have helped give it to them and that at least I did what I could to make it possible. I hope they will be able to appreciate the fact that we both are doing our best for them.

I am so sorry that Bonnie missed her sister. I am enclosing a card from her which is laying here on the desk. They didn't come by Supply I guess for they no doubt taken Highway 64 up to Kansas out of Alva. If we had of called as you wanted we could have gone up Tuesday morning and then you and Bonnie could have gone back on train.

Well I have just talked to you. Gee but 3 minutes go by in a hurry. We just got through on the 3 minute rate. They just told me. Only 3 minutes but O how much pleasure it gives just to hear your dear voice and also to hear our baby girl say Hello. It is good yet it makes me want to cry too but glad also. Keep writing if only a few lines. A day is awful long now and the nights are longer.

I have enough mail piled up here on this desk that I guess I won't have much time to loaf for several days at any rate. Yes the Ball-Game was good to see but poor old Haskins they worked him to death. He was almost all in when they made their 2 nd touchdown.

Steve went in the last quarter and he had several nice plays and he made one fine tackle as they came around his end. They made no gains on him. He was sure glad to get in this game in order for him to get his letter. I saw him and “Granny” Norris Saturday morning and also saw Steve Friday night. Martin and I went to the game together. He enjoyed of course. I sure hated to see the Boys lose but they played good ball.

I am so glad that Norman High is stepping on it and glad Sam is getting in on the plays. I sure hope that he trys to make the Orchestra and Glee Club. He can do it if he trys. I wish that it were possible for me to instill in the Boys that it is necessary for them to take the initiative in anything that they have a desire for. In other words – make an effort and make it in a determined way. Call on the inner man and say I will. I know Sam could make the Orchestra and Glee Club if he would try. He tells me that he has a class that conflicts but yet that class changed. If he gets into those two places it gives him a place they know him from the common herd and not that the common herd is allright but be just a little better. Try – Try – Try and then keep on trying. That is what makes men – EFFORT. Take Donald in his contest this year for a place. I will bet anything that next year they don't keep him out for he will try and keep trying. That is one of the admirable characteristics of Donald. He is not afraid of work if he only makes up his mind. Sometimes he doesn't make up his mind like I would like for him to do but when he sets in he sure sets and fights. What I want him to do is to be so good that there will sure be no chance to leave him out next year.

Only 2 sheets of paper out of vault so am using margins. Tell Boys I am for them a million strong but after all it all rests with them. Bye-bye sweetheart.

Your Boy