October 17, 2010

October 17, 1940 Thursday "tomorrow I start handing out traffic tickets to parking violators"

Hello Sweeheart -
     I'm sorry but I slipped up again and didn't write, you don't mind too much do you?-
I am really looking forward to this weekend-  Marilyn and I are driving up in Jezabel - (The Green Goddess) - I am going to have the tires changed - and I'm sure it will be all right - Also I am going to stay at Aunt V's - and we are leaving Portland 4:00 A.M. Monday morning -
     Went to Helengray's last nite - and I guess Lloyd is at Randolph field by now.-  We decided maybe to announce our engagements together(?) -
     Have been working hard lately at the office - and not getting much studying done - am at the Side now, just finished writing 20 invitations to a silly old tea - will soon go home and read "Orlando" - I am sure having a dickens of a time - go to sleep over it, it's really rather dull - I will bring the books up with me - P.S. I did plan to pay you the $1.25 but had to spend it for an emergency.  I will pay you back with interest at the end of the month!!-  Do you know I haven't finished unpacking yet from last weekend - Yet I don't know where the time goes - maybe sometime I'll settle down (I hope) -
                    See you Saturday -
                    till then - "Au revoir"
                                        
                                     Dotty
XXXXX etc -

                                                                               Thursday

Hello dear -
     What - no letter - could it be that you were studying too hard last nite to write one - it ain't worth it, dear - don't I still come first?  Anyway I am at least a little unhappy - but I will get over it no doubt -
     Tonite seems like it ought to be Friday - but it isn't, darn it - guess I am thinking too much about Saturday - have started to count the hours - only 45 now till the noon train from Eugene gets here Saturday and I presume you will be on it, providing you don't tell me different in the interim and you better not as I have already made my plans to meet you at the station and also kiss you right there - do you mind?
     Had a lot of fun with Von and Hill last nite - Hill is working Sat nite but Von and I are fixing up a lot of fun for the evening -
     Mrs. Wetterborg has not yet called me about you staying there - but I probably was out when she called - I have averaged about 2 hours a day in the office all this week - not bad, huh -  Oh yes and tomorrow I start handing out traffic tickets to parking violators on the Medical School campus - every day this gets more interesting -
     Hope I get a letter from you tomorrow telling me first when you are going to be here -
                                   Love & kisses,
                                           Bill

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