Sunday eve.

Oct. 21

My dear Fran:

Well honey I know by this time you're safe at home. You don't know how much I enjoyed having you with me this past week and I certainly hope you come back down again and stay as long as I'm here. This week end has been harder than any since I've been in the Army and I guess you know why. We didn't do a damn thing all week end but stay in the barracks and play cards incidentally I lost what I had but the way I felt I didn't give a damn after having you all week then all of a sudden you're gone and I'm alone. You don't realize how happy I was when you were here but its like a bubble it broke and I'm alone again. Maybe this seems like a lot of nonsense but considering the fact that I may be shipped out and won't see you probably for a year or even longer its really hard. I'm sure you love me and will hurry back to stay. Honey we spent a lot of money the last week but it was worth every penny regardless of what we spent. I haven't seen Frank since we were out Friday night but I'm sure they enjoyed your company very much. I had a lovely time didn't you? Sorry I fell asleep so quickly Friday night because I forgot something but I'll make up later. I hope you didn't have any trouble getting home on Saturday. I thought about you plenty but thinking didn't help my lonliness but only made it worse. Honey when I say I miss you I mean it from the bottom of my heart. Did you ever feel like having a good cry so you'd feel better well thats exactly what I'd like to do. Honey I didn't think it would be so hard. Knowing you the way I do I think you feel about the same way I feel anyway all this writing about it won't help so I'll drop it for now. After playing cards all day yesterday I laid down at 7 o'clock and awoke this morning at 7 so I caught up a little on my sleep. Today again we played cards all day and the boys finally cleaned me so honey you won't have to worry about where I'm spending my time for the next couple of weeks. They had better give me the week end off so I can come after you or else I'll take off "over the hill". Well honey write to me every day and I'll answer. Remember dear I love you more than any thing in the world and always will. Tell your folks I said hello also tell George to get his shot gun ready because I'll soon be home for small game hunting. Be good and write.

With all my love,

Your honey.