13 Sept 1944

Wednesday

Darling Tootsi Belle,

Two letters from you yesterday afternoon, with an account of your doings in the Big D and Cowtown. I know that you are enjoying yourself dearest and I am glad for I know the summer in n SA has been none too enjoyable. It’s nice to get around and see your friends and visit a bit isn’t it? I was real happy that you have been taking me with you on your jaunts as you said in your letter. Darling you are so nice and so lovely in your thoughts of me and it makes me so very happy that you are the way you are in that respect. I often feel that I am one of the luckiest men in the world because of you my dear. I have thought so much of you and about you lately. [Edited for content] I have been having trouble getting to sleep each night lately so I just lay there and think of you and us. There is much that is very pleasant to think on dear.

I have been with the Geo.L most of the morning and he is also fretting to beat the band about getting his orders from here. He can’t understand what I holding them up as he was given to understand to expect the move. I hope that he was luck. As for myself I an anticipating an answer from Ken before long. My big job is to convince Ken that they should insist on the request in case the first request does not secure a release. If they do it can go thru but I am afraid that it may be that they will have to put up a bit of a front. I of course am not positive of that for they many not be particularly anxious to keep me. I hope that that is the case at any rate. I have no fears as far as my record might be concerned for I know that it has been all that I would want for a long spell and under both Harmon and Wooten down here. The more that I have thought of returning from a purely official point of view the more I can see it to the best interests if my judgment is at all accurate as to what is to come in the next couple of years. Geo agrees with me and we have discussed it length. I think that he is working along the same lines though he has not actually said so.

I guess that some of my letters have or rather had not yet arrived and caught up with you in your travels judging from your last two to me. I suppose that they have by now and that you will be giving me some of the info I asked for in respect to the leave situation. Boy oh boy am I in a dither over the proximity of that. If something should happen to that I believe that I would bust for my mind has been literally full of it since the first of the month. It is going to be so good my dear to be with my wife once again. For such a little fellow you certainly fill a big place in this world for me. My wash uniforms are all wearing out at the same time and here am I holding off to see what is going to happen for winter is just around the corner up there in dear old Texas. And I could take a little spot of change of climate after the long stretch of constant summer oh this neck of the woods. Then to it would be nice to have a companion to snuggle with on those cold winter nights. One I might add that gives due attention to cold feet and other parts of the anatomy. One who does not make it a point to sit of the cold tile floor each night before retiring. Maybe a deep rug for the tile floor would be in order. If I see one cheap I think I will buy it.

This has just been a chat dear and there is no real news to pass on. I suppose by the time that this arrives that you will no doubt be back in SA. But not for long I hope as early October is almost here. I send my love and devotion dearest mine. Adios.