30 Oct 1944

Monday

Dearest Lady,

Another report from your Pop. I have had a bad week-end but all is well now. Listen to this. I was out playing golf with Geo. and another fellow Saturday after-noon and soon after we had all been well started I had started one of my terrific drives (?) when the old neck took offense for some unknown reason. I pulled a big muscle of some kind and did it give me the old harry for the next fifteen hours. My head got locked over my right shoulder and I couldn’t get it back. They drove me over to the hospital and with the application of much heat and a lot of massaging and pulling they finally got my head straight. (What a relief.) Well, the muscle spasms kept up all night and until the next morning. Each time that it happened, about every five minutes, I thought the top of my head was coming off. My neck is now very sore but I am looking around in a normal manner. They are going to X-Ray my neck today just to be on the safe side but everything is Okey Doke. Imagine all the rough games I have played and then to get hurt on a golf tee! Pop must be getting old. What do you think?

Lady bug for some reason things look brighter. I wish that I could explain it all. In my own way I have been hoping. Well the word came thru and the answer no not available at present. However I have good reason to believe that the answer will be held up a week or so awaiting some immediate changes. And which I think will very likely make yours truly a free swimming fish. I talked to Gen. Butler and he said that he would agree to my release and since he is my immediate on my regular job that is a big hurdle to be over. Now if things turn out as indications lead me to believe then everything should come out fine. It will be several days till I really know and there may be complication or two but I am not going to let out any roar until this has had time to simmer and cook. I really am hoping for all luck cannot be bad. Maybe out of the trenches by xmas after all. Oh honeygirl if this will only come true

Christmas day will be a big day for you and I. The real pre-

sent to me of course will be the one I received back nine years ago. I will never get over appreciating that as long as I live. Hold on tight dearest it takes a tremendous amount of doing but maybe we will make it this time At least this time the stage is set. I am waiting to hear anything that you might have heard although that is not probable eh?

Gen. Butler also told me last night before this other came up that if I was to return to the AF I would get my leave and the school also, just as planned when it was cancelled. I hope however that we do not have to do that all over again when the other would be so much more wonderful. Up in the clouds and down tomorrow what a life---.

Darling other than the before there is little else to convey. I love you my dearest with all my heart and send loads of it to you. Adios.