Hello My Darling,

Please forgive me not writing much this past week. Haven’t a good excuse but I know my Joe will understand. I love you very much. I should write to help my darling do his best, but when you get home we can get that all fixed up.

I received your letter Tuesday and it was well together. I also got that box of old letters but failed to find one I sent you. It was of a V letter from Millie, Bernice and myself. Didn’t you ever receive it or what? I am going over to Iris’ so so I can learn to Farragut’s song. I look okay as far I can figure out.

Darling, if you need any money for anything to get home or anything just let me know. If I haven’t it, Mom will. I am paying board when I can. Gave mom $10 this week and put $18 away. Next week I’ll pay on the bedroom set and then that’s all for another month. I’ll also try to give the jeweler some. I’m trying so hard so will have money when you get here but I don’t know.

Darling, I have something to tell you and please try very hard to understand. I went to a party in Minneapolis with the kids from work Friday night. It wasn’t perhaps what I should have done but you have to do something once and a while. Most of the kids got stinko but you know I didn’t touch a drop. Neither did Millie. It was a house party and lasted very late. I had fun at the time but don’t feel the same way about it today. I was depending on someone else to get me home and they almost didn’t. I got home just in time to go to work Saturday morning. I went and stayed all day. I couldn’t miss that $8 we need so much. I got home and went right to bed. That explains why I didn’t write last night.

Please try to understand. I didn’t do anything out of the way I must tell you. I danced all evening and there was a fellow. Who was very good at the stomp and he taught me several new steps. Please sweetheart, I promise I didn’t mean anything by it. I went because the kids wanted me to. Next time they will just have have to work.

I know you didn’t want me to go out that way but please don’t get angry and try to call off everything. That would just about kill me. I trust my Joe will understand and not get sour at me. I love you too much to want anything to happen to our beautiful plans. I just had to tell you and try and make you understand. I would not want anyone else to tell you but me. Please try and understand your (I hope it will remain) future wife.

I have to stop for a while as Mom and Dad are going to paper my room so I can have our bedrooms at home when you get home. We will use it too. I hope. Or will we? Let’s say 1 the first night in a hotel just for fun. I never have stayed in a hotel with you and that will be something for us always to remember.

I suppose I will have to have dark as my attendance but I just can’t figure out who the best man will be. Of course that is your decision.

Are you still willing to become a Lutheran for me? I would like it and hope you haven’t changed your mind about it. Sweets, can we get a license to get married? I must stop for a while and will write more later. God bless you and help you to understand. I’ll be worried until you answer me on the letter. So answer it as soon as possible.

Just remember I never did, or will do anything to make you to mistrust me. I’m yours and yours to have if you want. I was and will always be a good girl. That much I will always be for you. Please try to understand and make me happy by forgiving me for one night of foolishness. I want to be your wife, please don’t change that because of this.

Love,
DeLores