Dearest wife,

How is my little wife tonight? I hope in the best of health. I’m feeling just fine. I haven’t had any more colds since I moved. That’s one good thing.

It has been quite a lonely day for me. I was on duty but didn’t do very much. I put up some capriles and treated a few patients, but most of the time I have been thinking of you. I was wondering what you were doing this Sunday? I sure hope that this thing ends soon so we can be together all the time.

I wrote Hi and Alice a letter today. I gave them heck and told them to lay off. It’s our business and if I don’t think it is half way right, you can always count on more than hearing about it. I also got a letter off to Mother Albright. She probably will get it the same time you get this one. I hope it makes her feel better. I certainly hope that our marriage didn’t break up the whole family. Oh! I think they’ll come to their senses soon. Just wait and see. Things will work out for us. Darling, at least we have each other and that is really all that counts. I’m very sure we’ll make a go of our marriage and have much happiness. There are a few things to be worked out, but as time goes on, they’ll be all settled. We knew what we were getting into when we got married. I’m not sorry one bit that I married you and I’m pretty sure that’s the way you feel too. I hope so.

Darling, try and have a few dollars with you when you come out. I’ll try and send you some out of my pay if this allowance hasn’t gone through yet. I’m going to try my best to get a place for us to live but it is quite a problem. Don’t you worry too much about it. I’ll do the worrying. Do you think you’ll be able to stand all the wolves out here? At times they get pretty vicious but they can be held off. I’m sure you’ll be as fine a wife always, as any man can wish for. What do you think of the idea of working on the same job with me? Well! We’ll see into that when you get out here.

Darling, God as my witness that I love you very, very much. I only hope that you know if you really love me that way too. I believe you do. I’m sure nothing will ever happen again to give people a chance to talk.

Well! I guess I’ll close and go to bed. Take it easy and be good darling.

Loads of love from your sailor hsuband,

Joe

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