Monday, October 4, 1937

My Dear Dorothy:

Was surprised and delighted today at noon when the post man handed me your letter.
I did’nt expect to hear from you so early in the week, however right off hand I don’t know of a better way to start the week.

Yes I did hear Charlie McCarty, sunday night,I also heard Freddie Martin, play Josephine, I don’t know how to spell that song but it brought me some very happy thoughts.
I also spent sunday at the farm, my ducks are getting to smart, they are flying all over the place, next sunday I will clip their wings so they won’t pull out for Florida, on me some day and leave me alone in this cold climate, I have a couple nice fat drakes selected to afford a duck dinner of no small consequence.

Now about K.K. as you put it,I can go either Tues. or Wed. the latter is fine with me, however if you prefer Tue. you will have to call me.
Do you think you can get a ride up here, if not I can come after you, if you can what time will you be here, if you get here early enought we can eat here or enroute or whatever the situation calls for.
I had to come back to the store to write you this as I did not have time today, Phil Rausch, just called me and wanted me to play poker tonight, I had to refuse as as soon as this is completed I am going home, I sure got in a mess of as’s did’t I.

I note with not a great deal of enthusiasm that you are going to Charles City, this weekend, I am sure you will have fun.

I can’t quite figure out when you wrote your letter, you said it took hours and I received it monday noon, evidently you met the train, anyway I was sure glad to get it.

The first thing saturday morning Beverly asked me if you were going to stay with her that night, I of course had to disappoint her.

Dorothy Be Baggio No. 2.

special,note page 2.

I feel I must remind you of something you evidently do hold as a little silly.
I have reference to you serious paragraph.
Dorothy, don’t ever apologize for that wednesday night again, I think it was wonderful, not one thing about it was dumb exept me and you will have to forgive me, but I think it was swell and think just a lot of you for it.

I am extremely sorry if my conversation or actions last friday night had the slightest intimation that I was not pleased with what happened Wednesday.

It is nine o’clock and a fellow a friend of mine just now came in and bought a suit, two birds with one stone you can’t beat that.

This is the longest letter I ever wrote and am just about out of gas, I didn’t know it took so long to write one letter.

Well Dorothy, Iam getting near the bottom of the page and about out of gas, so buzz one back at me quick and let me know when you will get here.

As ever
“Ding”

 

Thursday, October 7, 1937 7:45 PM

My Dear Dorothy:

Just as I thought, we were very busy not so much this pm but very busy this morning just when I was’nt in the mood, but as you see I struggled thru the day.
How were you? i’ll bet you were in the sweet pea’s all day, a shining example for tots, however if they heard KK play Josephine twice as we did I am sure they would forgive you.
I think it was well worth the effort don’t you? it is’nt every day we can dance to a band like that.

Don said Kay was to the dance, we saw her Dad pushing a babe around in a very graceful manner, but I did not hear you mention that you saw Kay.

I certainly must have had my eyes shut as several people fom here saw me, also you, but I did’nt see them, mabe I was’nt looking for anyone.

Saturday there is a dance at the elks club and one at Oelwein, at oelwein Don Strickland and at the elks Court Hussy, take your pick, that is if you still intend to stay in these parts, which I hope you do.

I am expecting a letter from you in the morning mail and if there is’nt don’t read this one.

If you decide to come up Friday which is today now, I will be here or if you mention another suggestion in your letter I will see what can be done about it.

Have you heard from your Mother, is she coming Sat. or was that just fooling.

I am at the end of the page honey, so will close hoping you are the same, I remain as ever,

Yours truly
“Ding”

Tuesday, February 1, 1938

Dear Dorothy:

Received your letter of monday noon and was indeed glad to hear from you, will be more than happy to forgive you for not writing sunday.

There were two things that I requested of you last friday night, First, send me the picture in question.
Second, be sure and tell me when I should come to Jesup, this week, the latter of course you did’nt do which was disappointing as I can think of nothing I would rather do.
However, I wish to thank you very kindly for the picture which I shall keep.

I did attend the president’s birthday, I had two drinks was the soberest guy there, thought sure I would see you and was very capable of seeing and talking to you in the event that I would be forunate enough to find you.
I had my second and last date with Gange, I never did like her and if I ever ask her again I hope someone kicks me in the pants, but I am positive that will not be necessary.
I got in at a very early hour and felt fine sunday,I plan to make a habit of that  .

Of course I am interested in your activity and note in your letter to what extent they went to this week end I mean last week end, I really hope you had a very nice time, in fact hope you always do.

If it is becoming embarrassing for you there of course is only one thing to do, forget that I ever existed and I will try hard to do the same, it will be difficult now for me, but will go right to work at it as that apparently is your wish.

I would very much like to see you this week and would call you, but your letter is obvious enough that you would like to call the whole thing off before you get caught and if that is the case I suppose I should step out and let you lean in the direction where things are the stronger, regardless of my opinion.

I just opened an envelope which had the enclosed letter in, I wrote it Jan. 4th. and called you in place of mailing it, but it looks like you want it now.

You ask me in your letter, Don’t you think we had better leave it as it is?
Frankly I don’t, this is entirely your idea there seems nothing I can or should do about it regardless of how I feel about it.
I am sure you know how you feel about it and after all you are the one to make up your mind and it is apparent in your letter that you have, unless I have misconstrued it.

I’ll bet they miss us at the silver slipper are parties are quiet there but fun any way, I am thinking of writing them advising that our theme song has been changed from Josephine to Thanks for the Memories, you don’t mind a little pun right here I hope.

Well Dorothy I am nearing the bottom of the page, mabe this letter is silly I don’t know, but as you say I am silly.

Even tho I may have said it I never thought that you were a two – timer and don’t accuse me of it again or I’ll mo ya down so help me.

If you are interested I have not had a change of heart and glad you have not, even tho-.

I don’t suppose you care to write me again but if you do I would be very glad to hear from you.

As ever
“Ding”

[handwritten] Last minuet that I will not enclose the letter of Jan. 4th.