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Conger Reynolds correspondence, 1917
1917-10-16 Conger Reynolds to Emily Goodenough Page 1
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10/16/17 Peach Blossom, You crooly accuse me of showing indifference by taking a few days to write to you. What of this then? Is not my promptness full assurance of the pow'ful love I bear you? Little do you realize how I squander days and nights dreaming of you, and cursing the bitter fate that keeps you so far from me. I'm furiously jealous of those Missouri officers - almost so much as of Sandy, and Ed, and Joe, and Godonlyknows how many others, for the share they have of your affection. Who in ____ is the man at Fort Sill? I hadn't counted him in at all. I counsel you against going down there. Those new officers are very uncertain in the placing of their artillery fire; a shell might go wrong and hit you. Of course, Tulsa is different. I can understand the necessity
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10/16/17 Peach Blossom, You crooly accuse me of showing indifference by taking a few days to write to you. What of this then? Is not my promptness full assurance of the pow'ful love I bear you? Little do you realize how I squander days and nights dreaming of you, and cursing the bitter fate that keeps you so far from me. I'm furiously jealous of those Missouri officers - almost so much as of Sandy, and Ed, and Joe, and Godonlyknows how many others, for the share they have of your affection. Who in ____ is the man at Fort Sill? I hadn't counted him in at all. I counsel you against going down there. Those new officers are very uncertain in the placing of their artillery fire; a shell might go wrong and hit you. Of course, Tulsa is different. I can understand the necessity
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