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Conger Reynolds correspondence, April-December 1919

1919-05-31 Daphne Reynolds to Mary Goodenough Page 4

her regular name) were on board and I enjoyed them very much.  Miss Dillon is a reader and used to work from the CR office, so she says, 'Scuse me.  I've just been shaking the mitt of a young chap who's being sent off to Russia. Fine chance for him, certainly, and he's tickled to death.  He says his folks will probably loop the loop or spin on a dime when they hear, but he's going never-the-but.  
Second spasm -- Just been talking to a man who is leaving for Syria in the morning. Something doing -- hold on.  Third spasm -- A young chap who has just pulled in from Lisbon. He certainly has a load of stuff to write, but at present he is writing notes on a typewriter and at the same time telling all about a bull fight. Conger is walking about from one room to another meddling in what everyone is doing

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her regular name) were on board and I enjoyed them very much. Miss Dillon is a reader and used to work from the CR office, so she says, 'Scuse me. I've just been shaking the mitt of a young chap who's being sent off to Russia. Fine chance for him, certainly, and he's tickled to death. He says his folks will probably loop the loop or spin on a dime when they hear, but he's going never-the-but. Second spasm -- Just been talking to a man who is leaving for Syria in the morning. Something doing -- hold on. Third spasm -- A young chap who has just pulled in from Lisbon. He certainly has a load of stuff to write, but at present he is writing notes on a typewriter and at the same time telling all about a bull fight. Conger is walking about from one room to another meddling in what everyone is doing