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Conger Reynolds correspondence, March 1-17, 1918

1918-03-01 Daphne Reynolds to Conger Reynolds Page 8

have. But there is another thing I know, and delight in knowing, and that is how much happier our little sacrifice to our country makes me than it would have if you had been only my sweetheart when you left. Beyond a doubt I'd have been bitterly lonely for you, but judging by what I see other girls doing, and by what I've always done before, I'd have "stepped out" with other fellows just to have something to do. Not a slacker tho! No sir! There have been soldier boys here all the time, and Camp Clark is to be occupied again before long, so I'd have had plenty of opportunity. But the way things are is simply wonderful. It is my husband who is over in France and I am whole worlds happier than I ever dreamed a person could be, in realization of that very fact. I am so proud of you dear. I suppose I say that in every letter, but I think it every minute and can't help writing it sometimes. 
I was a little bit lonely when I wrote

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have. But there is another thing I know, and delight in knowing, and that is how much happier our little sacrifice to our country makes me than it would have if you had been only my sweetheart when you left. Beyond a doubt I'd have been bitterly lonely for you, but judging by what I see other girls doing, and by what I've always done before, I'd have "stepped out" with other fellows just to have something to do. Not a slacker tho! No sir! There have been soldier boys here all the time, and Camp Clark is to be occupied again before long, so I'd have had plenty of opportunity. But the way things are is simply wonderful. It is my husband who is over in France and I am whole worlds happier than I ever dreamed a person could be, in realization of that very fact. I am so proud of you dear. I suppose I say that in every letter, but I think it every minute and can't help writing it sometimes. I was a little bit lonely when I wrote