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Conger Reynolds correspondence, August 1918
1918-08-10 Daphne Reynolds to Conger Reynolds Page 5
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proceeding, from the minute he found his Dad would let him have the car. He must have shaved at noon because he'd never have been able to dress and shave both, in the evening. I can see him coming in from the fields about six o'clock, his face burned to a crisp and his immortal soul stuck full of chaff. I can see him squeeze into his biled shirt (no, not really!) while his small brother hangs around where Eddie will stumble over him every time he makes a move, and teasing to know where his big brother is bound for. I can see him approach the phone with fear -- not the Adrian phone! No sir! He wouldn't dare call me from there but waited until he reached Luverne. I can see him as the cold sweat stands on his brow when Maude has to talk to him because I am out
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proceeding, from the minute he found his Dad would let him have the car. He must have shaved at noon because he'd never have been able to dress and shave both, in the evening. I can see him coming in from the fields about six o'clock, his face burned to a crisp and his immortal soul stuck full of chaff. I can see him squeeze into his biled shirt (no, not really!) while his small brother hangs around where Eddie will stumble over him every time he makes a move, and teasing to know where his big brother is bound for. I can see him approach the phone with fear -- not the Adrian phone! No sir! He wouldn't dare call me from there but waited until he reached Luverne. I can see him as the cold sweat stands on his brow when Maude has to talk to him because I am out
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