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Conger Reynolds correspondence, January-March 1919

1919-01-11 Conger Reynolds to Daphne Reynolds Page 2

letter, Waterloo Savings Bank Building. 
I am staying in my room again tonight. I had planned to go to the movies to see Doug Fairbanks for the first time since - ages ago in America - but it was raining after dinner and I felt too comfortable sitting here at my table to care to plunge into the wet night. So far I have indulged none of my cravings to see the movies and the shows. During part of the week I had a stuffy nose and a sore throat - after-effects, I presume, of the flu - which I didn't want to aggravate on theater air. They are pretty well cured up now, but I'm still willing to be cautious. In fact I am being overly cautious just to be on the safe side. One can't trifle with infections nowadays. What a terrible thing this epidemic of flu this has been. Only tonight (this evening) I had the mournful duty of buying flowers for the funeral of a young lieutenant who had been treasurer of the Stars and Stripes. His comrades of the time when he had served in G-2 at GH.Q. had sent me their combined donations for the purchase of something as a tribute. I had known the lieutenant only slightly. He was a very strong and active sort, but that's the way; the stronger a man is the harder he gets hit. Maybe my skinniness gives me an advantage there. Anyway now that I'm so well recovered from my little attack I feel that I am pretty safe (knock, knock). By taking care of myself I'll get back strong enough to bear the burden

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letter, Waterloo Savings Bank Building. I am staying in my room again tonight. I had planned to go to the movies to see Doug Fairbanks for the first time since - ages ago in America - but it was raining after dinner and I felt too comfortable sitting here at my table to care to plunge into the wet night. So far I have indulged none of my cravings to see the movies and the shows. During part of the week I had a stuffy nose and a sore throat - after-effects, I presume, of the flu - which I didn't want to aggravate on theater air. They are pretty well cured up now, but I'm still willing to be cautious. In fact I am being overly cautious just to be on the safe side. One can't trifle with infections nowadays. What a terrible thing this epidemic of flu this has been. Only tonight (this evening) I had the mournful duty of buying flowers for the funeral of a young lieutenant who had been treasurer of the Stars and Stripes. His comrades of the time when he had served in G-2 at GH.Q. had sent me their combined donations for the purchase of something as a tribute. I had known the lieutenant only slightly. He was a very strong and active sort, but that's the way; the stronger a man is the harder he gets hit. Maybe my skinniness gives me an advantage there. Anyway now that I'm so well recovered from my little attack I feel that I am pretty safe (knock, knock). By taking care of myself I'll get back strong enough to bear the burden