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Conger Reynolds correspondence, April-December 1919

1919-12-09 Daphne Reynolds to John and Emily Reynolds Page 4

went downtown when they did.  The underground wasn't good enough for Lee. He had to ride in a taxi, and got out, by the way, and left it for is to pay.  Of course, it wasn't a great deal, and we nearly broke our necks paying for it because we had visions of a coal fire in our apartment.
While Lee ate lunch, he was seated in the best place, directly before the grate.  We had only wood, and the French wet it to make it weigh more, so it doesn't burn worth a cent.  I was glad to see him shiver, even before the fire, because he could see how cold we were.
In a day or so, the ton of coal was delivered, and no bill with it.  Of course, we believed Lee had fixed things for us, and even Rosa said we'd have to ask him out again.  We kept waiting for a bill to come, and finally Conger decided to go up and see Lee about it, so he could at least thank him for

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went downtown when they did. The underground wasn't good enough for Lee. He had to ride in a taxi, and got out, by the way, and left it for is to pay. Of course, it wasn't a great deal, and we nearly broke our necks paying for it because we had visions of a coal fire in our apartment. While Lee ate lunch, he was seated in the best place, directly before the grate. We had only wood, and the French wet it to make it weigh more, so it doesn't burn worth a cent. I was glad to see him shiver, even before the fire, because he could see how cold we were. In a day or so, the ton of coal was delivered, and no bill with it. Of course, we believed Lee had fixed things for us, and even Rosa said we'd have to ask him out again. We kept waiting for a bill to come, and finally Conger decided to go up and see Lee about it, so he could at least thank him for