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than anyone else and I know him only to that extent - as a part of this organization. There's no use talking personalities here." I admired the keen, direct way he had of looking at the thing.

This afternoon I met Willie at Dr. Ainsworth's to get his estimate on Bab's tooth straightening job. It is two years and about $400 which is about what I had expected. He is a puttery old boy but they say he does fine work and we are going right ahead with the job. It is essential to Bab's health and her looks both and there are no two ways about it. It must be done, and I feel it will be tremendously worthwhile.

And now we come to an odd thing. On the way back to the office, I kept saying to myself, "I feel I am going to learn some news about myself this afternoon out at the office and it is going to be good news." I just had a hunch I was going to hear something, and I did except that instead of being good news, it had me considerably disturbed for a while. Perk met me in the hall and said Rudy [[Krape?]] had seen down at 30 Church St. (Alco) a letter from Andrews to Alco naming 5 G.E. men he suggested as candidates for a job as application engineers on diesels under Bruce. Perk remembered only 4 - himself, Doc Gillilan, A.E.Smith and [[underlined]] me [/underlined]]. The presumption was that H.L. was willing to allow any one of those named to leave the Company! From what Perk said, it would be a good job and pay well but it certainly didn't tie in with Eddie Gunn's story! And I was mightily disturbed. Was I in the dog house instead of riding high as I supposed! I know they want to strengthen the Alco organization and in a way it is a form of compliment to be recommended for a good outside job at more money than with the G.E. But