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It means that I remain here through the summer and take my vacation in the latter part of October so as have time to keep quietly among the Omahas aside from casting my own vote. I am glad that so far the weather here has been comfortable. What it will be in July and August is hard to tell but I hope it will not be bad. Sept. will be intermittent so that month is not to be dreaded.

I am still waiting word of my allowance before I tackle the rites - my plans depend on that. In the mean time I am getting information about sprites, demons, goblins and other imiganary creatures that made medicine men out of some of the Osages and I find them very interesting. The ideas concerning them are wild, and the belief in their astral and physical existence still remain and the stories told of them are  queer, I shall have for them a good long