Viewing page 15 of 57

This transcription has been completed. Contact us with corrections.

[[preprinted]] [[underlined]] January 24 [[/underlined]] [[/preprinted]]

We had a rotten time.  Rode with Ruth & Glenn Whitchurch and Bill & Alice.  They were "corning" up and it smelled  awful.  I laid off of it.  I hate it.

[[double underlined]] June 26 [[/double underlined]] I don't believe Alice is having such a good time - better than I expected at first - she is very congenial with the family - The boys don't take to her much.  I'm dating her with John for the dance.  And I'm dating Elliott.  Lord, I wish I were with John.  I have a more difinite opinion of just how he regards me now.  We were talking about Bas.  He asked if Bas wanted to marry me.  I said [[underlined]] yes [[/underlined]], (He did at several times, altho not at the last).  John said he imagined Bas loved very intently.  I said "yes, I s'pose he does".  John, "And you were only 16 then - Lord you've seen life" - Me. "Sarcasm"!  J. "No, not at all.  Not many girls of 16 have proposals of marriage from [[underlined]] men [[/underlined]], of his age.  Then I asked during the evening if he thot I would like Michigan - He "You sure would get the rush of your life, you are such a good dancer & you are a type that [[strikethrough]] boys [[/strikethrough]] ^[[men]] like - "That did me good because I wasn't a type

[[end page]]
[[start page]]

[[preprinted]] [[underlined]] January 25 [[/underlined]] [[/preprinted]]

Arkansas [[underlined]] men [[/underlined]]? craved.  It wasn't me after all.  John apologized for having talked so little thru the evening and  said he supposed I was bored to death - I said no - He said I bet u were.  I said I hated him for flattering himself that I would lie to him "you think so far ahead of me always, he said, you'd make a good philosopher.  He said I was sarcastic so gracefully.  I said things that made him feel so little in such a disconcertingly sweet way.  I told him it was so foolish for him to think I expected him to entertain me all the time - and I hated it especially when it wasn't spontaneous.  When he kissed me goo'by, he asked if I thot I would ever come to Mich. - I laughed and said I didn't know.  Maybe I'll come back to C'ville sooner from Colo. cause I like him.  We leave tomorrow a.m at 6:30 [[underlined]] Special [[/underlined]] from George this morning.  He and a friend are meeting us at noon tomorrow at K.C.  They leave KC at 1:00 that nite.  We leave a 9:30 next morning.  Staying at Muehlbach.  Drawing Room from K.C. to Denver.  I think that is quite hot.  Hope I meet some cute men in Denver - Hell, I'm thinking too damn much about men.  Last nite we sat on the porch real late, with P.J. on I was thinking of the men's hands that I knew.  Rod's seem to stand out from all the rest