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way, that seemed miraculous. The Mother washed them clean, resting between licks. I was conscious of my unborn all/the time as Buddie age 8, at the foot of the four poster bed was sorting out his values. No need for me to say anything, feeling inadequate. When it was all over, with his brown eyes speaking volumes, he said, "Gee Mom, Daddy and Sam can make airplanes fly, but they can't make them breathe." I felt right then the seeds of respect for womanhood were planted to be..just like his "no-give-a-damn-it," Prince-of-a-fellow father had lived. George had always said, that he felt that even the lowest woman could never get as low as a man for she was the potential Mother. Who said, "One face to show the world, one face to show the woman he loves."

We were moving with Kitty and her family a problem. Dear Thelma took them to her home in the country. She often took Buddie so he could ride the horses. We moved to the house with two bedrms and bath downstairs and one bedrm and bath upstairs.

Sam was brought home and was able to be taken out doors in a wheel chair. He could sit up in the wheel chair a part of each day. Hope was great. My "condition" was taking all of my strength so the upper part of my arms were as thin as my wrists, my eyes were no longer green; the chestnut color and natural wave gone from my hair. Always uncomfortable and the young workmen always stopping by. I felt so conspicuous, August so hot and muggy and what little quiet I might have had, under normal conditions just wasn't. 

Sam's transfusions ran out and another hospital trip to Dayton for rest necessary again. I realized all over again how desperately ill Sam was. My prayer changed from "well enough to go with me when baby is born to just get him well, he is too young to die." Sam has already insisted on Clayt going to Washington D.C. and registering the Trade Mark WACO in memory of "Buck" and nothing would calm him until he knew it was done,

August 3, 1926. No. 216240.