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DESKAIDE            THE SILENT SECRETARY           1942

JUNE
17
WEDNESDAY

Fair. Cooler. Not many "Japs" out today. went all over the neighborhood for them though. Played cards with Carolyn in the afternoon. Dolores came over for a few minutes in late afternoon. The house was finished today. The porch was painted blue, ceiling light blue, steps blue, windows, railing - white, and doors painted a varnish - like brown on outside. Oh yes the lattice under porch dark green. Now the house is all good on outside - roof shingled + house painted. We mowed the lawn yesterday.

[[Footnote]]  "Fearless minds climb soonest unto crowns"-- SHAKESPEARE

JUNE
18
THURSDAY

Fair. I went downtown with mother in the morning for singing lesson. Tomorrow I go downtown by myself to sing with the chorus (for 1st time. In the afternoon I played at Dolores's + got some "Jap" beetles - made a record of 20 beetles on one rose (not large)!! in Jean Saunders yard (not very pleasant dispositioned girl of 12 who lives next door to Dolores too)

[[Footnote]]  "Books are a finer world within the world"--ALEXANDER SMITH