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Jan. 9th 1908 Mesnil-Beaufresne Fresneaux-Montchevreuil Mesnil-Theribus (Oise) Dearest Minnie Rob's cable is here What a relief! for that wretched Herald in yesterday's paper which gets here in the afternoons late, announced that "Mrs. Robert Kelso Cassatt, was ill with a severe attack of grip" I slept on it as much as I could but found this morning I couldn't stand it any longer and sent my message - Why do they cable such things when they are not true - I suppose I ought not to mind what