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PS Ten above this morning wind blew most of the night. Ma.
Monday morning

Stoughton March 5th 1933

Dear Doris

Another nice sunny day but colder rather windy since morning. my clothes are on the line & about dry. I have been trying to get a check away from Pa which he has held for over two months but without success. it came to him & he is afraid to give it to me to cash. the only way I should be able to get it is when he is asleep, but I hate to do such a trick, but I may have to & then sign it myself. I tried to get him to give it to Frank Monk to pay the months milk bill but he would [[underline]]not[[/underline]]. he said he didn't [[underline]]dare[[/underline]] to. he takes [[?]] freaks & they are terrible provoking. he can sign his name. he is afraid of some one coming to shut him up & no one can get the idea out of his head. As the day advances it grows more Marchy a cold NW wind yesterday the snow melted all day long, but not today only in sheltered places. I saw Mort Lamb ahead of one as I was coming home from posting Lena's letter so it would go out in the four o'clock mail he was going up to the little corner store & waived his hand & waited for me to come along. he wanted to know if I had heard from Doris. & said that he never sold one of his pictures he sent down there but he had reproduced Mother Eddie's