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see, for she was in her big auto and so didn't even have a horn as Alice does. She was pretty big feeling, and looking too, for that matter. She wore a green sweater with hat to match, sport shoes, but thin black stockings. When Uncle Newman first saw her (he is her own brother) he didn't know her. Some style, eh? I didn't say anything, but I went upstairs, took my bath, whitened my shoes, combed my hair carefully, put on my pink dress, and descended. I think the contrast was rather obvious. She didn't go up to the village for further parade, anyway.

The bran griddle cake worked too soon; the man departed as soon as he

Chocorua, N.H.,
July 17, 1922.

Dear Folks:

Your letter came on the noon mail. I am glad that everything, including the garden, is doing so well. I arrived in Chocorua O.K. and my trunk came on the train at night. My train, by the way, got in at about 1:30 - 2:30 Massachusetts time - instead of later, as I said.

Ralph has some good gardens. He planted them two weeks late, but they seem to be ahead of others hereabout, just the same, but it is very noticeable how far even they are behind the Massachusetts' gardens.