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icecream and has just called us saying he was coming over to take Mrs Barry for a ride in twenty minutes. she is upstairs getting ready now. The sun is out this afternoon and I am going to get my clothes dry. Bill was sensitive over his truck, he is funny that way, he has not put the car on as he uses the truck for his work. it would cost $10 to put on the car so he don't feel it would pay to put on both. he is sensible we think & good hearted as they make them if he is queer sometimes. 

Careta says they are going to drop prosecuting the woman who stole from Mrs Marden as she thinks they can afford to overlook it & besides it would be hard to prove she might say things were given her by Mrs Marden so Careta is going to give her some money. she is a widow with a little girl they live in Sharon. Marden's family trusted her too much and the temptation was more than she could stand, so she made way with money & jewelry also other things a Mrs Thayer a nice looking woman. 

The constant rains have brought my flowers ahead in great shape I have a tub of fairy lillies full of blossoms a pink cactus with three blossoms on it & my aggiepanthus [[Agapanthus]] has three clusters of buds that are coming right ahead and may be in bloom by the time you get home. Mrs Gebhart has just called up she thinks the world of Mrs Barry, who likes her. Marion is leaving her out, Alice Winslow they think turned her against Laura so, they dont invite her to these times, & she loves Marion & feels their slights. Mrs Barry is trying her best to bring them togather again she may succeed & God help the one who made the trouble. we like Laura she is blunt but good hearted. Ma