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the latter part of February and we expected to get away some time in March. They have been so anxious for us to come and have kept waiting for us to come as soon as we could Ralp said in his telegram when they took Walter to the hospital that he was asking repeatedly when Mary was coming. I am afraid they blame me for not coming and I do not think they realize that I am ill and unable to come nor the condition Egbert is in. I have my worries too. I feel sad to think I could not have gratified Walter's wish to see me and that I could not have seen him again. About a month ago I was getting much better & thought I was just about well and tried to act as if I were and I took old or got over tired or something and was taken ill again with the catarrahal inflammation of the intestines. The doctor said the first time I was ill, that I had intestinal flu but I did not believe him for I did not think I was very ill and I was'nt but when some of the after effects of the flu came on the heart weakness and all I came to the conclusion maybe he was right after all. I have had a good many attacks of colitis but never any trouble with my heart before.