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have gotten so discouraged about the backwardness of things about the place that we have two other plans in view. Mine, to go to New York, leaving Mother here, close up the apartment, gently but firmly demand a month's vacation of my superiors & then come back. Mother's to telegraph New York & ask for another week. Probably neither one nor the other will happen & I'm quite resigned to anything This much is quite positive. If I leave Sunday, I shall call you up Monday evening-otherwise

Flora dear-
What have you been & gone & done? I was delighted to get your very nice telegram & am sorely disappointed. To think that the "peaceful time in the country" cannot at present be realized. At present matters stand thus - I am due back at the office on Monday next & was expecting to go up on Sunday- This is still our plan, except that now we