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Speaking of stamps reminds me of my birthday.  In some ways it was by far the worst day I've spent in years - 25 must be the age line! - However when I came down to breakfast in the morning there were two letters for me.  One from the family, containing a nice check for $25 and an envelope chuck full of stamps from Dick.  I have an idea that he raided Mr Barnes' stock - of course paying for them.  They look to be a very desireable bunch.  What fun I'll have when I get home & can put them in my books!
The Wednesday - Sept 11 - before I left a bunch of 7 U.S. Marine planes flew over to Haiti and ^[[insertion]] the Marines [[/insertion]] stayed for lunch.  They were on their way to the Virgin Is.  They were all out to the Sans Souci for lunch & Haynes (Cookoo) Boynton - second in command - told me that had I known sooner I might have gone to Santo Domingo with them.  I wonder.  We went down to see them off on their hop to Santo Domingo, and it was

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quite a sight.
Down at the air port I met Mrs & Mr George Polley (Ruth and George) He is connected with the Electric Power Co.  They seem a very nice couple.  I've heard it said that she is considered one of the prettiest women in the Amer. Colony in Port-au-Prince, but she isn't nearly as pretty (in my opinion) as Mrs Barker.  Jack seems to think quite a lot of them, but she does not seem to return the compliment for the family.  When Jack was coming across the field with Guy Webb she said "Who is that with the hat", and on being told, remarked, "He actually looks human now."
Jack is not oblivious of the fact that he didnt cut such a swathe with some of the Americans.  Before I left he had word that he was to go back to New York.  You never saw such a change in person - he actually blossomed.  Upon hearing that he was to leave he received numerous invitations from some of his worst critics.  He accepted few.