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Dominica #42.

[[margin]] Friday June 26. [[/margin]]
Dick went out this morning alone. I stayed home and did a little washing as well as mending. I also went to the library where I got Clarence Day's "Life with Father." Miss Blanchard's mother (assistant librarian) died this morning so Miss McIntyre was rather busy. 
Dick read his mystery most of the afternoon, and in the early evening he went out to do some collecting with the net. 

[[margin]] Saturday June 27 [[/margin]]
Dick worked on the motor most of the morning and I went up to the library to return Dick's mystery and get another This time it was "Murder with Pictures". We both read this one and I rather liked it as it had a different approach, and I wasn't spending most of the time trying to figure out who did it. 
In the evening we listened to Roosevelt's nomination speech, given in Franklin field. We didn't think a great deal of it. 

[[margin]] Sunday June 28 [[/margin]]
Awakened early this morning by the bell tolling for a funeral.
The two Lady boats are in this morning and we are waiting with abated breath for mail. Especially the check from Smithsonian. Our waiting was in vain as nothing came.

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Most of the day was spent reading and we did some stamps. A very unexciting day.

[[margin]] Monday June 29. [[/margin]]
As there was a boat from New York expected to-day, we decided to wait for it to come in, before we got desperate and cabled for money. However shortly after breakfast a letter from Wetmore, which had been forwarded from St Lucia, arrived. We were pretty glad to get it.
Dick went to the bank in the morning to arrange for a draft and a letter of credit. Soon after he got back, Carlo came up with some stamps. We spent the morning sorting out the stamps we wanted at 1/6 catalog value. 
As the letter of credit is made out to Dick or me we both had to go to the bank and sign. This we did about 3 o'clock. Carlo came soon after and I took $10.- worth of stamps. I think they are a bargain at that price. We spent the rest of the afternoon sorting and putting in. 

[[margin]] Tuesday June 30 [[/margin]]

Carlo was to come at 11 this morning, but as he was ill he sent some more stamps for us to look at. If he gives them to me at the same price as the ones above, I'll take them. However, we spent most