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St. Croix 28. 

In the same lot with the spider are some beetles taken several days ago by Beatty, in a large net over the auto, at dusk. 1 [[underlined]] Frogophloeus, [[/underlined]], 1 Sphaeridiinae, 2 Aphodiinae, 2 Scolytids, and 3 other coleoptera.  
From here we went back and west to vicinity of Jealousy. Found nothing, though we kept a continual lookout for fungus.  
We then turned south through Lower Love Est. and past Adventure Est. to the south east. 

[[underlined]] Station 336. [[/underlined]]  Envy Estate;
South coast about 2 miles west of Krause Lagoon. Under seaweed found 1 [[underlined]] Cafius  [[/underlined]] and 1 Carabid.  
We followed the southern road eastward, watching for fence posts of West Indian birch, as it seems to be the only thing with fungus.  

[[underlined]] Station 337. [[/underlined]] 
Roadway near Anguilla Estate, 1/2 mile northeast of Krause Lagoon. From fungus (on dead W.I. birch) took 279 Staphs (reddish Aliocharinae - 269, black same - 10), 5 other coleoptera, 3 hemiptera, and termites, ants, mites, and larvae.  
As it was now past lunch-time, we went back to Constitution Hill. There Beatty showed me copies of his published notes on St. Croix birds and a joint article on filaria parisites in [[underlined]] lulex fatigans [[/underlined]] (??) with O'Connor of Philadelphia. 

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Beatty told me that of all the relief projects in the Virgin Islands only one (Blue Beard's Castle) had any lasting effect. The rest were complete failures (except for the temporary work given). He showed me a few specimens of various animals he has mounted, and some pen and ink drawing. I expressed interest in his technique, and he showed me quite nice paintings of local birds. One of his ink drawings called "Decay" was done in white on a black background (with [[underlined]] black [[/underlined]] ink on [[underlined]] white [[/underlined]] paper), and shows a hollow stump with the bark peeling off, set in a field of long grass. I thought it [[underlined]] very [[/underlined]] good, and would like to [[strikethrough]] know [[strikethrough]] have a copy of it. It is about 6 x 9 inches.  
We had a very nice dinner, and after some more discussing I started for home. I arrived about 4:15, but found that Ruth had already finished and gone out visiting. She went with Dr. and Mrs. Hughes to visit some Danish people. We were evidently both expected to visit them, but the doctor forgot to deliver the message. 
I think the pussycat is getting less skinny. We give her a big dish of milk every day, saved from our tea, and sometimes meet scraps from supper.  She was quite thin when we came.