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[[red underline]] money [[/red underline]]. The whole situation is very complicated. Assured him of our good will. He agrees that it is impossible to come to definitive permanent policy at present.  At University Club Mr. [[red underline]] Moffet of Hercules Powder Co of Philadelphia [[/red underline]] who had gone to Snug Rock yesterday but did not find me there came to offer me to buy up the General Bakelite Co for the Hercules ^[[Powder]] Co if I were disposed to do this. Told him I was not for the moment, foresaw great difficulties on account of taxes if I did. Left the whole matter there.
April 14. Simplified much [[red underline]] my awning system on Ion [[/red underline]], worked till late [[red underline]] 
All this physical exercise in open air braces me up [[/red underline]] and gives me back some of my cheerfulness.
April 15. [[red underline]] May [[/red underline]] calls me up at phone to tell me about a rather
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[[red underline]] suave and tricky letter of Kirk Brown [[/red underline]] in regard to the solid A.  Told May to send me the letter. [[red underline]] Kirk Brown is lying awake nights to know what neat trick to play. [[/red underline]]
Frequent showers, all wet on Ion, which this afternoon was launched. Very little water leaking in.
April 16. Today a letter from McKnight in regard to pending patent litigation that [[red underline]] Chatfield may soon give us a decision [[/red underline]] 
This is the [[red underline]] first cheering news [[/red underline]] on this subject since ever so long.
April 16. Worked aboard Ion with Lewis all day. Got main awning skeleton practically finished
April 17 (Sunday) Showers. Worked all morning on matters of Gen Bakelite Co.'s income and financial condition
[[red underline]] Celine [[/red underline]] and I enjoyed being