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136 [[underlined in red]] George Roll [[/underlined in red]] last night wired me for an answer to his last letter unanswered thus far Wired him back. his letter was already answered by my former letter; that I [[strikethrough]] wished him [[/strikethrough]] sincerely [[underlined in red]] wished him success [[/underlined in red]] but please [[strikethrough]] do me [[/strikethrough]] refrain asking me advice which I decline to give as my advice to him in the past had been not best followed with much good grace. See copy of my telegram. [[underlined in red]] George [[/underlined in red]] Baekeland, to day wires me that [[underline din red]] Directors meeting [[/underlined in red]] came off [[underlined in red]] smoothly [[/underlined in red]] and I can go on my cruise. So we are putting everything ready to leave to morrow or Saturday. [[left margin red vertical]] ION [[/left margin red vertical]] [[underlined]] March 22. [[/underlined]] Friday at house will leave to morrow [[underlined]] March 23. [[/underlined]] [[underlined in red]] Left at 11. A M Southward. Southerly winds so went under engine Pass [[strikethrough]] Card Co[[?]]d [[/strikethrough]] [[end page]] [[start page]] 137 Beautiful weather dropt anchor 6:30 P.M. near Ramshorn Ent.. [[underlined in red]] Catlow [[/underlined in red]] and [[underlined in red]] Andres [[/underlined in red]] Murray went fishing in the cut and caught a young shark Beautiful moonlight. [[underlined]] Sunday. March 24. [[/underlined]] [[left margin red vertical]] ION [[/left margin red vertical]] Left at 7:30 Beautiful weather. Headed for [[underlined in red]] Cape Sable [[/underlined in red]] thru the direct route passing several narrow cuts thru the shoals. Arrived Cape Sable at 1:30 P.M. Dropt anchor about 1/ mile from shore. Water looks muddy: Went ashore with Catlow, walking along the beach and wading. This shore is [[underlined in red]] uninhabited. [[/underlined in red]] and the stretch before which we anchor shows some thick [[strikethrough]] bo [[/strikethrough]] Mangrove trees, with considerable intervals between them. East and Middle Cape have Coconut plantations. Cool pleasant night [[strikethrough]] March 25 [[/strikethrough]] No mosquitoes on the shore nor on the boat