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[[underline]] Frieda [[/underline]] is dismissed by Celine who got tired of her tricks. - She wanted to return north before we leave.
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Good weather took [[strikethrough]] ION to the Key [[/strikethrough]] my car out with Paul [[strikethrough]] along new long road towards [[/strikethrough]] to Carn Sound with
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^[[underline]] [[May 16]] [[/underline]]
Took ION out to Carn Sound. Fine breeze and good sailing
[[underline]] May 16. [[/underline]] Drove to Miami for rail road tickets to New York. Wife of Curtis James, died after long illness and insanity
[[underline]] Saturday 17. [[/underline]] Perfect weather, went to Fairchild, pleasant afternoon with him & Mrs. Fairchild talking over many subjects. Many sailboats contesting in Biscayne Bay
[[underline]] May 18. [[/underline]] Putting my trunks etc in order to prepare for going North.
[[underline]] May 19. [[/underline]] Went for tickets for return North. [[strikethrough]] Left 9 AM. [[/strikethrough]] tomorrow
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^[[underline]] [[May 20]] [[/underline]] Train left at 9 P.M. after considerable delay on account of the fact that at the station there were kept a large number of German Soldiers and sailors, who had fled from Fort Lauderdale thus escaping from their
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arrest. Station crowded now by them and visitors. - The Germans seemed to enjoy the whole situation and met their many German friends or sympathisers. The Germans were replaced in arrest. [[strikethrough]] ba [[/strikethrough]]
Our car remained ^(at Jacksonville) waiting from noon till late afternoon, before proceeding to New York and hooking other cars on.
[[underline]] May 21. [[/underline]] Arrive 8:55 at [[strikethrough]] Pennsylvania [[/strikethrough]] ^[[Jacksonville]] station. Kept us standing near [[strikethrough]] Fort Lauderdale [[/strikethrough]] Jacksonville [[strikethrough]] May [[/strikethrough]] till late in afternoon. Very few passengers. Was suggested to get off at Philadelphia to take the special Philadelphia train. An endless complication, requiring changing from regular train to special train. - I find I have no money left, not even to buy food. This new train rattles under ground. - Fairful noise and darkness. Feel more and more hungry. - No food and no money to buy it if it were obtainable.
Met one of the young men in charge. - Told him the predicament I was in; told

Transcription Notes:
"Carn" Sound may refer to "Card" Sound.