Sunday evening -
Dearest -
By this time, no doubt your vacation is all over and you are back now at the same old "yon" - Glad ch---- ah, you betcha!! That's the feeling to have anyway, even though it isn't darned prominent.
So you thought you'd be a sport and go on a house-party while you were home, did you! Aren't they more fun than a little bit, though? Give me one any time you can and I'm happy - But you tho't you would leave before the girls came. But dear, that doesn't sound at all like you.
I can just bet your mother was glad to have you to bat around with even though it was for only so short a time.
If Ken sails around the 28th, as you said in your last letter, dear, when will he arrive in the Big City? I'll wager there'll be one or two waiting on the dock to see the good old ship come swinging in!
Oh, Bub dear, you don't know how anxious I am for you to get up here. I can't just believe, yet, that you are coming. Just think we can bat around together for almost two days and a half.
Bub darling, how many dances do you want me to save for you. There are to be twenty-four and I've saved out six with the possibility of there being three more because three of the girls are very likely not going. Can you stand me for nine dances!! If not I can fill 'em up again. No, truly which would you rather do have me fill them up so that you could meet more of the girls or dance with with "yours truly." You know me - I'd just as soon dance one straight program but that is impossible, of course.
The other night a queer thing happened. One of the girls had a very speedy (!) youth over from Amherst - and they began to do the shimmy. It was a scream; they absolutely did not move from the center of the floor for at least five dances but looked as if they were someplace in heaven - surely not M.H.C.! At any rate, poor Muggie [sic] Edie had to go up and ask them to either cease such obstreperous movements or withdraw. They withdrew. It was sort of hard on them particularly the girl. Gentle hint! Don't shimmy!!
I love the way I write to you - you do this & don't do this etc,.etc. [sic] It reminds me of a girl I met the other day who was from Sleighton Farms reformatory. She kept telling us what we should & should not do - never get intimate with any of the girls - never get affectionate (ye gauds, as if we would) - never let them escape.
But dear, you'll die laughing when I tell you what I'll very likely have to do for the first couple of weeks or so down there. I must see the xpression [sic] on your face when I tell you so I'm not going to write it to you.
Received a card the other day from Ken on which there was a picture of a number of people eating & drinking (water(?) I guess). Ken said the only things interesting on the whole card
waswere the eats & drinks! He still has his appetite, doesn't he?Well, Bub dear, a whole bunch of the kids have dropped in so I simply must quit.
All my love,
Fran.