Royal's Letter to Martha assumed Dec 8, 1936

Tuesday Evening

Dearest Martha,

I wrote you a small note of which I was quite ashamed this morning. I was busy, tired and did not get to write before I left for school and I wrote there. Mr. Lewis and Mr. White the janitor stood over and supervised. I like to write you in the privacy of my own room so I may feel free to write as near as I feel free to write as near as I feel as my vocabulary permits me. At the best my expression is very inadequate when I consider what a wonderful you [? Young] lady, sweetheart and friend you are. It may seem as if we are almost married or maybe have been for some time as I have already started making excuses. Maybe if I were perfectly honest and did no rationalizing I would say that I failed to arise in time.

Tomorrow will be another red-letter day. Big Celebration here. Seems to me as if we had enough for the rest of my life, but never the less tomorrow we have another sponsored by the American Legion. The school enters two floats and marches in the parade at ten. In the afternoon we play our last league football game and after the football game comes the carnival. After the carnival comes a big dance in the evening. Being Superintendent I shall most probably not go.

We are having the most interest in ping-pong at present. There just don’t seem to be enough time and tables on which to play. Maybe some of the enthusiasm will wane before long. Come see me and I’ll play you a game between hugs!

Wed Morning

I’m either getting lazy or else losing my "pep". It is awful hard for me to get up before seven. I always make it to bed by 11:30.

It is an ideal day for the celebration – sunshine, warm etc. Will be a lot of things happen before night. Gallons of army stew will be served in the public square before evening. I must sign off and get to school. No matter what happens I love you more and more everyday.

Yours,
Royal