France Aug. 27 [1917] Dear Cath: Here I’ve been waiting & waiting for some Canadian mail & still there’s no sign of any. I thought sure it would show up tonight but no such luck. I wonder if those sausage eaters have been busy with their subs again – somebody will settle for it if…

France July 27 [1917] Dear Cath: I guess it is just about a year now since I was home on 4-days pass but it seems hard to realize that it is that long. Of course there are days when time drags but on the whole it goes pretty fast. I see that Violet Pangburn is…

France July 18/17 Dear Cath: I rec’d your last letter a few days ago & should have answered sooner but you see I expected another last Sat. & decided to wait till it came before writing. However this week’s mail hasn’t turned up so I guess I will get busy for it may be some…

France June 20/17 Dear Cath: I wrote you a few days go but I guess it wasn’t much of a letter, so seeing as how I got yours of May 17 tonight, I’ll just run off a few lines again before rolling in. I must say you are getting to be a regular little hustler…

France June 13// [1917] Dear Cath: Just a few lines tonight to let you know that I got your two letters dated May 6th & 15th respectively. Hope you’ll understand why it is I’m not writing you more regularly. We’re on the go most of the time now & the work isn’t exactly a joke…