Date Read: 11/13/25

Written by: Alice Jones Rhinelander

Date Written: 5/2?/22

My Dearest Boy, Here I am at Mrs. Alderson, up in my room alone, thinking of you my Darling I want to be alone Leonard, when I sit down and write to you dear.

Well to start the letter, I am very interesting dear Len, for you to write me and let me no, if you have layed out your future life, since you have been away from me. I would feel so happy if you would write me a nice letter and tell me all about it, just as thought I was lying in your loving arms, and hold your warm lips unto mine.

I knew many times Leonard dear, I have made you fell very happy and time to come, you are also going to have the chance again. It heaven Leonard when a couple loves each other, like the both of us do. But time seems to be terrible long now. I never thought I would miss you like I have the last two months. I wished the other two was over, but dear it auful that is all that I can say.

The other night wild lying on my bed, I studied out another poem, something what was true in my mind. I hope it proves something to you my dear. I received your long letter on the 24 of May. But I received the post cards way ahead than the letter. I just loved to see U.S. stamp on the letter again.

It feels as though you are coming back nearer to me. But Len, please try and come back sooner.

If you have not forgotten I wrote and told you Alderson wanted, me to go to the Adirondacks with him the summer, but now they want me to stay hear alone with the house. Can you imagine me hear alone in this big house. I will after get acquainted with some good sport, because I will after be hear alone.

My own people goes away the fifteen of May, so I will be alone, but I cant stand to be alone like this. You will after try and come home or I will after fall back on Ed, which I do not want to, but darling, its terrible for me.

You have it better because you are seeing things different every day, but I am not. At night, when I get finished, probly Eliz. And I will take a walk, around the Manor, but not far just to get a bit of fresh air and come back in and go to bed. So dear heart, I am not seeing much, and I have gotten to look fine, and had fine nights alone, but I got terrible nervous, in thinking of you so much. My mind and thoughts, is always stood for you dear.

ALICE

NYDM, 14 November 1925, 4.