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Written by: Alice Jones Rhinelander

Date Written: 3/24/23

570 Manor Lane,
Pelham Manor, N. Y.
March 24, 1923

My Own Darling: Today received, your blue sweet card, before, I went into N. Y. to get my ring. And on the train, did I have a deep thought in my mind thinking about you. Well dearest, I went after my ring, and it were finished. And I asked the man to put it on my finger please, and asked Him, what he thought of the looks of it, but her could not help, and say it made up a beauty, which it as. I though the price was high, but he saud, I have a real diamond, platinum ring, on my finger. So when I paided him, I thanked him, and were pleased with the ring, and I put it on the finger, you asked me, and I said to my self now. I cant be anybody else now. I will after be true to Len, now and always. And how I thought of you coming home in the train. Lots of people in the train, I took notice how they admired the ring on my finger, because I have gotten my ruby back again, and I had on the diamond, and looked very attractive looking together. For myself, they look, very good to king on my hand. But darling I have won you haven't I dearest--I always, told you Len dear, I wanted you. I could not see why, the both of us could't be one, and were are going to aren't we dearest. I just love you to death, when you arrive home, but always, let me no, when you are coming. Don't surprise me, because it will be to much of a surprise, and it might be a heavy shock on me, because dearest, its been so long since I have held your sweet warm hand, what I always adored. But the end of next week this time, will almost be 31st of March. An dearest, think of me because it were a sad night when leaving me to think of it dear deep in your mind, because I thought, I could never, been without you this long. But the dear load, as kepted us both togther, and treat each other true, I knew as he as helped me, a lot to win you, and he rewarded me, my being true to Leonard Thinelander. Shall close. A big kiss. Always,

ALICE.

NYT, 17 November 1925, 6.