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Written by: Alice Jones Rhinelander

Date Written: 1/18/__

Jan. 18,

My Dearest Leonard:

Received your sweet card this morning, an I was not even up .... of bed, when the mail man, brought it, and mother gave him the .... I wrote you last night. I have written you evdry day last week dearest, because I have been ....very sick again, like I was last year, because I want to see you, and I want to live with you a good .... before he does because, dearest, I want your love.

Your the only one, I ever gave permission to have my love. And dearest thats a great deal. I have turned a good many down, because I have thought of you deeply.

Its been very difficult but just the same, I forget it as every letter you written me, you was being a true boy to Alice and now dearest, you are out in that quiet country from wild women I hope you make up your mind, what you are going to up with me, when you come home, because dearest I have loved long enough without you now.

Because when you get back, you will hear nothing, but you are going to be mind, NOW or NEVER, because my love has stood long enough being played with so far away. I have .... two down for you, because .... have you better, an I no, the both of us was made for each other, so you will after look forward in that and promised me like I promised you, I would kep things a doad .... which I have up to now.

And after your mind, I shall also keep ot quiet, if you want me to, until time, you are your boss, until time, I written you. I am not mistaken, if you I intend to get married, when you come back to New York you and I could of gotten married long ago and kepted things quiet.

BAA, 21 November 1925, 3.