Our Castle

Ray notes on the photo

Eventually the question of where to live was settled.

6 September 1944
India

Hello my only one,

I received finally a letter from my dearest darling.  It was such a wonderful letter.  I read it over and over again.  To hear from you is like getting a pass home to you for five minutes.

I'm sorry darling you had so much trouble to get home.  Too bad I could have not been with you then we would be able to pass the time better.

Oh yes at this time I am answering your letter dated the 21st of August.  Darling I don't mean that I don't go out, cause I do and have a fairly good time.  I only said I'll keep away from the girls here cause I care too much for you to tangle with someone else.  (That is no line, I swear.)

Honey I only hope I could live up to that level you place me in when you compare me with others.  I'll not let you down, I hope.

Apologize please darling to David Taylor. I'm sorry that both of us cannot yave you and that I wish he finds someone half as good as you are to hang on to hon.  I'm sorry we hurt the poor guy.  I know that I would have felt awful bad if I ever lost you.

I will quote you on a paragraph I could not make sense out of.  "I know Chicago must be wonderful.  I'm looking forward to seeing ti someday."  then it continues "In one letter you talked about Texas etc.  And whether I would want to live int he city or not?  Listen, if you ever thought about living on a farm well I don't know what I"d do, but I would."  Explain to me what you mean by that.

Today another routine day of work and hoping that every day that goes by brings me closer to you.  This evening we had some ice cream.  We get ice cream about 5 times a month.  It sure was good.

I'm in charge of quarters and so I'm listening to the radio as I write.  The Army runs its own radio station here.  So we get some pretty good radio programs.

I haven't anything more to say my darling so I guess I'll close sincerely with all my love.

Always
Ray