March 12, 1946

My dearest Kathleen,

I certainly was very happy to receive your wonderful letters today but I would much rather have you out here with me I do miss you so.

Now honey keep your blood pressure down to normal. Honey darling first and foremost I do not want anything to happen to you or the baby. In other words I want to be settled some where by then so we can remain together for I believe that is of utmost importance.

Perhaps I just got a wild idea but I thought since I didn't have the opportunity to see Teagarden that perhaps your dad if he wanted he might see Williams and ask him if it would be held against me or an agent if he went to farming. As a matter of fact I can write Teagarden and ask him for I'm supposed to answer his letter so it will be just as well if you don't do a thing. As for me Dear you know I didn't have the time to see any one while I was in Manhattan.

Take it easy dear that part of the farm I will get is every bit as good as the west 80 and it is a lot better than the 160 that Rudy will get across the road so lets not say anything. Another thing we would not pay straight rent if we would farm. We would pay a fixed amount of what ever we raised or earned and that would be fair enough. It could work if we set our minds to it I believe.

Bosh such talk! I don't believe a word of it but I do want you to become happy for you really have me worried that I won't have a wife or baby. Darling I've been very sad for I've misplace[d] my [wedding] band somewhere and I can't find it. I never took it off it has me worried in deed.

Darling please start finding some good sunlight and gosh I think of our many happy moments and the many more we shall have this state you are in won't last forever and then we'll have fun again believe me for I do love you so believe me.

Honey darling with housing as bad as it is and only a couple openings if that many now I fear we wouldn't be any better off in some other county for that reason it won't do much good to see anyone about a move at the present time. Also Rudy plans to marry and will want the house at home if we don't want to use it.

Now I shall bring you up to date. We had a board and HAA meeting they have worked out an agreement and will pay $4.50 to start and then raise it.

Today we were at the Jup camp and we are going back tomorrow and place bids on those ranch homes and then the highest bidder will get the houses. A person must put down 10% of his bid. Those personal houses have not be appraised as yet. I believe we could fix those up pretty cute at least they would be a lot better than what we have now. There will be a sale at the camp 21-22-23 of various things and some furniture will be sold and perhaps we can get a bed and some chairs and things.

You may be right my love but Lands sakes alive you sort of expect the impossible don't you pumpkin. I don't need awakening I just want to get out of hot water and believe me you got me in plenty by insisting I write letters and we got the wrong things in them or perhaps we would have a different place. Now lets try and be reasonable and try to work out a plan that will work. I want you and I want that baby above all things nothing else matters.

Well Darling maybe after some rest you will feel better. I'm trying to find a nest for our young one believe me darling.

Ever so many hugs and kisses
Your husband

Milan