September 25, 1944

Dear Kathleen,

No sooner said then done. Say you certainly read my mind about wanting to know what you look like. Now I'll let you in on a secret or something. Strange as it may seem you are still your own sweet self as I had pictured in my mind. Thanks ever so much for the picture and I shall have the boys take a close up of me one of these afternoons so you'll have a better idea as to what I look like.

Parts of Florida are very nice and then there are spots where no human being can live at all. From now on it will be or should be quite nice. Perhaps I may be able to get you interested in coming down and spending a little time down here later on this winter I hope! ha! So I do hope you stay around Kansas a little while longer at least. I can see your point about wages but they are not everything always but naturally the money may come in handy if one can make the proper use of it such providing comforts in ones home. Speaking of home thats what I miss most one gets mighty lonesome at times and I don't mean perhaps. I'd like to have someone to share my joys and sorrows.

Yes I believe you told me about the rubber plant. Say that should help to put Topeka on the map.

There is something going on every evening at the vase but in order to get some letters written now and then I can't take it all in. Yesterday I went over to the Beach at St. Pete and then in the eve I went to see "Greenwich Village." It was a pretty good musical. "Going My Way" was here quite awhile back and I missed it so I'll have to see it in one of the show houses in town as they say it is very good. Then too we can take a motor boat out in the bay and do a bit of fishing any time we wish and from what I hear from now on it should be real good from the stand point of catching a few.

Well I'm twenty-six at the present time. I was born Jan 2, 1918 at seven oclock at least that is what my Mother told me. If I'm not wrong your a couple years younger then I am. No? My I wish you ever so many more happy birthdays but I still don't know the exact day. Perhaps you will tell me since I told you.

I wish I knew some clever story to tell you but I must admit I just have not heard any so I guess I flunk but maybe I'll run across some of these days.

I must close now as it is getting rather late and as usual I must get up at six and go and feed those officers.

Sincerely Yours

Milan