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and beautiful sunset clouds all alone. Finally I did leave them and rode away home - not fast either - but I arrived on Fitzhugh St. 15 minutes before Rose - & had a chat with Cad Chapin. When Rose came (Ned & Edith stopped at Harned's) I went over into her room - saw her photographs & things & somebody's coffin- plate! Framed on the wall (It belonged to the house.) and ate a cracker with her. Then it was dark & Diana and I came home - to find Papa here - have a nice kitchen lunch & go to bed. Sept 14. Mon. Mr. Gilmore couldn't ask for a finer vacation - as to weather. Rather a busy day for me, but I had time to stop & see Rose this noon - catch a glimpse of Ned and ride up with Mary. Papa had gathered enough mushrooms for supper and they were delicious. I wrote & read tonight. Sept. 15. Tues. Also tonight. Am reading "The Damnation of Theron Ware." Sept. 16. Wed A perfectly beautiful day. J.G. & J.W. went to the country club to play golf and Willie took our pictures - Martha's and mine - and some of mail boxes & things - with J.W.'s Paris camera. I left the office at 5 and rode out to South Park and up the river road half a mile or so - It was beautiful. When I got back on Meadow Circle I saw Rose Mills & Dr. Durand - on his new wheels - ahead of me. I tried to ride slow, but Rose had a time going up that hill (the wheel is geared to 100!) and at the top got off - so of course the Dr.Durand captured me and made me try his

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and beautiful sunset clouds all alone. Finally I did leave them and rode away home - not fast either - but I arrived on Fitzhugh St. 15 minutes before Rose - & had a chat with Cad Chapin. When Rose came (Ned & Edith stopped at Harned's) I went over into her room - saw her photographs & things & somebody's coffin- plate! Framed on the wall (It belonged to the house.) and ate a cracker with her. Then it was dark & Diana and I came home - to find Papa here - have a nice kitchen lunch & go to bed. Sept 14. Mon. Mr. Gilmore couldn't ask for a finer vacation - as to weather. Rather a busy day for me, but I had time to stop & see Rose this noon - catch a glimpse of Ned and ride up with Mary. Papa had gathered enough mushrooms for supper and they were delicious. I wrote & read tonight. Sept. 15. Tues. Also tonight. Am reading "The Damnation of Theron Ware." Sept. 16. Wed A perfectly beautiful day. J.G. & J.W. went to the country club to play golf and Willie took our pictures - Martha's and mine - and some of mail boxes & things - with J.W.'s Paris camera. I left the office at 5 and rode out to South Park and up the river road half a mile or so - It was beautiful. When I got back on Meadow Circle I saw Rose Mills & Dr. Durand - on his new wheels - ahead of me. I tried to ride slow, but Rose had a time going up that hill (the wheel is geared to 100!) and at the top got off - so of course the Dr.Durand captured me and made me try his

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and beautiful sunset clouds all alone. Finally I did leave them and rode away home - not fast either - but I arrived on Fitzhugh St. 15 minutes before Rose - & had a chat with Cad Chapin. When Rose came (Ned & Edith stopped at Harned's) I went over into her room - saw her photographs & things & somebody's coffin- plate! Framed on the wall (It belonged to the house.) and ate a cracker with her. Then it was dark & Diana and I came home - to find Papa here - have a nice kitchen lunch & go to bed. Sept 14. Mon. Mr. Gilmore couldn't ask for a finer vacation - as to weather. Rather a busy day for me, but I had time to stop & see Rose this noon - catch a glimpse of Ned and ride up with Mary. Papa had gathered enough mushrooms for supper and they were delicious. I wrote & read tonight. Sept. 15. Tues. Also tonight. Am reading "The Damnation of Theron Ware." Sept. 16. Wed A perfectly beautiful day. J.G. & J.W. went to the country club to play golf and Willie took our pictures - Martha's and mine - and some of mail boxes & things - with J.W.'s Paris camera. I left the office at 5 and rode out to South Park and up the river road half a mile or so - It was beautiful. When I got back on Meadow Circle I saw Rose Mills & Dr. Durand - on his new wheels - ahead of me. I tried to ride slow, but Rose had a time going up that hill (the wheel is geared to 100!) and at the top got off - so of course the Dr.Durand captured me and made me try his
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