Ethel to Lester, October 5, 1936

Oct 5, 1936 Cleveland O.

Dearest darling husband in the whole world

I got the box of candy and was very much pleased with it. And it is my favorite too. You are a darling, and dearest I’m going to do my damnest and be a real good wife to you. I love you more every day, even if I don’t see you.
Darling, Charlie called me up tonite and wanted to name of your boat. I might be wrong, but some-thing tells me he would like to borrow the money off of you to pay Wirt for that note. I hope you will use your common sense and refuse him, cause you’ll never get it back. He chewed the fat for quite a while over the phone and when you come home, he and Mattie are coming over and we will have a little party. It seems kind of funny to me that Charlie wants to begin writing you so late in the season.
As you most probably have read in one of my letters, I mentioned I was going to see a doctor. Well, I went tonite, but the doctor was called out on an emergency call, so I have to back tomorrow nite. I hate to go but it is no use putting it off, I’ll have to go some time.
When you get home sweetie I don’t know where you are going to sleep. It seems I roll all over the bed and gee it sure will feel good to put my cold feet on you.
Darling have you ever wondered about me going out with Wirt. Well I have found out plenty and he bores me to tears. He keeps repeating things and he is crazy about women. Blondes especially. I feel like a fool sometime the way he acts. And has he got a good opinion of himself, boy, he’s got I trouble. Doesn’t it seem funny all his relations are visiting him all of a sudden, And here is some-thing else you can keep under your hat. He is leaving Miss Ropell something in his will. If we possibly can, I think we will benefit if we keep on the good side of him. But even if we don’t we should worry, we have one another, and I know for one I couldn’t ask for anything better. And it is a shame the way we have to be separated.
Well darling I think I’ll make this a short letter, cause I’m so tired my brain won’t function and besides I’m working from 8 to 5, and need my sleep. But I’ll write and let you know what the doctor has to say. Maybe it will be nothing, but I want to know for sure. And honey, you believe me, when I say, that if anything happens to you, it might as well to me, cause you are a part of me and if you go and leave me for a blonde floozy it will be the end of me. I never knew I could care so much for anyone like I do you. Does this letter bore you. I just write for I’m feeling, and right now feel blue. I cried when I saw the candy. And please don’t send any for the Sweetest Day. This will do and I love it. Loads of love and kisses your wife Ethel