her I am married but I don't know the French terms for it and besides it
don't seem to make no difference to some of them and the way they act you
would think a wife was just something that come out on you like a sty and
the best way to do was just to forget it.

Well Al as I say I caught her looking at me like it was breaking her heart
and I wouldn't be supprised if she cried after I come away, but what can
a man do about it Al and I have got a good notion to wear my gas mask
everywhere I go and then maybe I will have a little peace once in a wile.

I must close now for this time and get busy on some idears so as Black Jack
won't catch me flat footed but I guess they's no danger of that eh Al?

Your pal, JACK.

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_Somewheres in France, March 18._

FRIEND AL: Well old pal I am all set for Gen. Pershing when he comes and I
have got some of my idears wrote down just the bear outlines of them and
when he asks me if I have got any I can just read them off from my notes
like I was a lecture and here is a few of the notes I have got wrote down
so you can get some idear of what I am going to spring on him.

1

In baseball many big league mgrs. before a game they talk it over in the
club house with their men and disgust the weakness of the other club and
how is the best way to beat them and etc. For inst. when I was pitching