My dear Pal Gee:
Last night when I went to bed the moon was shining on the snow, almost like day, and I thought to myself---I bet next week, if it is like this, Gee and I will get out the sleds and go sliding down hill. That will be a lot of fun, won't it? I like to slide down hill when I have a good pal. There ought to be some good places to slide down hill over in Hillcrest. We'll find a place, all right.
Well, old feller, it won't be long now before I start for Beloit. To-day, then to-morrow, then the next day and ten the NEXT day I start for Beloit. You tell grandma I will be there for dinner Friday, and if the train is late and I can't make connections at Chicago I will telephone her. But I expect to make connections all right.
To-night the men at the office are going to give me a party---a sort of farewell party. Mr. Seltzer will be there and Mr. Man Horn, and all the men at the office. I suppose they'll say some nice things about me, because that is what is usually done at such parties. Then Tuesday night Helen's ma wants me to come there and stay all night, and I suppose I will. And the boys are going to entertain me Wednesday night, so you see I am going to be pretty busy.
This morning I boxed the typewriter and a lot of other stuff and sent two boxes by express collect. I hope these come right through, so I will have the typewriter right after Christmas. I have a lot of things I want to do. I'll try and write you another letter before I leave Shelby. And I expect to get about one more letter from you. I have all your letters in a book, I am saving them. Someday you will be interested in seeing the kind of letters you wrote your dad when you were in third grade.
Lovingly,
Your dad