MR. L.L. MC COMB,

MY OWN DARLING, I RECEIVED YOUR LETTER YESTERDAY. I WAS INDEED GLAD TO HEAR FROM YOU ONCE MORE. I WAS GLAD THAT YOU SEEMED TO BE SO MUCH INTERESTED IN ME. I WOULD HAVE LIKED VERY MUCH TO HAVE BEEN AT SISTER HATTIES WHEN YOU WAS THERE. BUT I TRUST IT WILL NOT BE LONG BEFORE WE MEET: I DID NOT GO ANY WHERE THE 4, I TRUST YOU HAD A GOOD TIME AT THE PICKNICK YOU SPOKE OF IN YOUR OTHER LETTER.

MY DEAR, YOU WILL PLEASE EXCISE THIS SHORT AND POORLY WRITTEN LETTER. FOR I AM WRITING WITH A LIGHT HEART, BUT A HEAVY HEAD. I HAVE GOT THE HEADACHE VERY BAD, AND WOULD NOT WRITE TO ANY ONE BUT MY DARLING. I WILL ANXIOUSLY WAIT FOR AN ANSWER TO THIS.
WRITE SOON, AND I WILL WRITE MORE IN MY NEXT.

SO, GOOD NIGHT MY DEAR, I AM EVER YOUR AFFECTIONATE LOVER.

BELLE

AUGUST THE 4

P.S. I WILL SEND THIS TO HENERIETTA AS BROTHER PETE IS GOING TOMORROW.

I AM GOING TO MONTAGUE CO. TO ATTEND A (ILLEDG) EAMPMEETING THE LAST OF THIS WEEK. I WISH YOU WAS HERE TO GO WITH ME. I DO NOT KNOW JUST HOW LONG I WILL STAY, NOT LONGER THAN A WEEK OR TWO NO WAY. THE MEETING IS AT BETHEL SCHOOL HOUSE, SEVEN MILES EAST OF BOWIE.

I WILL CLOSE, WRITE SOON.

AS EVER YOUR,

YOURS, BELLE STARNES