Dear Jackie:
I think daddy had better answer your nice letter he recieved the other day. I was sure glad to hear that Flash and kitty were fine and also that the new doll was a good girl. Mother also wrote in her letter that Jackie was a good girl, so everything I guess is fine. Except daddy isn't home. Daddy is headed for Germany it is a long way off, and we have to travel by foot over a big pond. The boat is in the

16 thousand for class. The pond is a big that it will take us eight days to get across it. We won't be able to see land at all during those days. It has jsut began to get a little ruff and the boys are talking about it. Daddy is going up on deck to see what it looks like
Love Daddy
Sunday Oct 28th

Dear Jackie,
Daddy has just writtne to Grammie so will add a note to your letter. Last night we saw another big boat going in opposite direction. Mother will have to try an explain to you what the ocean and there big boat are like

Have mother write about what you have been doing. Daddy is trying to get a picture of the boat to send you. Mother can show you a picture in a magazine so you can see what tney look like