2 lessons if she will tend to business but the way she smiled at me when
I come out and the looks she give me I am afraid if she seen much of me
it would be good night so I will half to show her I won't stand for no
foolishness because I had enough flirtations Al and the next woman that
looks X eyed at me will catch her death of cold.

Your pal, JACK.

[Illustration: She smiled when I came in and I smiled back at her back]


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_Somewheres in France, March 16._

FRIEND AL: Well old pal it looks like they wouldn't be no front line
trenchs for this baby and what I am getting at is that the word was past
around today that Black Jack himself is comeing and they isn't no faulse
alarm about it because Capt. Seeley told us himself and said Gen. Pershing
would be here in a day or 2 to overlook us and he wanted that everybody
should look their best and keep themself looking neat and clean and clean
up all the billets and etc. because that was what Gen. Pershing was comeing
to see, how we look and how we are getting along and etc.

Well Al that's what Capt. Seeley said but between you and I they's another
reason why he is comeing and I guess he figures they will be a better
chance to talk things over down here then if I was to go to Paris and I am
not the only one that knows why he is comeing because after supper Alcock
called me over to I side and congratulated me and said it looked like I was
in soft.