Dear Bessie:

   . . . You really don't know how much I enjoyed Mr. Bryan. I am one of his staunchest admirers. Mr. B. would not have been half so good though had you not been present. You know any show is good to me, unless it's positively rotten, if I can only see it with you. Let's hope that some rainy, cool day soon, real soon, the sooner the better, that we have lunch in K.C. at-well, the Hinkydink? On Tenth and Grand or some other place equally as good or better, and then see all the pictures that can be crowded into four hours. What say you? That'll be a regular Twelfth Street stunt but if a person don't have a good time doing what everybody does, he'll live a mighty bored life, won't he? I'm sure you must like picture shows or you wouldn't go every night in the week. My conscience still hurts me a little yet for keeping you from going to the Chautauqua in the evening Tuesday. If I'd only kept my head shut about K.C., I'll bet you'd have gone. Well a person must do the wrong thing sometimes just so he can have something to be sorry for. I can positively assure you, though, you missed not much. Thought it might have been better than what you did see. I'm no judge though and thought that show pretty good.

   Do you know I did the orneriest thing this afternoon. I was cutting oats right here close to the house and amputated the left foot of an old hen with five chickens. I felt badly about it too. She was over in the oats, where I couldn't see her till I'd already done it. Mamma says she'll get all right. I hope so. I'd rather do most anything than to hurt something that can't tell me what it thinks of me for doing it. That old hen was more worried over what became of her chickens than she was over her foot. There are people who could very well profit by her example.

   Please forgive the Sunday school book story, but it happened and that's what I thought of it.

   Please "borrow" more of George's paper when you write, not because of the silver letters but because it holds more and makes a longer letter. He maybe won't miss a few sheets and besides I bet he used lots of yours last winter.

   Tell your mother her fine dinner made me entirely well and I'm as good as new. That Sally L. was sure fine, as good as if you'd made it. That's some compliment too. Write quick.

Sincerely,

Harry