Appreciates her help getting through scrapes during years at the university. Now another one. Keeps making a fool of herself! Keeps trying on personas (the scholarly, the bohemian)! Would consider suicide but knows her stupidities spring from liking someone too well. People always watching her, waiting for her to do something unusual. Feels superficial and useless where she is. Little brother Jack is the one consolation. Has been to a dance with Douglass and actually enjoyed it. Miner girls there. Met a Miss [Anna] Gayhardt and talked all night. Can't talk like this to Katharine [Weston], of course. Hopes to get up to Lincoln soon. Professor Bates very happy in his new job. Willa [Stout #24]
Likes the old part of Albuquerque. Has had a wonderful time. W. S. C. [Stout #231]
[No message.] [Stout #234]
[A review of O Pioneers! enclosed.] Doesn't want to be blamed for this! Willie [Stout #263]
She should try to see Fremstad as Isolde later this month. Willie [Stout #333]
Has been in New Hampshire and only now learned of Carrie's mother's death. It may have been a mercy. A character much like Mrs. Miner [ Mrs. Harling ] is in the novel she is working on. Book will be dedicated to Carrie and Irene. As one gets older, one's early impressions become clearer and more precious. Willie Cather [Stout #396]
Will get to Chicago at 9 A.M. Thursday [Oct. 17] and leave for Toronto at four that afternoon. Hopes they can visit for a few hours. Willa [Stout #436]
Enclosing a review. Such a reader catches the whole better than those who concentrate on identifying originals for the characters. Please share with Carrie. Leaving for New York on the 30th. Willie [Stout #438]
Sending some reviews; please share with Irene. The one in the Dial is the best. Former president of the Missouri Pacific Railroad, Edwin W. Winter, visited to tell her how he liked the book and now drops in like an old friend. Mostly feels glad that her father and Carrie like it. Willie [Stout #452]
Please encourage people to patronize Fanny Butcher's shop. Willie [Stout #500]
