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My dear Mother:-
Since I have received the telegram
from
has been with you and given you
a detailed account of our wedding
ceremony, the whys and wherefores of our
sudden marriage, why I was going north
and why I didn't and couldn't come home.
I would have and should have
written you from
but somehow I couldn't get to it, and
besides I felt
sooner than a letter would reach you
so I left it her with the anticipation of
writing you from here.
I am sorry that I could not
have come home or as far East as
where you were at the time to be
married. I had always wished that
you could be present at my wedding.
But after meeting
learning that I was going North for
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one or two years, and in view of the little
trouble between
thought it would not be advisable
to go away without giving her the choice
of marrying, if she so wished it. On
telegraphing her to this effect, she agreed
to meet me at
married. Our marriage has made her
very much happier and I'm just as happy.
The ceremony was beautiful. Mr.
as you know, was good enough to be
best man and besides he was very
kind to assist me in making the
necessary arrangements. In fact
many of the people in
were very hospitable to us. After a
short continuation on the road with
Mr.
to
me until I sailed.
I hope your visit in
was a pleasure and a rest to you.
No doubt you enjoyed it from the
length of time you stayed. I think
you should take similar vacation
more frequently.
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Am glad to hear from
that you are at ease as to my new
venture. I could not be very comfortable
feeling that you were at home worrying,
over my safety when it is so unnecessary.
You know that we are well equipped
and although we are going to
Island
comfort compared to the last experiense
up here. Our destination is confidential
so you will not let the cat out of
the poke. If people inquire as to my
whereabouts, just tell them, I am on
one of the Canadian Islands which is
truthful, but you are keeping its location
in the dark.
Coming up here on the boat the
"Victoria" the stewart had a cat with
three kittens. He gave us the prettiest
one which we named "Vic" and we are
taking with us as a mascot. But I
don't expect to replace Nic with Vic
for I'll very likely bring an Eskimo dog
home this time.
I know, mother, you are going
to love
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to think of her as your daughter and be
just as good to her as you have always
been to me. It is unfortunate that
we had a little trouble but that
was all remedied and has been
forgotten. She is a mighty fine girl
as you know her to be and is a
brave girl to prove her loyalty as she
did by coming out to
to marry me. I hope you will
make her feel welcome to come to
you any time she desires. I want her
to feel it is just as much her
home as mine. Our separation
is not going to be a happy one
and for that reason I ask you to
help make it bearable.
My going North is not for
adventurous reasons as it was before,
instead we are planning on
commercializing the resources of
the
It is possible that its developments
may prove well worth while and
as far as my investment is
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concerned it is as safe as
reputation. If I care to redeem my
stock in one or two years I have
that privilege.
We will be leaving here in a
few days, just as soon as we can
arrange for the boat to take us.
Through some legal complication the
boat we had planned on is not
available so we are negotiating for
another named the "Silver Wave".
You will leave my trunks at home
or if they are in your way there
have them placed in storage. But
do not surrender them otherwise.
Will write you from the
if we reach there and will send
it back on return of boat.
Best wishes to all and hope
you write me next Spring.
has my address.
Take good care of yourself,
your loving son,