Monday 12.30

[added later in LP's handwriting: Nov 8 '37]

[written on stationery from Union Pacific Railroad. In the top right corner: THE OVERLAND ROUTE and a picture of a train. In the lower left corner of the first page is written: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD All in blue lettering]

Dearest Paddy:

I am sailing along having made my connections in Chicago. Everything has gone very well and I am getting along all right. A man carried my bag last night but I didn't encourage him. I ate breakfast in the station this morning. This is a good train with a nice observation car and

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radio, etc. We are going along at a rapid rate. I purchased a copy of "Esquire." It is certainly sex mad, and a little bit boring after - awhile although the Petty dame is even more luscious than usual. I keep forgetting that you aren't on the train with me.

It was raining very hard in Chicago. I called Phoebe. I thought of getting off the train at

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the 63^rd street station but decided not to since the weather was so bad. We might have thought of that though.

How are you little darling? I certainly did miss you in the berth last night. Also today, but I haven't resorted to tears yet but I have a good notion to. I love you more than anything in the world. This magazine in crazy.

Love, love, love

Your girl.

11 ²⁰ PM. Monday,

Nov. 8, 1937.

Dearest Ava Helen: I love you very much, and have thought about you all of last night and all of today, except when I was sleeping or working. I thought of you when you changed trains at Buffalo, and when you were sleeping, and this morning when you were transferring to another station, and then when you started on from Chicago, and now (10 ²⁰ PM C.T.) When you are drawing into Omaha - perhaps you are asleep now. I slept rather fitfully, being lonesome. I got up at 8, had orange, oatmeal, & toast for breakfast, hash & macaroni & lettuce-tomato salad for lunch, leg of lamb for dinner. I have worked pretty steadily, and have written 33 pages of MS today, being now almost half through Chapter II. I attended the Telluride Meeting from 7 to 8. The boys invited Dr. Landsteiner to stay at the house. Jack has read the typed Chapter I and suggested some small changes.

This morning after breakfast I came to get mail, and drove in the boys' car to Mrs Claassen's and started the trunk on, returned to College Ave. and got a haircut (only a little removed!) And came to the building, where I worked over [indication to turn page] until 12; then I walked to the T. house, had lunch, drove back with Pace in his Ford, worked until 6 (with time out for tea - our tea, with Hughes having our coffee) and had dinner. Now I've worked from 8 ³⁰ to 11 ²⁰ . I'm all right except that I'm lonesome and my hand is tired with writing.

I hope the days go by fast. I adore my sweet little wife and want to be with her.

Bushels of love from your own

Linus.

Western Union Telegram, 1937 November 8

Prof Linus Pauling=

Care Telluride Assn IK=

Am safely on the way think of thermo dynamics love=

Ava Helen.