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have so many dear friends there but buzzards & fleas would lie in wait to bring me to death. The old crowd of incompetents to ask my help the crooks with demands the indignities to haunt me when I left it was with a heavy heart. I never wanted to go East. Here though I have best friends and warm welcomes & never the past haunts me when I turn that way. How can I do it now, I made a number of lecture engagements all the way to L. P. $2000 worth but cant fill in the ? when I try and yet I want to see you - & Older & the other dear ones here. but lord how I have to spend the weeks in L. A. You know me & you feel it all with me. Why cant you come Thompson & Fay want you to go to Mother Jones. & will help I am going to Colorado soon you have dear friends here a free trip east would be a joy to you. Can you. If not could you & Sarah be going to Portlandbut Denver is as near as this all most. I have a letter today from Steffens he thinks he will go there in ten days. has something on his mind, when the time comes that I can be of use then of course I will go. but now. Why can't you come here