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[[W.B. (Waste Bucket material) Fri.- Oct. 28]]

Oh Nelson, Nelson- I do believe things are beginning to focus. Tonight the world seems more endurable & I have a sense of direction (East!) There's no especial reason for I awake this A.M. in the howling wilderness after dreaming that Aunt Laura was dying and & winged insects were coming out of her neck. (What would a psychiatrist make of that!) But things seem possible tonight. (I had a tantalizing dream of you once that a psych. would make much of.) Mrs. Huff Agency phoned today & said the Calif. job was filled but that the supt. was keeping my papers because he was interested and might have another 5th grade opening in Dec. for me. I feel that I'll have a job in either Calif. or N.Y. state in a month or two- surely by the new term in Feb. I only hope New York comes up first.

left margin- I've written to 11 NY agencies and shall register with the final 2 or 3 that send me papers promptly. The agency I had seen said they could guarantee me a job by Feb. mind them. right margin- Mrs. Huff Agency covers western states, but I'd only consider Calif. because of the pay.

Davy found an advertisement for a correspondence course in Speedwriting in his Pop. Mech. Mag. which I intend to investigate. If I move from Missoula, it would suit my purposes more than a tutor in Gregg. Today I finally received my summer grades. Both Feidler & Algren gave me A's. I was sure they had something in common.