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Saturday the 8th Evansville, Ind. Dear Jack --

     I'm sending "Black Boy" under separate covering.  Hope  you like it.  I thought it only passably fair.  Have you called or seen LeVern yet?  do so, if you haven't - he's an "eight" guy.  Did I tell you he is taking this renewed friendship with the girl he met, while with us, seriously.  wouldn't be surprised if he didn't take a dive there.  Not a fallen dive however.
    The ? enjoyed meeting Hutcheson, but had a poet laureate lover of hers there who was quite boring.  She talked of you incessantly and finally dismissed the ? B.F. by telling him she & I had a date with the "Roney Heiress."  As you know, it was only an excuse while we were trying to trap the Fallon in his den.
    What news from Blue?  Is Fincho still living off the FAT (heads) of the land?  Maybe he will land an executive posish & be able to employ all his