Dear Peter,
Received your letters and am happy to note that you have recovered
from your illness. I have some great news for you which ought to
cheer you up. The Great Eastern Drug Company is interested in
buying the store! They are offering an incredible sum. You know
that that is the chain with drugstores in almost every city and
town east of the Mississippi. We can consider ourselves fortunate
that they are interested in our place rather than Cavender's.
Probably, after they take over, they'll force him out of business.
Peter, maybe if we sell the store we can live in New York. What
do you think of that? You can open a place there, you know. We can
talk about it some more when I see you. Cable me what boat you'll
be on and I'll meet you at the dock.
Anita.
That's all there was. I turned the letter over and over in my hands,
searching for something that was not there....
Again no word of love.