Wed. Oct. 21, 1917

Dear Marie,

Just got your letter of the 21^(st). You got me guessing as to what
“this” is, but the stakes are so high that I’ll take you up on the bet
anyway. Better stick to regulation style of slapping the stamps on my
letters but I am curious to know this one means anyway. Did you get the
pictures O.K.? Here is the one of me writing to you at the hospital. You
can see a small scar on the edge of my jaw. It won’t show much but there
is a small knot (that’s what the Doc calls it) on the bone. I left the
hospital Monday morning. It was cold and rainy all day. I got pretty
rusty on my telegraph receiving but my transmitting is a lot better.

My best luck was in getting my horse. I can hardly wait to strap a
saddle on him. It will be my first time on a horse.

Please invest the 15 cents in stamps. Co A-6 bought over $7,000 in
Liberty bonds. I signed up for $100 to be paid at the rate of $20 per
month – 5 months. Well I must quit & scrub some clothes

Yours, Forrest.