The envelope is dated Feb. 6, 1964, so it was once again while I was in Hyampom. While I was teaching in Hyampom, somehow I met a young woman from Willits I think. Her dad was wealthy and owned acres of almonds. Well, working as fast as I did in those days, we were to be married. Apparently Olga know about it because she said so there was to be no wedding. What happened was this as I recall. I drove an old pickup truck that would not hold water in the radiator. In order for me to go anyplace, I had to stop periodically and put water in it. Well, I got all drunked up and somehow I got down to Willits to see my best girl. I called her to tell her I was in town since I had not let her know that I was coming. Funny how I remember this, I said to her on the phone, "This is your drunken sailor come to visit." Well, that was the final straw of what I can only presume was a series of drunken straws and she called the whole thing off calling me an alcoholic. How dare she! Olga said, "I hear her mother talked her out of it." Yes, I'll bet she did! Anyway, there are other interesting things in the letter. You'll just have to dig it out and read them for yourself.
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