Don't Lose Any Sleep

July 25, 1962

Fairbanks, Alaska

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Actually, until you get to Dawson Creek, the trip is easy and you can make good time. The roads are all paved up to about 90 miles this side of Dawson Creek then you hit gravel and that’s when you slow down under 60 mph and try to enjoy the scenery. Another thing, there are plenty of places along the Alcan to gas up, eat and lodging. It’d be a lot cheaper in the long run than flying. You could make 2 or 3 trips by car for what it’s cost to fly one way. Whichever you want to do say so and we’ll start working on it. O.K.?

Jerry told me Neil got a letter from his dad and he’d crated and shipped some of the stuff to him. Guess it kind of took the wind out of him a little. As far as I know he’s still mad at me, according to Jerry. He kind of keeps me informed about what he’s (Neil) doing. Said Neil was going to become a city cop here. Also heard they’re kind of hard up and will take almost anyone.

Honey, don’t lose any sleep over what you think he might say, because I could tell Irene some things about him, but she probably wouldn’t believe any of it anyway. If you decide to drive and she wants to come along make sure we don’t foot all the bill, only half. It might not be very nice of me to say a thing like that, but he could have had her up here a long time ago if he’d have wanted to. But, to hell with everything and everyone until he’s got what he wants first. He paid back what he borrowed. 

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