Postmarked GLASGOW 6.30AM 24 FEB 1940
addressed to Lieut. R. Helme, D.W.R., Robin Hood Hotel, Newark, Notts.
Albert House, Colne, Lancs.
23rd Feb.
My dearest Ronnie,
I have arrived safely, and I see I have written my own address, but I wont bother changing it. Beloved, I have only time for a short note – in fact I think I have missed the post already. T’Al tells me that I may be able to catch a post of some sort, and this should get you some time tomorrow.
The journey here wasn’t at all bad, and we arrived at the house about half past four. We expected to get to the station about five. I think I’m quite glad I’ve come – although I feel a long way from you my prescious. Oh dear, I wish I were with you now. Still, perhaps it wont be long.
I do want to know what you are to be doing in the near future. I think I shall definitely go to Hatfield’s as it sounds an unusually decent job. I don’t think it will be very tiring at all. And just think how I shall be able to save up for the Happy Day.
Talking of the Happy Day, I bought a Yorkshire Post at Carlisle today and sure enough there was a photo of John Horsfalls wedding, and a wee bit about it. You have probably seen it. She certainly looks hard and managing in the photo, and I don’t like the way he has his arm through hers. It looks wrong. So he has given her a diamond and sapphire brooch. Whoo!
My ring sparkles up at me and says “I love you Kathleen” in your voice. Oh how I love you. And now I want to cry because you are so far away from me. There is no one I love so much as you. Well how daft, as if you didn’t know that. Confound this war which keeps you from me.
We had a lovely week, didn’t we? I wish it was still to come. Now I am feeling tearful, and I should be old enough to know better. But I will never be too old to feel like crying when you are away from me; but you will never be away from me for long once the war’s over. Good bye darling. All my love, Kay.