Postmarked COLNE LANCS 8PM 28 FEB 1940
addressed to Lieut R. Helme, D.W.R., Robin Hood Hotel, Newark, Notts
Albert House, Colne, Lancs.
28th Feb.
My darling Ronald,
It was lovely to hear your clear voice last night, and I am so glad I acted on the impulse. In these cases, it nearly always pays. Beloved, I adore you. But unfortunately I haven’t long to tell you so just now as it will soon be supper time.
Firstly, I am worrying about your idea of coming home on Saturday night, and beseech you to be careful, in fact I ask you not to come, because above all things, you must not get into trouble. It simply isn’t worth it, and I should feel miserable feeling you were doing the wrong thing. Besides from your letter this morning, I gather that Lawler is by no means asleep. In fact, he sounds somewhat fierce, and would be sure to find out about you. So you see….
I met your Mother in the town today, and she has asked me to tea tomorrow which I am looking forward to because your personality fills the house my Angel Boy.
We had a very good weekend in Glasgow I should say, and the play on Monday was super – special as my friend Angela would say. It was very clever, and it fairly refreshed my mouldy old brain!
On Friday Mum and I are going to Blackburn – she to an M.U. council meeting and me to see my school friend Minnie Haha. We arrive there at 1.30, and I don’t know how long we’ll stay.
Beloved I would have loved to have come and seen you in York on Saturday, but that’s quite impossible. How I love you. I do hope you’ll think me very nice in my new coat. I am simply aching to see you again. A real ache in my heart.
I have been very busy today, believe it or not. I have been washing clothes, and the bathroom curtains which are now ironed and back in the bathroom. I went down to Mrs Goth’s this afternoon and then for a long walk with the dog.
There goes half past seven, and here I am on a new page. Well, I’ll just have to fill it with great speed, and hope that supper’s late – which is probably will be as it’s Jenny’s night in.
Your letter today was very interesting – all about Bateman and Fell etc. I wish he would make you a Captain. Don’t forget to work out the number of weeks you’ve been in the Army! In fact, you’d better work out the days and be really smart. Don’t forget the time you were at Sandhurst.
Here is Pa. Nearly supper I suppose I’ll have to go to the post.
James was over on Friday and Saturday we hear – or did I tell you. Yes, of course I did. You will be saying it is funny how its always James I repeat myself over.
Darling this is a vile scrap, but really I haven’t sat down more than ten minutes all day or I should have written earlier. I’ll write more tomorrow; and till then my dearest boy I shall be thinking of you all the time. I love you.
Kisses, cuddles and caresses, Kay x