6th Oct 1939

Postmarked COLNE LANCS 7.30pm 6 OCT 1939
addressed to Lieutenant R. Helme, The Seven Stars Hotel, Barnoldswick.

Albert House. Colne. Lancs. Tel.No.282

6^th October.

My darling Ronnie,

Alas, I have been hoping you would ‘phone me yesterday or today – but so far the bell has been mute. As far as I am concerned, anyway. Maybe you’ll ‘phone tonight. Or perhaps you’ll come over? No, I don’t think so. Tomorrow perhaps.

How I love you, dear. But there seems to be such a little I can do to really prove it – except knit to keep you warm. Every stitch I knit is laden with love, so I don’t see how you can get hurt through a wall of love. I have just finished the back of your pullover.

Miss Clegg ‘phoned me this morning to ask if I would go and look after her six refugees while she did her shopping. So I went on for about an hour and a half. Most of them had colds, and I spent a lot of time wiping their noses. Then of course there was the inevitable trip up to the lavatory. Fortunately, the two boys did not ask to go!

I washed their hands, and left them sitting round the table waiting for their lunch. Then I went over to the W.V.S. to stain and varnish (both at the same time) the floor with John and Daphne. I had to go back again this afternoon to finish it, as the paint, or rather varnish, wouldn’t go quite all round. I stuck a bit on the door for amusement, and improved it.

Now I’ve got a headache, confound it.

I presume you are at The Seven Stars again – so I’ll send this there. I am going to will you to ‘phone this evening Ronnie phone, Ronnie phone, phone, phone… Yes you will. Come over soon, All my love sweetheart, Kay