42 Franklin Street, Boston, Mass. , 

 August 22, 1914. 



Mr. Wal ter Deane, 



Phi Tor o ok Parm, 



Shelhurne, B> H. 

 Dear Walter; 



I have received one or two letters from you which ought to 

 have "been answered "but ever since my return I have "been in a turmoil, 

 first getting straightened cut at the office, second getting the garden 

 straightened out, which required considerable attention after two months 

 absence, and third getting my head straightened out, which has been 

 most seriously taxed by excitement, hope, fear and indignation awakened 

 by this dreadful war. 



As you know we left England just in the nick of time and 

 got back without delay to America, much to our relief. In fact we 

 made the quickest passage from land to land which has ever been mads, 

 four days and seventeen hours. 



We are hearing every day harrowing tales of what is going 

 on in Prance and England. Last night we had a most graphic account, 

 of conditions in Prance from Clifford Moore who arrived day before 

 yesterday on LaPrance. He arrived in Prance Priday, July 31st, at 

 Cherbourg, went to Paris Saturday, August 1st, where he arrived at 

 eight P.M. He had to walk about a mile and a half to his hotel, 

 carrying his grip. He spent the evening and Sunday trying to get 

 money, picking up friends and getting a steamship ticket to return 



