the word came : "Late Sunday afternoon*" We dispatched another 
note to Mrs. Blowers, who ivas expecting us in tonight to stay 
with them at the Mamba Point House* 
Dr. Tengwall who was in charge of getting us greens, bananas, 
cassava, and other provisions, got them all ready this afternoon 
and packed them in his truck* However, he says they will keep 
all right until Sunday • 
July 13 - 
lie awoke to find it pouring rain, and decided to sleep a 
while* We were dragged out of bed by a telephone call from Ralph 
reporting that the ani als were all in trucks headed for the water- 
side, from which they would be shipped to Marshall* The possibility 
of the ship f s stopping a t Marshall cheered us considerably, and 
all day we got contradictory reports, "Would she - wouldn't she - 
and when?" By evening there was still no news, but we felt that 
the end of our waiting must be near, and decided to go into Monrovia 
tomorrow and wait there. Bill is by now so jittery that he is 
having chills and refusing to eat anything more stibstantial than 
a few mouthfuls of bouillon twice a day* We asked Smitty and 
the Chancellors in for dinner, and that bucked him up a bit. 
Bobo showed up to say good-bye, but he was so groggy with 
fever that we sent him back to the hospital* Plomo was caught 
stealing crisco to eat with his rice, and Vi ordered Johnny to 
kick him down the back stairs* 
July 14 - 
Smitty said last night that he would give us a ring before 
the truck came over for our baggage J however, we were scarcely 
dressed and had not had breakfast when the truck drew up to the 
front door. The big trunks were carried out while I packed the 
few last minute things, and all our belongings were gone by eight 
o'clock* At nine-thirty I went to lass at the Club, and said 
good-bye regretfully to Father Coleman - he is a saint and a scholar 
and a pretty swell person* 
We had an early lunch, stopped to say good-bye to the 
Seybolds and to Bernice in the hospital, and to the Campbells, and 
arrived at the Blowers' at two o'clock* The West Irmo not yet in* 
All the animals and food supplies are stored in the Customs yrarehouse 
for over night, and Ralph has had a chance to feed them this after- 
noon# 
July 15 - 
I woke up at five thirty, just before daylight, and from 
my bed I could look down and see a ship, brilliantly lighted, just 
off shore* After that sleep was out of the question, and we 
breakfasted about six- thirty. At eight o' deck we started down to 
the wharf, and found that the ani rials had already gone out, and 
that as soon as the Captain came back from the Legation with his 
clearance papers we would go out ourselves# All our gear was 
packed into one surf boat - it is amazing how much those boats can 
hold, and we disposed ourselves to wait, with Bill remembering 
