I«ve been quarrelling with Mr. Shoemaker again— for all the good it 
<3oe« me. Several things cane up that I thought he should attend to, and it 
took a lot of pushing and pulling to gat them done. Melbourne Ward wrote -i® 
npthbun asking to borrow some Albatross specimen a.' xKsxxWx She gave -he le -ter 
to Mr. Shoemaker and he gave it to me, saying ''Where can you pat this so Dr. 
Schmitt will be sure to see it? ' He' will have to decide what's to be done 
about it." 1 said, "Can't you decide whether the man is to be lent the soeci- 
r»« ns or not? Is * very thing that cones in here to be left for Br.- Schmitt 
to decide? Are you going to write to Ward and explain the delay?" He was 
furious. He said, "then something cones up that has to be decided, I can de- 
cide It, but this can wait." ".’he letter is on your desk. I ought to write 
to Ward and explain, but I'm so furious myself and bo tired of seeing to ad 
the things that he should do that I haven't done it yet.. In the same letter 
yard announced, sending some specimens. I want to wait until they cons and see 
ff Mr. Shoemaker will then do anything. 
Over a week ego a letter esae to you from a man named Poster at 
the Gorges laboratory in Parana, asking for information about worms. I gave 
it to Mr. Shoemaker on the 9th. This morning he brought in a long-hand reply 
and told me that it ought to be done right away before the letter hao ueen 
here over a week and the natt was waiting for an answer. I iaid, "ne first 
tM nr t h Hire to do today if* **eacl Dr. Schmitt* s diary and then write him. { « 
F.aid, J "Well , this letter ought to be written fir*! thing. It was been here 
so long." ' I'll. do it this afternoon after I get this mailed! 
Maybe ay tempir will be improved after I've had a vaoation. It 
certainly is in poor condition now! 
Sincerely, 
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