April 20, 1937 
Mr. Bryant say a that the chance Is slim of catching you even by air 
mail with this lettefe at Trinidad, hut I'll try it. Your radiogram was phoned 
to I)r. Wetmore late yesterday afternoon, and he phoned it to me just before 
4:30. 
Everybody ' 9 mad. at you because you haven't written or even radio-ed 
for a couple of weeks, and neither you r wife nor I knew fehere to write you. 
1 have just finished reading the last batch of diary, but have not begun to 
copy it yet. Some pages are missing. I've tried to call Mrs. Schmitt, but 
she is out all the time. Mr. Bryant called her last night and she told Mm 
she had sent it all down. However, your manuscript pages 83-94 inclusive, 
covering the dates torch 23-27 are not here. They may turn up later. In the 
earlier part of the diary several pages were out of place, and I just straightened 
them out yesterday. 
I'm sorry to see from your diary that you will have to be back by 
the 15 th of May. Are things not so happy on board? Mr. Bryant said that 
Mrs. Schmitt rather gathered that everything wasn't quite smooth. I've been 
hoping very hard that you wouldn't get back until at least a week or two 
after I leave, just 90 these birds here could have a try at getting along on 
their own. 
I wrote you a last letter to St. Thomas which, when I went to mall 
it, I discovered hadn't a chance of reaching you in time, so 1 tore it up. 
Therefore, I don't remember shat I told you in that latter and what I may 
have told you earlier. 
Did I tell you that Prefontaine was through here again two or three 
weeks ago? He was on his way to Florida with the Head of the Botany Department 
at Montreal. He said he would likely stop agaim on his way bade in May. 
He has very happy to have another trip so soon. 
Mrs. Oheney is still with us. Dr. Wetsore called me upstairs again 
a week js&o to talk about her some more. Mr. Bryant says he's afraid we will 
lose her, but I have heard nothing yet . - , 
Last evening Seward Bathbun brought In the orab drawing which he 
made. It looks very nice to me. I'll send it to Mr. Oehaer today. We got 
page proof of the plates about a week ago and all three of us read it. There 
were quite a number of mistakes. When I think of the proof, I'm glad that 
you are c oming back earlier. That business has been a nightmare. 
