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Martinez, May 10, 1912 Dear William Trout, In trying to clear away the huge talus of letters a year high accumulated while
I was in South America Africa I find your long interesting letter of March 15th full of good news. I'm always glad to hear
from you. Friends get closer dearer the farther they travel on life's journey. It's fine to see how youthful your heart remains
wide farreaching your sympathy with everybody everything. Such people never grow old. I only regret your being held so long
in mechanical bread winning harness instead of making enough by middle age spending the better half of life in studying God's
works as I wanted you to do long ago. The marvel is that in the din rattle of mills you have done so wondrous well. By all
means keep on your travels since you