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in margin: of his Helens recovering. Kind words for us Muir, Arizona letterhead Aug 27 1905 Dear Mr Lukens, Your
kind letter telegram came to hand did us all good with their sincere sympathy. Your telegram came today, with it came a San
Francisco paper in which Helen I are said to be critically ill. This I am happy to say is not so. Helen is very much better
than when you saw her last is evidently on the way to complete recovery. Wanda is quite well, though as you know I have been
overburdened overworked in every way during the last two eventful months am almost dead tired. I am gradually growing stronger
hope to get back into working condition again ere long. Possibly