Gill, Douglas E., 1964
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Gill, Douglas E. 1964 -140- storage. I drank some milk which made me feel good immediately after but questionable soon after. I had this perpetual rotten taste in my mouth. By the time Larry got back I had nearly finished organizing everything and packing it. I discovered I had several items missing (flashlight, gloves, etc) which I know I never took out of the room and don't know where they disappeared to. Mrs. Ely didn't have a Western Peterson and authorized us to go out and buy one. So we drove out to the Book Store at Ala Moana and brought a Western Petersons. It was then that Larry mentioned to me that in a telephone conversation with Dr. Ely this morning Mrs. Ely had learned that there was a position for me for the rest of the project if I wanted it. Now the decision is up to me whether I want to stay. When we got back to the hotel, I ran over to the miniature golf place to inquire once more about the billfold; no luck. I guess I'm out one billfold and around $13. I ran back to the hotel and with Larry loaded all the rest of our stuff into the Simca, paid the hotel bill and drove out to the Ely's We transferred everything to their car and then Mrs. Ely and David drove us out to the airport. Janice is a perfectly marvellous, mature, and responsible woman. What a wife! While Dr. Ely is in Washington (until the 5th) she is coordinator here in Hawaii and has to deal with the Navy, etc. A big job but I bet she can do it. We went to our mailbox at the airport and found no mail for either Larry or me, very disappointing. Janice dropped Larry and me off at Aloha Airlines and bid farewell until Monday. While Larry waited on the long line for reservation confirmation, I started a letter to Marly. Finally the plane left at 1315 and we were on our way to Kauai. I was in no mood to