Forever which is some what surprising considering the past vicissitudes of its life. I made one first brunt in the electric alarm. Tuesday September 29, 1917 Calm and warm x cloudy with occasional snow flurries & Nothing which I got out after breakfast in the hopes of getting some relief on the hills & = of the island. I walked for six hours but saw nothing. The snow increased and I feared the flood tide might bring in a great deal of ice to prevent my getting back. So I returned x Frome got up earlier than usual & started the engine x In no time almost a crank bearing had burned out, i.e. become so dry as to heat and melt the cast iron metal x He had a hard day making a new part out of a spare main bearing x Tonight we baked bread. The result was a supply of four beautiful dozens. Two fours I biscuit came next. This afternoon Mrs. going up Barry visited the island in this bayola. She is now alone, the having gone after carbon again and th wing away on a short trip up into its hills.