To Guy Hickok, 12 December [1931]

Summary

Dec 12

Address

Key West

Dear Guy:—

Well here we are leaving Kansas City and the whole racket over and you not yet written to. But we did send you a wire to the Eagle when you were supposed to be over with Laval and the Eagle answered almost instantly Hickock did not accompany laval. So I thought what the hell it’s not worth writing to a guy who didnt even accompany Laval and plunged back ijto the joys of obstetricity. It certainly [w]ould have been a break for an old surgical fan like you to have seen Pauline opened up like a picadors horse but it wasnt worth a nickel to me because I have written that story two or three times already. Anyway the baby is named Gregory Hancock after any number of bad popes and my grandmothers family. Is built like the late Battling Siki— all shoulders—length and legs—long arms—big feet—weighed 9 lbs when born—or removed rather—and now weighs 10 and 10 ounces four weeks after and isn’t fat. Pauline is fine and sends her love to Mary and you. She had a hell of a time before they decided on a caeserian as the dr. wanted to make sure normal delivery was impossible but a good time afterwards. No gas pains and suffered practically not at all. Today is the 12th of December and day after tomorrow we leave for Key West picking up Gabrielle, french speaking-English speaking 210lb Parigotte who expertizes in care of children, veterinary surgery, cooking and brewing and who has her 2nd papers so you won’t have to get her in and out of the country, and Patrick at Jonesboro at 6.20 a.m.