Mr. Pic. Probably she confided and put to me most of her problems since she didn't have a husband to do this with, always referring to me as the oldest and things like this. When we were in Bethlehem we didn't see that much of her.
Mr. Jenner. I see.
Mr. Pic. Maybe once every 2 weeks, that would be the most often. Maybe once in a while she would drop around.
Mr. Jenner. While you were at Bethlehem did you visit the Murrets?
Mr. Pic. Yes, sir; several times, lots of times. You see the home once or twice a year, would take us to the city park there in New Orleans. We would get on the rides and naturally the Murrets were right there, and so we would rent bikes for free. It was on the home and I would ride over to their house and visit with them a while, so did Robert. Whenever we had a chance we were more than glad to go there.
Mr. Jenner. While at least through the Bethlehem Orphanage period your present recollection is you accommodated to circumstances and within the limits of the circumstances your impression is that you lived a reasonably happy life?
Mr. Pic. We enjoyed it.
Mr. Jenner. Like all children you accommodated yourself to the circumstances?
Mr. Pic. Yes.
Mr. Jenner. Well, I think probably a good new start off point is Mr. Ekdahl. Tell us your recollection of him, what led up, your present recollection of the circumstances which brought him into your lives and when you first were aware of his existence and what your circumstance was at that time, what your mother's was?