also with francis ferguson he formed a close friendship. frergson had a friend called paul, who also grew up in new mexico. the three of them form what they called a striker. what they shared was an interest in writing francis ferguson came from a family that wrote and particularly what they wrote about is the southwest and the romance and history of southwest. his brother became a famous novelist. his sister wrote about the food of the southwest. the richness of the indian imran. francis ferguson wrote stories. and this time they formed a closely knit group of three young men. all of whom inspired to be writers. and he should have started in harvard in 1921, that's when his friend francis ferguson started at harvard. they both had a chemistry. in the summer of '21 went to europe, one of the few times he went to europe as a young man and a child, and he returned very ill and so had to spend the year convalescing part what he spent in new mexico. it meant he was a year behind ferguson. he arrived in 19 22 which was a significant moment for h