e strong in, but, in time, I certainly hope to
make good.

And, dearest, I hope to save up all I can, against that day
when I will surely be the happiest man on earth. You know
what day I mean, dear girl.

Mrs. Quarren has been just great to me, and has done
everything she could to make my room seem homelike. The
meals here are wonderful, and if I keep on eating as much as
I have this last week, I shall be fat when you come back
here again.

Now, dear, please, please write to me. You know how very
lonely I am, and how anxious I am about you. Write and tell
me all the news.

I love you, girl, always.

Your own,

JIM

Dorothy read the letter once, and sighed, "Dear, dear Jim," and then
she slowly read the letter through again, kissed the signature,
blushing as she did so. She then got up, walked to the writing desk, a
pretty little mahogany one, fitted out nicely, selected some paper and
started to write. She thought, "I will just write a little note to Jim
to thank him for sending me those beautiful American beauty roses that
everyone admired. I ought to have done so before." Her letter was as
follows:

DEAR JIM:

The clerk just handed me your letter as I came into the
hotel, for we just arrived in Chicago. I was very glad to
hear from you.

Most of all, I want to thank you so very much for those
flowers. They were just beautiful, and it pleased me so, to
think of your remembering that we were to have the concert,
and then sending those flowers to me by telegraph.

The President was at the concert, and in the intermission we
went to his box, spoke to him, and shook hands with him. I
carried your flowers with me all the time.

I am going to rest for a while after I write this letter, as
we give a concert here to-night at the Auditorium.

The members of the company that joined us at Washington are
very fine. There is a trio, and their singing is exquisite;
also a Miss Winters, who is a wonderful dancer. She fairly
floats about the stage, and makes a very pretty picture.

The whole company is very good, indeed, and I guess we are
doing very well, judging from the applause we earn. Mr.
Ludlow seems pleased with the finances. You know Mr.
Dauntrey takes care of those and helps Mr. Ludlow in
general