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Ed has not sent me a dollar since ages ago.

I am sorry we have to depend on him for support. He seems to give the money only on protest, and yet he is well able to give five times the amount he does give. Some day we shall be gloriously independent of him, and then I shall tell him that he may keep all his money for himself and his sisters-in-law.

I received a letter last week from Margie and Elmo. Margie says that she and Pauline often go out to-gether. They belong to the elite -

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Stanford, Mar. 20, 1898.

Dearest Mamma:

You were tardy again this week with your answer, but the appearance of two handsome dimes at the head of your letter compensated for all errors or delays on your part. You may commit the error every week provided your excuse is as substantial as it was in your last letter. The two stamps were also silent evidence of the atonement of your negligence.

You must have been very busy if you had no