your last letter. I hope to goodness
this reaches you before you start East. Then you'll know I love you
even if I am not a lightning correspondent. I just came home from
the beach yesterday. I had a wonderful summer, but I'm tanned a
beautiful brown. I am preparing you beforehand so that you will
not mistake me for a noble red man, red woman, I mean, when you
see me.

"I'm dying to see my faithful roommate and talk my head off. I
shall bring a whole bunch of eats along with me to Wellington and
we'll have a grand celebration. Any small contributions which you
may feel it your duty to drag along will be thankfully received.
I'm going to start for college a week from next Tuesday. I suppose
I'll be there ahead of you, so I'll have everything fixed up comfy
when you poke your distinguished head in the door of our room.

"I've loads of things to tell you, but I can't write them. You know
how I love (not) to write letters, themes, etc. You'll just have to
wait until we get together. If this letter shouldn't reach you
before you leave El Capitan, you will probably get it some day
after it has traveled around the country for a while. Won't that be
nice?

"With much love, hoping to see you soony soon,

"Your affectionate roommate,

"JUDY."

Jane laughed outright as she re-read the letter. It was so exactly like
good-humored Judy Stearns. She did not doubt that she was destined
presently to hear at least one funny tale from Judith's lips concerning
the latter's pet failing, absent-mindedness.

Picking up Adrienne's letter from the bench, Jane found equal amusement
in the little French girl's quaint phraseology.

"WICKED ONE:" it began. "Why have you not answered the fond letter
of your small Imp? But perhaps you have answered, and I have not
received. _Ma mere_ and I have had the great annoyance since we
came to this most stupid studio, because much of our mail has gone
astray.

"We have finished the posing for the picture 'The Spirit of the
Dawn.' It was most beautiful. _Ma mere_ was, of course, the Dawn
Spirit, allowed for one day to become the mortal. She had many
dances to perform, and was superb in all. I, too, had the dance to
do in several scenes. When we meet in college I will t