harmless Indians! I would have liked to
tell her how foolish she was, but was afraid Uncle
Henry might be displeased. I don't think he is a
very friendly person, for he hardly speaks to any
of the passengers on the train, and last night he
told me I talked too much to the black porter, who
was making up the sections. Oh, Aunt Jessie, it
was so curious to see him turning all the seats
into beds, but you have been on a sleeping car,
and know all about it.

"We had a very good dinner, which I enjoyed more
than lunch, because my head was better, and in the
evening we sat on the platform of the observation
car, and it was very pleasant. Uncle Henry was
kind, and talked to me a good deal--at least it
was a good deal for him. I asked him if he wasn't
very anxious to get home to see Aunt Julia and
Elsie, and he said of course he should be glad to
see them, but didn't seem nearly as excited as I
am sure Father would be about seeing us if he had
been away from us for three whole weeks. I think
Elsie must be very busy, for besides going to
school, she has music and German lessons in the
afternoons, and goes to a dancing class. Uncle
Henry said he hoped she and I would be good
friends, and I told him I was quite sure we
should. Imagine a girl not being good friends with
her own first cousin! Did you know we are to live
in a hotel all winter? Uncle Henry has a house on
Madison Avenue, but Aunt Julia is tired of
housekeeping, so he has rented it, and taken rooms
in a hotel instead. Uncle Henry calls the rooms an
apartment, and the name of the hotel is the
'Plaza.' It is on Fifth Avenue, and right opposite
the park, which must be very pretty. I should
think it would seem very queer to live in a house
with a lot of other people, but then the people
who live in hotels must have a great many friends.

"At about nine o'clock Uncle Henry said he was
sleepy, so we went back to our car, and that was
when I talked to the porter while he made up the
beds. I thought at first that I should never be
able to sleep; the train sho