of drawing-paper
and a brush. He worked away a few moments, the others looking on. As
they passed out he tacked it to the outer door with pins. Then they all
faced about, and, standing abreast, read in the fading light of the
hall-way:

OFFICE OF

THE WHOLE FAMILY

A WEEKLY PAPER

FOR YOUNG AND OLD

V

A LETTER FROM MR. TRUMAN LIVINGSTONE OF NEW YORK TO MISS DOROTHY CASTLE
OF CLEVELAND

MY DEAR, DEAREST DORRY: When I sit down to write to you
there is always so much I want to say that I never know
where to begin, and in the end I seem to tell you nothing at
all except that I love you, which you have heard so much I
am always afraid you will grow tired of hearing it again.
Then I turn cold at the thought, and rewrite the letter to
leave out some of the times, but before I am done I find
them all in again somewhere else; so it is no use, you see,
and I generally send the first letter, after all. Then, when
it is gone I want it back, though I don't know whether I
want it to take out some of the times I've said it, or to
put in some more that I didn't say.

"Oh, Dorry dear, I do love you, and often when I have
thought of you in your beautiful home surrounded by luxury,
and then remembered that I have asked you to leave it all
and cast your fortunes with a chap whose fortunes depend on
the whim of the public and the fancy of the art editor, it
has made me feel so guilty that I have more than once put
into those letters I didn't send something about letting you
take it all back and not allowing you to make such a
sacrifice for me, even though you are true and noble and
willing.

"And then I didn't send those letters, and I'm glad now that
I didn't, for the hard days are going to be over soon, and I
feel that I shall be able to offer you comforts that will,
perhaps, keep you from regretting altogether those you have
left behind. I am glad you are so enthusiastic too, now,
about the paper, though you didn't feel just that way at the
start, and after I got your first letter I had to talk the
scheme all over again with Barry and Perny and Van to get
back my courage and to be sure the Bible premium was all
right.

"You know, Dorry, that money is a great thing, or at least
you don't know, because you never had to do without it, but