sist this temptation, and during the months and months of stalling off Janet about fulfilling his pledge to break and go to work, his relations with her get touchier. Finally, she accidentally learns the true story from an amiable ex-lover of Mark named Hal Gibbons and confronts Mark with the need for a fatal decision.

Meanwhile, Paul has reneged on his offer and instead made a new diabolic offer: $5000 if just once instead of Mark playing trade, vice-versa. Mark's indignant exit from the house occurs just before his confrontation by Janet. Faced with her lack of sympathy for what seemed easy terms from Paul-terms now no longer available although Paul has attributed the $5000 offer to those terms-and her unwillingness to wait patiently and meanwhile go on with furtive sex with Mark while waiting, Mark provides the novel with a surprise ending-quite the opposite from the usual routine in such a case. It's goodbye to the girl and further thoughts that $5000 is "after all, a lot of money,” and. . . .

READERS write

Letters from readers are solicited for publication in this regular monthly department. They should be short and all must be signed by the writer. Only initials of the writer and the state or country of residence will be published. Opinion expressed in publişbed letters need not necessarily reflect that of the REVIEW' or the Mattachine Society. No names of individuals will be exchanged for correspondence purposes.

REVIEW EDITOR: Tell Mr. W. M., (Aug. 1962 issue) for $5.00 per year he is reading the best treatment available for psychiatric help. I hire only homosexuals in my business.-F.E.H., Michigan. REVIEW EDITOR: I hope you will answer. I will be very glad if you will. I've been living for many years in U.S.A., but now I'm back here in Sweden, very homesick for U.S.A. Could you find one or two pen-friends for me in U.S.A.? Do you know any American living in Europe, any in military service who for example could be interested in visiting Sweden, or write to me, or I could visit? I made a trip in 1960 to the Soviet Union to see how "we" are there. Well f made some contacts in Leningrad and Moscow. They seemed to be quite nice." One does not talk about it, but it is there.-N.S., Sweden.

EDITOR'S NOTE: We constantly receive such letters asking for pen-pals, etc. and constantly we must inform these persons that we cannot exchange names

and addresses with anyone for any pur pose whatsoever.

REVIEW EDITOR: Inasmuch as this office has, for years, represented defendants arrested in this city and accused of various and sundry violations of the "disorderly conduct" statutes, we were interested in receiving a press clipping concerning the decision of the Califomia in the Bielicki case. I am given to understand that the Court's opinion is printed in toto in your REVIEW of June 1962. I would appreciate being advised how I might obtain a copy of this opinion or of your REVIEW containing same.-Atty. A. J. G., New York REVIEW EDITOR: Please send us your free publications catalog. We are few and far between up here in the barren wasteland of South Dakota and we want to keep in close contact with our brothers and sisters. We are quite positive that there are more members of the tribe around but they all want the game and not the name.-D. H. & J. A., So. Dakota

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REVIEW EDITOR: I have come to under stand that your group is concemed, with the problems of a minority group of people in the United States. I am a high school student who, fortunately or unfortunately, has found himself among this vast group of people. Not only do I feel a concern for the other young people who are faced with this problem, but I would like to find out more about the studies of others in order to help myselfas well as friends. As a student, I have consumed many books on the subject including psychological studies in book form. Furthermore, my ambitions are to become a psychologist in order that I may help those who have the same problem as mine.-S., California

REVIEW EDITOR: I recently read of the Mattachine Society in Stern's book, The Sixth Man, and thought it foolish because unnecessary; I am now prepared to make reappraisal and perhaps to join the organization. Yesterday I experienced to some degree the injustice a homosexual may meet in a court of law. My case was an assault and battery charge which was summarily dismissed when the defendant hinted I might be gay; while the court loss itself is unimport. ant, the manner in which the case was tried seems despicable. Last night, in impotent rage and despair, I contacted a friend I knew to be a member of Mattachine. He suggested that I consider a similar membership and its advantages. This last I am prepared to do. Please mail material which will explain the organization, its affiliations, and a member's obligations.-W. C., New Mexico. EDITOR'S NOTE: This letter so aptly illustrates the typical feeling of thousands of persons about the need of an organization such as Mattachine. There is no concern about supporting the or ganization until the need is brought home by just such an incident as occurred here. If these same individuals would all come to the realization that their Supporting Membership dollars would hasten the day when such incidents cannot occur, we are sure they would lend their support.

REVIEW EDITOR: A friend has just loaned me his copy of the June 1962 issue containing the news of your present financial plight. I am very sorry you find yourselves in this condition. As an unemployed editor and writer, I know the terrible costs of publishing these days and wish to add my small

contribution to your good causes. I have wanted to subscribe for years but with the addition of the excellent fiction that I also found in your June issue, I will not now put it off any longer. So, out of my meager unemployment insurance enclosed is $15.00 for 1 year's subscrip tion and $10.00 toward alleviating your financial distress. As soon as I can find employment again, I shall be glad to pledge a monthly amount.-R.P., Califomia.

EDITOR'S NOTE: We wish to thank the few who did respond to our appeal in the June issue. However to date this appeal has brought in only $197,53. A far cry from the $7000.00 which is so badly needed. If it were not for the fact that we received an annual trust fund check for $3000.00 you would not be reading this issue of the REVIEW now. We are still in very desperate need of the balance of about $3500.00 if we are going to be able to continue. We know many have had good intentions about sending in a contribution but have put it off. May we urge all who read this to send in an amount that will help to offset this deficit, no amount is too great or too small.

REVIEW EDITOR: My subscription to the REVIEW has expired. Please drop my name. I am sorry. I have enjoyed your magazine but the time has come when I must drop many things. I am eighty years old and I know it.-J. M., New Mexico.

REVIEW EDITOR: I write to request information about your organization-its publications and services.

Twenty-seven years old and a high school teacher in an isolated city in central Canada, I have never met another homosexual in my life, and it was only two or three months ago when I first became aware that organizations such as Mattachine and One existed. At that time I was able to find the address of One in a Los Angeles telephone directory, and I've since begun a subscription. In its pages I've frequently come across the name of Mattachine, and I'm wondering how the two organizations differ in philosophy, if at all...I would like very much to meet fellows-and even women-who share my problem, but I don't know how to go about doing it discreetly. Being a teacher and finding my work my only satisfaction in life, I have to be careful.-Mr. N. M., Ont.