over being nervous, and we ended up in a little lunch- room getting something to eat. He often came over after that and we would sit and talk just like three girls together. Now he often dresses evenings and sometimes the whole week end or holiday. Both our children are old enough to understand and know enough to say nothing to outsiders. So there is the explan- ation for that magazine being here. Through it we have met half a dozen other couples like us and at times we are able to get together".

"So" Miss Elliott said, "that explains my interest in you Margaret and why I love to hear you tell about your trip and your dresses. I hope now you have start- ed, you will come to visit us often".

Margaret stayed with us all the next week. Of course I was at school so Miss Elliott and mother took her all over shopping and to places she wanted to see. The next year we persuaded Miss Elliott to go to the Taylor cottage with us, and she enjoyed it as much as we younger ones did, even admitted that some of the boys had nice manners. She is convinced now that every boy should be dressed as a girl till at least school age so he would learn to be quiet and well be- haved, and that there would be much less juvenile delinquency if the fashion became common. I believe there is a lot to her idea too.

There is not much more to my story. With all the reading I did and loved to do in the study, I did extra well in all literary subjects at school. When I finished, I took over some of the work from mother. Miss Elliott was then over sixty and wanted to ease off some. So, as I was well acquainted with her style of writing, she would give me the ideas for her articles and I would put it in almost her words. I gradually worked into other magazine and newspaper work especially in the womens sections. So my life work is settled.

Mother worries at times about a matter that rath- er makes me laugh. Of course I have many girl friends some very close ones. So she is afraid that Jack may still come back to life and take over so much that I

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