When Warde first proposed to Father Neal H. Gillespie, C.S.C. that he write for the Ave Maria, it was in accordance with a promise made the Blessed Virgin. She had no thought of being paid, but she was in a position where she needed paid, and accepted it. It is a year now since any of her works appeared in the Ave Maria, although he has sent poems at various times. If these have been declined on account of money, he asks that in the future he be given no compensation, but that he be allowed to serve Mary in this way. She hopes her letter will not be considered an intrusion. :: X-2-d A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.