Dorsey delayed answering Hudson's letter until her sickness had subsided enough to allow her to write a few pages of the manuscript to include with the letter. She appreciates the lack of back numbers of the Ave Maria as a defense by Hudson for not wanting to continue a serial story from one year into the next but still she cannot see how, in justice to her reputation as a writer and in fairness to the faithful readers of the story, she can prematurely terminate "Tangled Paths." The fact that Hudson doesn't impute her with mercenary motives in prolonging the story is a great relief for which she is grateful. However, she says that he is mistaken in regard to another issue. According to the precedents set by court decisions, she asserts that unless an agreement has made to the contrary no magazine or newspaper has the right to publish as a book the articles of its contributors. Still she would be happy to have "Tangled Paths" included in the Notre Dame Library series if she would be allowed to share the receipt on a percentage basis. Otherwise she would like to negotiate with the Mr. Keogh whom Hudson recommended to her with the intention of selling him the copyright. A commendation of the story to Keogh by Hudson would be very valuable and greatly appreciated by Dorsey. In her opinion "Tangled Paths" could very well represent a Catholic centennial book commemorating our nation's revolutionary days. Acceptance of her book by Keogh would indeed surprise her in view of the depressing economic conditions which have enveloped the country. :: X-2-d A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.