She has received Hudson's letter of the 22nd. The change in their business relations is so important that she needs an immediate understanding. With all the manuscripts on hand and all other articles it is not possible that anyone in authority at Notre Dame would consider her overpaid by the $200 she receives a year. Hudson has never called on her for an article of any description or at any time that she was not happy to supply, neither has she counted pages. What about the notes if the present plan goes into operation? All of these things must be clearly understood. She is giving the Ave Maria her very best and since Hudson has preferred her to write for the children's department she has adapted her work for this column. It makes no difference when he puts Daniel Paul's Roman letters into small print as he pays Paul by the letter. She has contributed almost from the first issue of the Ave. With all of her manuscripts Hudson has on hand she does not think it fair to begin now to pay by the page or column. The present arrangement is in force for another six months so she will finish the "Appian Way" and the "Columbus" and Hudson may ask for any editorials he pleases. When June comes Hudson may go by columns or pages, but it is not fair to her now. She tells Hudson that Father Neal Gillespie gave her $200, as he considered it the cheapest and the most economical for the Ave Maria. He said that it would not pay her to go by pages and columns. She hopes to receive an answer to these questions and considerations. Her friends at Notre Dame have always been quite open to points which need explaining and she is quite sure they will continue for the next six months as they have begun. Hudson is to give her compliments to Father General Edward Sorin, Father Alexis Granger, and Father William Corby. :: X-2-e A.L.S. 7 pp. crown 8 vo