She hopes Hudson has recovered from his accident but is glad he has been able to rest. Her daughter, Mrs. Eastman, is still ill and suffering but not complaining. The doctor suspects spinal trouble. She is continuing with her story and has named it "Beth's Promise". She does not hinge the story on the evils of mixed marriages, but the evils of such a marriage reveal themselves in the characters and events throughout the story. She asks Hudson to advance her some money when she sends in eight chapters in December as she is pressed for money and has a bank note to pay. She assures Hudson not be be uneasy about the completion of the story as she will have it completed in his hands by the last of January. Her daughters spent Friday with their Archbishob James Gibbons and Bishop Stephen Ryan, of St. Louis, who both had many nice things to say about her to her children. They were the guests of Mrs. William Sherman . This fact is not for publication as General Sherman has not gotten over his disappointment when his son Tom became a priest. She asks Hudson to write her immediately so as to relieve her or to give her time to make other arrangements. She will write a young folk story later. She asks him if he has written the review of her book for a western paper yet. He can do it better than anyone else for he has the spirit of the book. :: X-2-e A.L.S. 4 pp. 12 mo.