Her mind jumped from one thing to another in a way that totally prohibited effective work of any kind.

A sudden resolve came into her heart.

She would not wait any longer.

She would know for herself just how she was situated financially.

She wrote a note to the editor of Everybody's Home, asking him if it would be convenient to let her know what reception her work was having with his subscribers, whether he desired her to continue the department in his magazines, and if so, what was the best offer he could make her for the recipes, the natural history comments accompanying them, and the sketches.