ford had expected to return early in the aftern, and as it was so late I began to feel uneasy, ing she had met with some accident. The express e closes at 6 o'clock, and they received no reply he 'phone. On learning this, I was really fright1, and wanted them to telephone police headquarto learn if any accident had been reported. The k made light of it, and I could not induce him to them. I felt indignant, besides frightened, and s thinking how I could call them myself, when in ked Gusty. Imagine my relief. The business had n so rushed at the express office that the clerk who s attending to our business, said if she would wait il after closing time, 6 o'clock, he would very ckly arrange things for her. This she had done.

WINDSOR CASTLE

Friday, May 27. After breakfast, paying our dues, 5, etc., we left for Windsor Castle. The royal fambeing in residence, we were only admitted to the ounds. The castle is magnificent, the grounds are

very extensive but are most beautifully kept. hile looking at the castle and grounds, I suddenly came aware that I should very much like to take ne views of them back home with me, and asked sty where I could get them. She looked at me and ghed, and said:

'Why, Ontie Lilly! Postcards are just what you nt and you refused to get any."

From that moment I became a most enthusiast collector, and almost drove Gusty distracted at time in my anxiety for fear of missing one.

We lunched at the old White Hart Hotel, and after ward took a carriage for a drive to Stoke Poge Church. On our way we stopped at Eton College The afternoon session was just over and we met the students leaving. They look very funny in their shor Eton jackets, short pants, round white collars and tal silk hats. The young men wear long pants. Other wise, all dress alike. We went into the college and into one classroom. Everything is very old. Benches in use to-day are the same as of old. No luxury there, but plain hard, wooden benches, carved in names, nicks and initials by the ever active fingers of many generations of students.

Arriving at Stoke Poges Church, we went into the churchyard where lie the remains of Thomas Gray. He was buried in his mother's grave. Gray wrote his mother's epitaph as follows:

"Dorothy Gray, widow, the careful, tender mother of many children, one of whom alone had the misfortune to survive her. She died March 11, 1752, aged 67."

On the opposite side of the church is the famous yew tree under the branches of which Gray wrote his elegy. This tree is gnarled and immense. We went through the old church, were in the pew that William Penn and family had occupied. It is large and quite plain. From here we drove to Burnham beeches.

ese are large, magnificent old trees. Our driver was te loquacious and very anxious to show things of erest. About this time I caught a whiff of tobacco oke. No one being in sight, I knew the man was ing advantage of us, by smoking. Watching closely, oon detected him, and Gusty told him I would not mit it. The cigar stump was immediately thrown de, and all was serene. On this drive we saw nn's house. It is called Stoke Park Mansion. We ove on to Slough, where we took the train to Oxrd.

OXFORD

Arriving at Oxford, we stopped at Hotel Clarendon, "varsity" house, as one of the maids proudly told . On our way to Oxford, we had a tea basket put our compartment, and Gusty had her 4 o'clock tea, ad I a sandwich. I can not learn to like tea even ere in England where they know how to make it. We ere glad to retire early, as the day had been a stren

ous one.

Saturday, May 28, we went to visit the colleges. hrist Church came first. The old dining hall and tchens are still in use. In the hall is an open timber of handsomely carved, as are also some of the tables. ortraits of celebrated men who attended this old colge line the walls of the room. Henry VIII occupies ne place of honor. We saw Cardinal Wolsey. Queen Elizabeth occupies a prominent place, having een a patroness of the college.

The old kitchen presented a scene of busy life as we entered it, dinner being in preparation. Great sides of meat, huge quantities of vegetables of all kinds, were being prepared for cooking. The broiler, which is just inside the enormous old chimney, stands upright, with gratings on all sides, long arms of steel at each corner, hinged, on which the meat was hung when these arms were straightened into place. The height is about four or five feet. This was filled with charcoal and kindling just ready to light. When the meat is roasting these arms are swung from side to side as cooking advances.

From here we went to the cathedral and Christ Church meadows. The flowers all over England are beautiful, both cultivated and wild, and are at their best now. The hawthorns are especially beautiful to me. There are two varieties, the hedge or bush, which is white, with single flowers which grow in such close clusters that the bushes are a lovely mass of bloom; the other variety is a tree, called May. These flowers also grow in clusters, but are double and fragrant. The colors of the hawthorns are white, pink, red and variegated.

The fields and lawns are white and yellow with daisies and buttercups. The field daisies are like our own. The English daisies are the small pink and white variety. Peckwater College quadrangle is beautiful, as the windows of every room have boxes filled with lovely flowers in full bloom. You can hardly conceive how charming the effect is, of the bright variety of

oring on the old gray stone walls. The grounds of these colleges are perfectly kept, making a picture g to be remembered. The walks are broad through grounds and there are numerous parks, in some of ich I saw deer that were quite tame. We visited erton College chapel, Magdalene (pronounced Maud) College and cloisters, and Tom Quad, so called cause the big bell is Tom and is in the quadrangle. e drove out to Iffley, where they have the Oxford at races. At the starting point, houseboats of every scription line the river Thames on both sides, and at e races are filled with pretty girls and their chaperons d friends, making a beautiful sight. In the afteron we drove to the rest of the colleges. There are enty-two in number. Then through the residence art of the city. Ivy grows profusely here, and, as sewhere over England, covers houses, fences and en treetops. This was a delightful drive. We rerned to the hotel, and on going down to dinner found e dining room well filled with numerous dinner arties, given by students, the young girls being there ith their parents or chaperons, all having a joyous

me.

Sunday, May 29. We spent a quiet day in Oxford, usty, of course, attending service at Christ Church athedral. I, in wrapper, writing to my loved ones at ome. We left about 5 o'clock, taking the evening ain to Warwick, stopping at the Warwick Arms Iotel.