Your card came to me this morning. I am shocked at its sad message.
I was not in the least prepared for it. It seems to hold out no
hope. Though I have never seen Miss Ellis, she has been to me for
over three years a close friend. And now I must lose her
friendship, and her kind encouraging letters! But I am not
intending to complain of loss, but rather to be thankful for the
help I have received from her. I shall now have another motive to
work on, to be more faithful in life. That motive shall be the
memory of Miss Ellis's self-sacrificing life. I have a large
package of her letters which will be more valued now than ever
before. I do trust her work will go on; it ought to certainly. If I
can help I will gladly do so.