flew along the beautiful drive overlooking the Hudson. Drusilla did
not speak for a time, simply enjoying the ride. Then she turned to
the girl.

"Daphne, what does subsidize mean."

Daphne frowned for a moment.

"I wonder if I can tell. I know what it means but it is hard to say
it. It means to pay a certain sum of money to some one or some thing.
For instance, the ships that carry the mails for some governments are
subsidized; or if the government wants to aid some project, to enable
it to start, it subsidizes it--that is, gives it a certain sum per
year like a salary. Have I made myself clear? Father could tell you
better than I can."

"I guess I see what it is," Drusilla said.

"Why do you want to know?" queried Daphne.

"Well, I got a little mixed up in what it meant. I got a letter this
morning from some man--some poet I guess he is--who said that I
should leave my money to subsidize struggling poets, who had a great
message to give the world, but who had to work so hard making a
livin' that they didn't git no chance to give the message. I'm afraid
I got kind of mixed up--I could think of nothin' but etherize. I
guess it was the strugglin' that confused my mind, and I been
wondering why I could etherize a lot of struggling young poets. But
now I understand."