I am sorry to trouble you about a doubtful mattrCorrected:matter, but I must. I think you know I nevr Corrected: never want to trouble you needlessly. Now it ais about Belle Beecher, she has always been a great care, and one that has required constant watching, and has allowed herself to be used as a tool in more than one instance. Either she is vry Corrected: very unsuspecting, or vry Corrected: very deep and cunning, I am inclined to think the lattrCorrected:latter, but do not want to judge. Sometimes I think, she acts so green, that she is not in her right mind; any way Corrected: anyway she seems to think it her mission to be constanly Corrected: constantly on the war path Corrected: warpath to villify Corrected: vilify some one Corrected: someone in the ranks of C. S.Expanded:Christian Science It is in this way that she has been used as a tool I think. In the first place she tried to make me as well as yourself, believe that Bradford Sherman was a traitor to your instructions, and said to me that he was not fit to take the Normal Course. I found out from others more reliable, that this was false – Then she was constantly running to me with complaints – of Mr. Morrill, some of which wre Corrected: were true – next, came Ms Philbrick, and finaly Corrected: finally she decided to let her tiny hatchet fall upon Dr. Avery- He is not a C. S.Expanded:Christian Scientist nevr Corrected: never has practiced it, does not now. This is all I have against him. But she claims to know some vry very dark deeds &cExpanded:et cetera, and without saying anything to any one Corrected: anyone started for B–Editorial Note: Boston, Massachusetts to expose him to you- feeling she was God's chosen to expose this arch tray traitor to C. S.Expanded:Christian Science After this noble (?) mission was fulfiledCorrected:fulfilled, we hoped this little busy body Corrected: busybody would settle down and go to work to help build up the causeEditorial Note: The cause of Christian Science.. I will say right here that she has come to me several times and acknowledged where she had done wrong, and promised to do bettrCorrected:better, wherupon Corrected: whereupon I have helped her, counciled Corrected: counseled her – given her treatments for Mal-Mes – and have ben ot given her two dresses, and a bonnet in the last year, because I loved her, and she seemed so poor. Now I have a lettr Corrected: letter from her telling me she has been "a spy in the camp of the enemy" and can "prove to those" capable & worthy "to understand the subtlety of error". This is just the trouble, and I have told her so, that she had better spend her time stu [?] Unclear or illegible dying and practicing Truth. But one might as well talk to the wind. There is no dependence to be placed in her. I have accounted for it largly Corrected: largely in this way. She lives with an AuntEditorial Note: Possibly Helen A. Lewis or Nellie A. Lewis who is a rank spiritualist – and hates C. S.Expanded:Christian Science she is a perfect demon I should think from what I hear- Now Belle has decided to attack anotherothr party, Mr. Whitehead. She is going to prove now that he is a Judas. It is difficult for one to conceive of one so young to be engaged in such business, and dreadful to think how much her attitude of mind may do to [?] Unclear or illegible avoid making them what she is trying to prove. Mrs Mr. Whitehead may be a Judas, othrs Corrected: others have fallen, others have been known to turn aside as many of your men Students have – but I shall wait and judge not until I have the proof, I would rathr Corrected: rather be the sufferer, than be the one to cause an innocent person to suffer. I know how little it takes to tip the beam in eithr Corrected: either the right or wrong direction. Now dear Teacher I simply write you these things that you may judge for yourself, and advise me- what to do, I am praying [?] Unclear or illegible f or light and wisdom to do right by evry oneCorrected:everyone.