employment is only for a year," and inquired if this was my 
understanding. I realized again that Mr. Jones' name was 
a cloak to conceal his own underhand methods. 
Skiff informed me that I must see Mr. Higginbotham 
who was the official responsible for the make up of the Museum 
staff, and Skiff accompanied me. In a long interview in 
which they questioned as to my age and occupations, telling 
me that I "would be expected to work, etc., ete.", and that my 
engagement was for a year only. I realized that this was 
done to forestall any unfavorable action that they might wish 
to take in the future. | At the bottom of it all was Mr. 
Skiff's fear that my position and popularity might lead to 
his own discomfiture. 
