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| visitor, a light and almost bounding
stem was beard in the hall and the door
opened, and pretty, bright and archly
smiling girl stood before her.
Il wish to see Miss Jenny Rogers"
she explained.
Il an Jenny Rogers"
Our Jenny faltered back astonished,
then burst out with the irrepressible
exclamation:
"But she is lame! I was told that
she limped fearfully, while you-
The young girl before her broke
forth in a merry laugh.
"Oh, have been lame, but last June
had an operation performed upon my
ankle, and it cured me entirely, and
now l can even pirouette-see" And
the gay young thing took a whIrl
through the room, pausing suddenly,
however, to eXclaim,' with irresistible
occurrences: Pardon me; I am forget
ting my manners"
The signorina-we must call her SO
again for the nonce-eXperienced a
strange sensation. Not lame, this girl!
Then it was surely Gods providence
that Id her here. How strange it all
was! The mistake of considering per-
manent defect that was only tempo
rary had turned Mr.. Degraw's atten-
ton from this blooming girl. -,
"You must wonder who / am and
what my errand is. Well, I have no
errand; I only wanted to know you
perhaps because Of your name, which
is identical with my own"
"'Jeannette Rogers?'"
"'Virginia Rogers but we are both
called Jenny'-at least I am"
"Ah! how curious!-to meet one OF
my own name, mean. And you are
o''-"beautiful," she wanted to say,
but lacked the courage.
The signorina smiled. Somehow her
heart felt quite light.
"Oh. I like you," she impetuously
exclaimed. II feel as if we were old
friends. Have you never experienced
any unpleasantness from the posses
sion of this name? You know, sup
pose, that it has been much in the
papers of late; that unusual prosperity
as well as adversely has been the por-
ton of some who have held it, and
that it is a doubtful blessing to be
called Jenny Rogers just now"
81 know that promising singer of
that name has lately become the OWL
er of a large fortune. Is that the
doubtful blessing you allude tor
The archness of her look betrayed
the innocence of her heart. but the sig
norma lost her voice all the same and
hesitated some minutes before remark
ing:
II have the money, yet am ready
to part with it. 1t is not always an un-
mitigated joy to hold it. But, money
of itself is good, do you not think so,
too, Jeannette"
II do, Virginia. so good that can
never have enough of it," she laughed.
ut is not that I am mercenary," she
protested, "but that my pay is so small
and our wants so large. I should
like" She paused, while n flush
dyed her earnest young face. II for
got" she resumed. "that you were not
as poor as myself. You cannot under
stand"
But I can," broke in the signorina
eagerly. And I am as poor as your
self-or soon will be-for shall have
nothing while YOU"
You will have nothing"
Nothing but what a kind husband
vii give me, but that is everything, is
it not?"
II do not know" retorted the other,
quantity. "Some day I may be able to
answer. when have graduated in other
lore tnan that we learn out of books"
II have graduated" whispered the
signorina. Then. suddenly: Il am the
singer you alluded to! Will you be
my friend?"
81. your friendw cried the other.
"Will you be mine?"
"Will I not?" exclaimed the signor-
ina.
And the two girls glided into each
others arms. impelled by an attraction
that was almost irresistible.
When the signorina went away she
wore almost joyous look, and the
first task to which she turned her at
tention upon reaching her home was
to take out her letter to Mr.. Degraw
and inclose in it the following note:
'1f you have any hesitancy as to
where to place the large fortune thus
thrown back upon your hands. let me
suggest that you remember the little
school teacher, who is no longer lame,
and who, as you must recognize, is as
worthy as am unworthy, and as beau
tiful as any one who bears the name
Of Rogers