The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-31
away at eollege who were tnst a lit-

away at college who were just a lit- tie ashamed of their new riches.
 Nobody, Annabel least of all, knew how 1t happened. but she became the virtual head of the Cartwright Brown household. Mrs Brown vowed that she could hire a visiting manicurist and hair dresser, but no one could stand between her and domestic and social
 worries as AnnabeI could.
 It was Anabel who reorganized the staff of servants and installed a com- petent housekeeper. It was Annabel who had the conservatories brought up to date, Annabel who made out conge- nial dinner lists, Annabel who conferred with Mrs. Browns modiste and MT.
 Browns tailor. Annabel who shipped
 smart, suitable clothing and room fur
 nishings to two colleges. Anabers position In the household
 was peculiar She was neither house.
 keeper nor private secretary-just Miss
 Annabel." She did not receive with
 Mrs. Brown on Wednesday afternoons,
 but she did join the family occasional
 ly at the theater or in viewing art
 exhibitions. And it was after one of 1 these rare occasions that she realized l the full extent of her happiness She 1 had been hunting congenial work-nOt 1 an art career. She knew now that her
 small talent for drawing had offered
 her only an excuse for fieecing an un- l happy nome II6-Dul that Sne never 1 would have become a great artist, while
 she was a competent manager of the l Cartwright Browns home. She sent
 her aunt's allowance regularly and gave
 no thought to the future-until the l two young people came home from col | lege. The daughter was a mere but 1 terfiy who neither appreciated nor re- scented AnnabePs position in the house. | hold The son was a grave-faced chap
 who seemed suddenly oppressed by the responsibility of his fathers wealth. He had studied theoretical sociology in college, and on practical lines among | the gilded youth of his class.
 By this time the Cartwright Browns
 were at their country place, and Anna l bel found that her early morning rides
 were subject to Interruption, not un- pleasant but disturbing. Norman
 Brown insisted upon unloading upon
 hey capable shoulders, as his mother
 ard father had done before him, the burden of his personal problems. But
 they were no longer burdensome when
 he found that Annabel shared his ideals
 about the use of wealth. and he boldly
 carried hia plans to his father. "No more college? You're going in- l to the works? Say, what will our rich l friends think?'
 ] "I am more interested in knowing
 what the men at our works will think. And Miss Annabel says"
 Cartwright Brown waved his hand
 as If to dismiss the entire subject
 "Oh, if Annabel says you are right neither heaven nor earth could move | you declare that girl has this fam | fly hypnotized,"
 Nothing of the sort-ani you know
 it." replied his son hotly "she has sim | ply taught LIS how to make the best of our money"
 And cured your mother of nervous prostration Gracious-when I think of
 those old days oh try it; if you like"
 Letter from Miss Molly Sawell to An
 " We were inexpressibly shocked Of course l had watched for your name under some magazine illus
 trations or for some work you would send me and when none came sent Dan Martin to Denver to find out what you were doing. You, Sewell and a Maitland. hiring out as mere servant. You must come home at ,nce. The Westfeld bank will pay fifty cents on he dollar and we can get along some how. and if you show some signs of settling down l think Dan will marry you after all. He isn't like some men, holding q grudge."
 Letter from Annabel to her Aunt Molly:
 "* The wedding -ook place yes
 terdav afternoon I wanted to have you come. but we were compelled to hasten matters Thera is trouble at the Blackstake smelters and Norman wants to be on the ground at once. He is a prince among men, dear Aunt. l and you will learn to love him. Whe.
 we com to see you, forgiving the fact that this prince found his Cinderella. not behind the kitchen stove. but in his