Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-13

| specify the amount. To the half of my king
dom"
Never mind your kingdom; five pounds will
! do. Only please do not forget to pay"
Helen has not returned yet replied Sir Ro
land
The new governess proved a great success, and
Mrs. Sefton-Browne congratulated herself on her
own excellent choice. She was quiet yet not dull
and the children were very fond OF her. In fact,
the only fault that Mrs Seton Browne had to
find concerning Miss Wildman was her reticence
all matters pertaining to her previous history.
OF Lady Worscy she could learn little, and in
what relationship Miss Wldman stood to that
lady she was not even able to hazard guess.
A month passed. One evening Mr.. Seton.
Rrowne said to his wife 81 saw Manwaring in
town today and asked him to dinner tomorrow.
| suppose it is all right? You remember Roger
Mainwaring Mamic?'
What, that nice man we met at Wndemore
to years ago. who took such a fancy to Fanny?
OF course ! remember him
"Hum! The fancy for Fanny was, I am sure,
entirely your own fancy, my dear remarked Mr.,
Seton Browne with would-be facetousness that
was quite lost upon his wife.
Il am glad he is coming to dinner she said.
"What a pity Fanny is not here, too Did he
mention herr"
now, or something of the kind
And you said No | am sure he was disap.
pointed"
'WelI. to tell you the truth ! fancied he seem
cd rather relieved" replied Mr.. Seton Browne,
candidly but [ did not notice particularly"
Men are all alike" sighed his wife; "they
never notice anything. ] should have known
what his feelings were in moment
As the evening of the following day approached
NF G.f.- D.. 1 H.. ..s.l.
creasing regret upon the absence of her cousin
Fanny. 1t seemed to her that the hopes she had
fostered two years before-but which had. through
some inexplicable chance, fallen through-might
still. with judcious treatment. be brought to
successful issueif only she could have got hold of
Fanny!
But as that young lady was at The time EN-.
ployed in keeping the books OF firm many miles
away. this out of the question
In the afternoon Helen Wildrnan was sewing in
the garden. while her charges amused themselves
near, when Mrs. Sefton-Browne joined the group
and began to talk of the old friend her husband
was bringing to dinner. Such nice man, of
very good family and immensely wealthy. l am
not quite sure. but | think it a cousin on his
mothers side who married an earl!'
Miss Wildman was gathering up her work in re-
Spouse to the nursery bell when she was startled
by Mrs Sefton-Browne suddenly excaiming: "The
very thing AS you turned round just now you
reminded me very much of my cousin Fanny
Not that you are really alike. but there is just
look of her in you, and your hair is the same color
Fanny parts hers in the middle and fuses it over
her ears which. Of course, gives her a different
appearance. Would You mind doing your hair so
lust for tonight, Miss Wildman?"
"But," gasped the astonished. Helen. "why
should |? | don't understand
And if you would wear that heliotrope blouse
YOU had on the other day, think you would do
splendidly."
But" Helen began again.
You don't see my little plan. 1t is just this
the gentleman who is coming this evening does
not expect to see Fanny. He will when he sees
YOU just for a moment take you for my cousin,
though he has been told that she is not here. He