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Rh cast, which Jane and Florimel remembered on her lost “Petey’s” hand.

“Oh, I’m so sorry!” murmured Jane. “I’m truly sorry. Not that it does you any good. What will you do?”

“My dear, that’s exactly what I’ve come to ask you,” returned Mrs. Mivle earnestly. “You come once to ask my advice. Says I to myself, I believe I’ll go hunt up that little handsome red-haired girl, and her little beauty black-haired sister, and ask them to find me a job. I haven’t one friend outside the perfession. I’ve gotter go to work at some ordinary job. My acting days are over. Not an act left in me; haven’t the heart. Do you suppose I could act Lady of Lyons with another playing Claude Melnotte in Petey’s place? Not on your life! Do you think there’d be anything for me to do here in Vineclad? There often is work, and few to do it, in one-night-stand kind of towns—I beg your pardon! It’s a real nice place, but you’ve got to admit it’s small and slow! You can ask any one about me. There isn’t a thing to be said of me I wouldn’t just as lieves as not was said. I’m honest, if I do say it, and I’m good natured. Pete always said any one had a cinch keeping his temper living with me. I’d do anything I could