"But Aunt Martha has grown selfish, and does not care for me very much.

I hope Uncle Anson will be different.

He is my mother's brother, you know, while Aunt Martha is only my father's sister, and an old maid who has had rather a hard life.

Perhaps," she added, wistfully, "Uncle Anson will love me--although I'm not strong or well." Both Patsy and Beth felt desperately sorry for the girl.
"What is Uncle Anson's other name ?" asked the latter, for Beth was the more practical of Uncle John's nieces and noted for her clear thinking.
"Jones.

Mr.Anson Jones." "Rather a common name, if you have to hunt for him," observed the questioner, musingly.