I am not afraid to say this to you, because I know you are not a person who would take advantage of the opinion in which you are held, to make demands upon the family which they could not satisfy." "You need not say anything about that, madam," replied La Fleur.

"Nobody can tell me anything about my work and value which I did not know before, and as for my salary, I fixed that myself, and there shall be no change." Miss Panney rose.

"La Fleur," she said, "I am very glad I came here to talk to you.

I did not suppose that I should meet with such a sensible woman, and I shall ask a favor of you; please do not take any steps in this matter without consulting me.

I am going to work immediately to see what I can do for Miss Drane, and if I succeed it will be far better for her and her mother than if you went to them.