This sum, with accumulations of interest, and rents received for several years, beyond what was required for Fanny's maintenance, has now increased to within a fraction of two thousand dollars, and is, as just said, invested in stocks.

I think," added Jasper, "that you had better assume the management of this property yourself.

Get from Miss Elder a power of attorney authorizing you to settle the estate, and the whole business can be completed in a very short time.

I will make you out an accurate statement of every thing, so that you will be at no loss to comprehend the accounts." To this there could, of course, be no objection on the part of Claire.
He promised to confer with Fanny, and let Jasper know, in a day or two, the result.
Now came a new trial for Claire and his wife.

They had taken Fanny, when only four years of age, and taken her so entirely into their home and affections, that she had almost from the first seemed to them as one of their own children.