She works for her board in the winter, and in the mill in the summer, and now that miserable Miss Brant is going to take her out of school, and she is getting along so well, too." "Isn't it a pity," said Anne, "that people like her can't understand that if a girl were allowed to finish her education, she could earn so much more in the long run than she could by working year after year in a mill ?" "We might go to Miss Brant and explain that to her," said Nora.

"Perhaps she would listen to us." "I don't believe so," replied Grace.

"Besides, she might be very angry and take her spite out on poor Mabel.

If we could only get Mabel away from her.

But if she has legally adopted her we couldn't do anything.
Besides, where would she go if we did get her away ?" "I'll tell you what I'll do," said Jessica thoughtfully.