For a moment the happyness of her face clouded over; but shesaw the shadow reflected in the faces of Jan and Marie, and atonce spoke more gayly. "Bless you, yes, I'm rich," she went on;"and so are you! You've got all the things that I occasionally have and more,too, for you legs and arms are young, and you have a mother tolook for. Not every one has that, you may depend! And one ofthese days you'll find her. Make no doubt of that."

"If we don't, she'll surely find us, anyway," said Jan. "She saidshe would!"