ave been if she had been
supplied with the comforts of life. The family had been driven from the
more comfortable abode, in which Mr. Kent had left them, to Mr.
O'Shane's miserable hovel. The poor woman had gone out to work until
Jenny's condition demanded her constant attention. She had then
obtained what sewing she could; but with all her exertions she was
hardly able to obtain food for her family, to say nothing of procuring
clothes, and paying the rent.

Mrs. Kent lived by herself, having little or no communication with the
world around her. She had heard of the provision for soldiers'
families, and had made an effort to obtain this aid; but she was unable
to prove that she was a soldier's wife, and being delicate and
sensitive, she had not the courage to face the rebuffs of the officials
a second time.

Fanny listened to this story with but little interest. She was thinking
of Jenny, whose sweet smile of holy rapture still lingered in her mind.
Promising to do something for the family, she took leave of Mrs. Kent,
who had no words to express the gratitude she felt towards her
benefactor. Fanny went to the nearest store, and purchased a liberal
supply of provisions and groceries, which she sent back to the house.
She felt better then, and walked down the street till she came to a
horse car, in which she rode down to the Park.

CHAPTER IX.

HOPE AND HAVE.

Fanny got out of the horse car at the Park. She was in the midst of the
great city, but she felt no interest in the moving, driving scene
around her, for the thought of poor Jenny still engrossed her. She had
even forgotten Mr. Long, and the dreaded policemen who might be on the
watch for her. This was the good time for which she had stolen the
money and run away from her happy home at Woodville. It was a mockery,
and she even wished she had been caught before she left Pennville.

It was now two o'clock in the afternoon, though hours enough seemed to
have elapsed since she left Woodville to make a week. She had eaten
nothing but an ice-cream since breakfast, and she was faint from the
excitement and the exertion of the day. She found a saloon for ladies,
and entered; but the nice things of which she had dreamed in the
morning no longer existed for her. She ate a simple dinner, and walked
down Broadway till she came to the Museum, which she had regarded as an
important element in the enjoyment of her week in the city.

She paid the admission fee, an