s," said Helen, plunging into the middle. "You have been
so good to me that I want to tell you that I am not one of the Culvers
of Lee County or any other county. I am just the plainest sort of a
little girl. I have the nicest father and mother in the whole world, but
they are poor, and my father does work. He works for Mrs. Horton; he is
her chauffeur, and we live in the apartment over the garage.

"What will she say, Mrs. Hargrave, when she knows what a plain little
girl I am? I thought I would come and tell you about it. I don't see
what difference being poor makes if one tries to be nice inside, do
you?"

"No," cried Mrs. Hargrave. "It makes no difference at all. Don't let
anyone make you think that. And your coming to tell me this shows me
just what sort of a child you are," and she kissed Helen.

"Now, let's get this thing all straight as far as you understand it, my
dear, and then I will tell you what I think about it."

So for a long time they sat together, Helen's hand in Mrs. Hargrave's
while Helen told all about herself and her friendship with Rosanna, and
Mrs. Hargrave chuckled when she thought of her letters to Mrs. Horton
and how she had innocently misled her.

CHAPTER XII

Rosanna had just finished her luncheon that very same day, when she
heard Minnie talking to someone over the telephone. Minnie, seeing
Rosanna behind her, merely said yes and no and hung up as soon as she
could.

"What are you planning to do, Miss Rosanna?" she asked.

"This afternoon?" said Rosanna. "Well, Helen is coming over with her
mother and we are going to sit on the porch of the playhouse and sew.
Helen and I are going to make a couple of rompers for Baby Christopher.
Helen and her mother went over to see Gwenny the other day, and Mrs.
Culver says that baby actually has nothing to put on. And there is no
money to buy anything with because Gwenny has had to have a new brace
that cost thirty dollars. Oh, Minnie, will I be rich when I grow up?"

"Yes, you will," said Minnie.

"How much; millions?" wistfully.

"A good lot anyhow," said Minnie.

"Oh, I am so glad!" said Rosanna. "I am going to make so many people
happy with it. There is such a lot of things you can do with money,
Minnie, to help people. I was so sorry when I heard about that brace. I
am going to save more of my allowance after this and keep listening so I
will hear when somebody wants something like that. Only there are some
things that you can