To
MY DEAR FRIEND
JEAN MARGARET CARNEGIE BROWN

Emerson says, "To have a friend you must be a friend."
That, dear, is why you have so many.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER

  1. ["The Flittin'"]
  2. [The House Opposite]
  3. [The Princess]
  4. [The Beggar Maid]
  5. [Their Meeting]
  6. [Mr. Wycherly Adds to His Responsibilities]
  7. [Jane-Anne Swears Fealty]
  8. [Jane-Anne Assists Providence]
  9. [The Quest]
  10. [Fortune's Wheel]
  11. [The Cult of Bruey]
  12. [Found!]
  13. [A Far Cry]
  14. [An Experiment]
  15. [The Philosophy of Beauty]
  16. [The Pursuit Continued]
  17. [The Philosophy of Effort]
  18. [Gantry Bill]
  19. [The Starling Flies Away]

MR. WYCHERLY'S WARDS

CHAPTER I

"THE FLITTIN'"

"When lo there came a rumour,

A whispering to me

Of the grey town, the fey town,

The town where I would be."

FRANCIS BRETT BRETT-SMITH.

The village was thunderstruck. Nay, more; the village was disapproving, almost scandalised.