your home for the future as it has been in the

past—it is yours without any restrictions.

“You must not, however, stay there alone, for it would

not be safe, and I want you to secure some com-

panion—some one older than yourself, who will

be a sort of protector to you. Do not mind the

expense, Annie, for you know that we are relatives.

I have a right to care for you in this extremity.

“Inclosed you will find check sufficient for

your present necessities, and when I return