Miss Browne's Friend: A Story of Two Women

Miss Ethel Browne is a typical adornment of her era. A single lady of a certain age in the period before the First World War usually assists a senior, or less healthy family member with the running of their house, or affords help of a more modest kind, in order to feel useful. Sometimes they are inspired to approach places of last resort to befriend and encourage poor unfortunates.

In Miss Browne's case the Rescue Home pairs her with Mabel Roberts, who has had a terrible start in life, and h...