CONTENTS.
| PAGE | |
|---|---|
| CHAPTER I. | |
| The Hazeley Home, | [5] |
| CHAPTER II. | |
| Flora at Home, | [ 15] |
| CHAPTER III. | |
| Ruth Rudd, | [ 26] |
| CHAPTER IV. | |
| Flora's First Sunday, | [ 37] |
| CHAPTER V. | |
| The Beginning, | [ 46] |
| CHAPTER VI. | |
| Some Results, | [ 58] |
| CHAPTER VII. | |
| A Visit to Major Joe, | [ 67] |
| CHAPTER VIII. | |
| More Results, | [79] |
| CHAPTER IX. | |
| Ruth's New Home, | [ 89] |
| CHAPTER X. | |
| Lottie Piper, | [ 97] |
| CHAPTER XI. | |
| Changes, | [ 106] |
| CHAPTER XII. | |
| Led Away, | [ 117] |
| CHAPTER XIII. | |
| In the Hospital and Out Again, | [ 124] |
| CHAPTER XIV. | |
| A Chapter of Wonders, | [ 132] |
| CHAPTER XV. | |
| Going Home, | [ 142] |
| CHAPTER XVI. | |
| Lottie's Trials, | [ 151] |
| CHAPTER XVII. | |
| More Surprises, | [ 162] |
| CHAPTER XVIII. | |
| A Christmas Invitation, | [ 171] |
| CHAPTER XIX. | |
| A Homely Wedding, | [ 180] |
THE HAZELEY FAMILY.
CHAPTER I.
THE HAZELEY HOME.
SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD Flora Hazeley stood by the table in the dingy little dining room, looking down earnestly and thoughtfully at a shapely, yellow sweet potato.
It was only a potato, but the sight of it brought to its owner, not only a crowd of pleasant memories, but a number of unpleasant anticipations. Hence, the earnest, thoughtful expression on her young face.
Flora was the only daughter. She had two brothers, one older and one younger than herself, Harry and Alec, aged respectively, eighteen and thirteen. The mother was of an easy-going, careless disposition, and seemed indifferent to the management of her household. Especially did she dislike responsibility of any kind. She was well pleased, therefore, to receive one day a letter from her sister, Mrs. Graham, a childless widow, offering to take Flora, who was then just five years old, promising to rear her as if she had been her own daughter.