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CONTENTS

[Chapter I. When Poverty Enters the Door.]

[Chapter II. Sixteen Years Later.]

[Chapter III. A Young Girl’s First Thought.]

[Chapter IV. The Winning of a Heart.]

[Chapter V. The First Kiss.]

[Chapter VI. Fate’s Decree.]