CHAPTERS.
I. THE OPEN DOOR.
II. THE TEST.
III. REVERSES.
[Illustration: "Nursed her foster-mother with the tenderest care.">[
THE UGLY TRINKET
CHAPTER I
THE OPEN DOOR
Respected and beloved by all her neighbors, Mrs. Linden, a rich widow, lived a solitary life in her grand, old castle.
One day some urgent business called her to the city of Antwerp. Here she was detained longer than she had expected, and during her stay she visited the principal points of interest, among them an old cathedral, famed far and wide for its beauty.