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Title: Joyce's Investments
A Story for Girls
Author: Fannie E. Newberry
Release Date: June 18, 2007 [EBook #21857]
Language: English
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JOYCE'S INVESTMENTS
A STORY FOR GIRLS
By FANNIE E. NEWBERRY
Author of "All Aboard," "Bubbles," etc., etc.
A. L. BURT COMPANY,
PUBLISHERS, NEW YORK.
Copyright, 1899,
By A. I. BRADLEY & CO.
"Women have the genius of charity,
A man gives but his gold;
Woman adds to it her sympathy."
[Illustration: "What a bright-eyed baby! May I come in for a minute and
talk with you?" said Joyce.]
CONTENTS.
I. Legal Advice
II. Old Friends
III. Joyce's Interests
IV. The Works and Workmen
V. Among the Cottages
VI. Fresh Glimpses
VII. The Hapgoods and Nate
VIII. Littleton Reviewed
IX. Dan
X. At the Bonnivels'
XI. The Social House
XII. The House-Warming
XIII. Some Encounters
XIV. Joyce and Her Manager
XV. Mother Flaherty's Telephone
XVI. On a Trail
XVII. Dodo
XVIII. Nate Tierney
XIX. In the Cage
XX. Sorrow
XXI. In the Lock-up
XXII. A Visit to Lozcoski
XXIII. Waiting for the Train
XXIV. Night Watchers
XXV. Camille Speaks Out
XXVI. Not Welcome
XXVII. Night Happenings
XXVIII. Visiting the Shut-ins
XXIX. A Dream Ended
XXX. A Railroad Wedding
JOYCE'S INVESTMENT.
CHAPTER I.
LEGAL ADVICE.
The old lawyer caressed his smoothly shaven chin and gazed out at Joyce
Lavillotte from under his shaggy eyebrows, as from the port-holes of a
castle, impressing her as being quite as inscrutable of aspect and
almost as belligerent. She, flushed and brig
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