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Title: At the Little Brown House

Author: Ruth Alberta Brown

Release Date: December 9, 2007 [EBook #23785]

Language: English

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AT THE LITTLE BROWN HOUSE

BY RUTH ALBERTA BROWN

Author of "Tabitha at Ivy Hall," "Tabitha's Glory," "Tabitha's
Vacation," etc., etc.

THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING COMPANY
CHICAGO AKRON, OHIO NEW YORK
_MADE IN U.S.A._

COPYRIGHT, MCMXIII
By THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING COMPANY

[Illustration: "I should say it sounded like a plain robber story," said
Faith bitterly, while Gail sat white-faced and silent with despair.]

CONTENTS

I. A MORNING CALLER

II. THE MINISTER'S RECEPTION

III. SHOES AND STRAWBERRIES

IV. LITTLE FLOWER GIRLS

V. SACKCLOTH AND ASHES

VI. THANKSGIVING DAY AT THE BROWN HOUSE

VII. PEACE SURPRISES THE LADIES' AID

VIII. A MYSTERIOUS SANTA CLAUS

IX. FAITH'S AWAKENING

X. COMPANY FOR SUPPER

XI. GARDENS AND GOPHERS

XII. THE RASPBERRY PATCH

XIII. PEACE GETS EVEN

XIV. PEACE, THE GOOD SAMARITAN

XV. PEACE COLLECTS DAMAGES

XVI. THE STATE FAIR CAKE

XVII. THE CIRCUS AND THE MISSIONARY

XVIII. THE HAND-ORGAN MAN

XIX. HEARTBREAK

XX. AT THE BROKER'S OFFICE

XXI. SURPRISES

AT THE LITTLE BROWN HOUSE

CHAPTER I

A MORNING CALLER

It was a glorious morning in early June; the dew still hung heavy on
each grass blade and leaf, making rainbow tapestries that defy
description, as the waking sunbeams stole into the heart of each round
drop and nestled there; the fresh, cool air was sweet with the breath of
a thousand flowers; a beautiful bird chorus filled the earth with
riotous melody as the happy-hearted songsters flitted from tree to tree
saying, "Good morning," to their neighbors. Th