Category: Children & Young Adult Reading
A golden thread
The man who had just risen from a deck-chair under the shadow of a tree was not Eileen's idea of an editor at all: she had expected to see some one much older.
Chapters
1. CHAPTER I.
The man who had just risen from a deck-chair under the shadow of a tree was not Eileen's idea of an editor at all: she had expected to see some one much older.
2. CHAPTER II.And with this, he left the others, and made his way into the little low-ceilinged shop to have a chat with the old man, for the two were excellent friends.
3. CHAPTER III.Nothing more was said just then upon the subject, for at this moment the post came, bringing with it a long, interesting letter from their father, which was addressed to Eileen.
4. CHAPTER IV.With these words Mr. Grimwood led the way to the lawn on the right side of the house, where there were three large overgrown flower-beds. Here flourished flowers and weeds toget...
5. CHAPTER V."I should like it very much," said he, "if you think your father and mother won't mind. Some people won't have anything to do with me after they have known me a little while."
6. CHAPTER VI.Hannah, the maid servant who opened the door of The Laurels in answer to the constable's important knock, eyed both him and his youthful charge with some curiosity, as she replied:
7. CHAPTER VII."Teddy," said Eileen one morning, about two or three days after the boy's unpleasant experience of being taken in charge, "I think it was rather mean of us to cut Dick as we did...
8. CHAPTER VIII.HAPPY days followed for the Bannister children and their friend Dick. There were trips on the sea, picnics on shore, and rambles in the woodlands and meadows. In nearly all thei...
9. CHAPTER IX.IN Miss Silver's Sunday-school class was a little girl of the name of Cissie Vane. She was a motherless bairn, who, sad to say, was generally in somebody's way. In the bygone ti...
10. CHAPTER X.Miss Silver stooped down and gently kissed the pathetic little face. "Don't cry, dearie," said she soothingly, "and you mustn't say that nobody wants you, for 'I' do. As for the...
11. CHAPTER XI.DICK WOODBRIDGE was spending the Saturday afternoon, which happened to be a very wet one, with the Bannister boys and girls in the large playroom at The Gables. Teddy and Frank...
12. CHAPTER XII.CHRISTMAS was drawing near, and the Bannister boys and girls were bright with anticipation. It was little wonder, for their father was due to arrive home from America shortly be...