Transcriber's note: Unusual and inconsistent spelling is as printed. [Illustration: A CHILD OF POVERTY.] FOLLOWING HEAVENWARD OR _The Story of Alfred Reid_ BY Pansy [Isabella Alden] AUTHOR OF "A NEW GRAFT ON THE FAMILY TREE," "ESTHER REID," "WORKERS TOGETHER," "A HEDGE FENCE," &c. &c. [Illustration] THOMAS NELSON AND SONS London, Edinburgh, and New York ———————————— 1902 Contents. [Illustration] Chapter. I. IT MAY BE THAT SHE IS WORKING STILL II. WHAT DID IT ALL AMOUNT TO, ANYHOW? III. ANYTHING UNCOMMON ABOUT ME? IV. I DON'T BLAME THEM V. A CHRISTIAN HOME VI. SATAN, HE HAS 'EM ALL THE WEEK VII. WHAT A LITTLE SCHEMER IT IS! VIII. WHAT WOULD YOU DO, DEAR? IX. TREMENDOUS FACTS! X. AND SHE ALWAYS TRIED XI. I HAVE BUT TO TRY AGAIN XII. I WANT THEM TO GET USED TO PARLOURS XIII. LET US BE FASHIONABLE XIV. SOMETHING'S HAPPENED XV. WHAT MADE HER DIFFERENT? XVI. HERE WAS HIS OPPORTUNITY XVII. I WONDER WHAT THEY'RE ALL AFTER XVIII. YOUR'N'S THE WAY! XIX. WE HAVE BEGUN BACKWARDS XX. OH, WHAT A NICE THOUGHT! XXI. HAD HIS EXPERIMENT BEEN TOO SEVERE? XXII. SOME PEOPLE ARE HARD TO WARN XXIII. PART OF THE GREAT WELL-TO-DO WORLD XXIV. FOR YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT MAY COME XXV. WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH? XXVI. O LORD, TAKE DIRK TOO! XXVII. AN AWFUL PROBLEM! XXVIII. MAY SHE GO WITH ME? XXIX. WHAT IF I BELONGED? XXX. IT IS NO MADE-UP AFFAIR XXXI. THEIR WORKS DO FOLLOW THEM FOLLOWING HEAVENWARD. [Illustration] CHAPTER I. "IT MAY BE THAT SHE IS WORKING STILL." IT was raining drearily, and but few people were abroad—that is, few comparatively speaking, though the streets seemed full of hurrying, dripping mortals. In the large dry-goods store business was by no means so brisk as on sunny days, and one of the younger clerks, whose station was near a window looking out upon the thoroughfare, had time to stand gazing at the passers-by. They did not seem to interest him particularly, or else they puzzled him. His young, handsome face wore a thoughtful look, almost a troubled expression about the eyes, which seemed to be gazing beyond the passers-by.