My Queen: A Weekly Journal for Young Women. Issue 2, October 6, 1900: Marion Marlowe's Courage; or, A Brave Girl's Struggle for Life and HonorSheldon, Lurana
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My Queen: A Weekly Journal for Young Women. Issue 2, October 6, 1900: Marion Marlowe's Courage; or, A Brave Girl's Struggle for Life and Honor
Sheldon, Lurana
Dime novels -- Periodicals; Popular literature -- Periodicals; Young women -- Periodicals
They had all had warm baths and a cup of tea, and each had been
provided with suitable clothing.
“These two people are brimming over with charity,” said Miss Allyn,
quickly. She was making herself comfortable for the night on a wide
sofa, so that the two sisters could sleep in the bed together.
“He’s a city missionary and a genuinely good man. There never was a
better, if all I’ve heard of him is true, and his wife is a mother to
every poor girl in creation.”
“That’s downright goodness,” said Dollie, firmly. “Half the church
people don’t do it, nor the ministers either.”
“Such goodness as this puts the many professing Christians to the
blush,” said Miss Allyn, with energy. “There’s no cant and no hypocrisy
in Samuel Haley’s religion.”
Bright and early the next morning Miss Allyn started out. Her hostess
loaned her some clothing that had been contributed to the mission, and
which would go there as soon as Miss Allyn was done with it.
“I guess I’m an object of charity if ever there was one,” said Miss
Allyn, when she was arrayed in them. “However, I’ll be richer by noon
by the looks of that paper.”
She handed Marion a morning edition of the New York _Star_, and there,
sure enough, was a full account of the fire and the words “Marion
Marlowe’s Heroism” in such big letters that it made the young girl
blush to look at them.
Then there were pictures of the fire showing the scene on the window
ledge and another which demonstrated how she had pushed Miss Allyn
to safety. Altogether it was an array of information which almost
staggered her.
“How in the world could they do it so quickly?” she asked her hostess,
but before she was answered, there was an unexpected interruption.
A young man came into the room, whom Mrs. Haley introduced as her
nephew, Ralph Moore. He was a dark-eyed, curly-haired young fellow,
with charmingly courteous manners.
While Marion talked with Mrs. Haley, Ralph Moore and Dollie chatted
together. The young man was smitten at once with the country girl’s
pretty features.
“You will let me come and see you, wherever you go, won’t you?” he
asked eagerly, as Dollie finished telling him of their experiences at
the fire.
Dollie blushed a little, but she promised readily. He was so handsome
and agreeable it made her heart flutter to look at him. Before noon
their friendship had made rapid headway, for Mrs. Haley and Marion were
too busy planning to heed them.
When Miss Allyn came in at noon she had joyful news. The paper had not
only paid her well for her excellent story of the fire, but they had
given her an extra fifty-dollar bill to help her recuperate from the
loss of her wardrobe.
“Now we’ll go and find some more furnished rooms,” she said, gayly,
“and you girls must let me pay your bills until my wealth is gone;
meanwhile who knows what may turn up—you may marry millionaires or
something.”
“How good you are,” cried Marion, with tears in her eyes.
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