The Little Scapegoat
Alone and in poverty after her father died, she came to live with her rich relatives and was coldly treated. They made a servant of her, which had one good result: the old butler could risk ... Read allAlone and in poverty after her father died, she came to live with her rich relatives and was coldly treated. They made a servant of her, which had one good result: the old butler could risk being kind to her. A wealthy young man and a foreign fortune-hunter were suitors for her r... Read allAlone and in poverty after her father died, she came to live with her rich relatives and was coldly treated. They made a servant of her, which had one good result: the old butler could risk being kind to her. A wealthy young man and a foreign fortune-hunter were suitors for her rich cousin's hand. The count proposed an elopement, and after a petulant tiff with Jack th... Read all