Nameless Dell

Thirteen-year-old Dell is discovered toiling for her very existence at St. Augustine boarding-house, before being befriended by the Lancasters, who take her home with them and raise her as their own daughter.
Written by "Mrs. Georgie Sheldon" (Sarah Elizabeth Forbush Downs 1843–1926), and copyright 1891 by Street and Smith.
Transcribed and edited by Jeffrey Merrow.