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Title: Joyce's Investments
A Story for Girls

Author: Fannie E. Newberry

Release Date: June 18, 2007 [EBook #21857]

Language: English

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JOYCE'S INVESTMENTS

A STORY FOR GIRLS

By FANNIE E. NEWBERRY

Author of "All Aboard," "Bubbles," etc., etc.

A. L. BURT COMPANY,
PUBLISHERS, NEW YORK.

Copyright, 1899,
By A. I. BRADLEY & CO.

"Women have the genius of charity,
A man gives but his gold;
Woman adds to it her sympathy."

[Illustration: "What a bright-eyed baby! May I come in for a minute and
talk with you?" said Joyce.]

CONTENTS.

I. Legal Advice

II. Old Friends

III. Joyce's Interests

IV. The Works and Workmen

V. Among the Cottages

VI. Fresh Glimpses

VII. The Hapgoods and Nate

VIII. Littleton Reviewed

IX. Dan

X. At the Bonnivels'

XI. The Social House

XII. The House-Warming

XIII. Some Encounters

XIV. Joyce and Her Manager

XV. Mother Flaherty's Telephone

XVI. On a Trail

XVII. Dodo

XVIII. Nate Tierney

XIX. In the Cage

XX. Sorrow

XXI. In the Lock-up

XXII. A Visit to Lozcoski

XXIII. Waiting for the Train

XXIV. Night Watchers

XXV. Camille Speaks Out

XXVI. Not Welcome

XXVII. Night Happenings

XXVIII. Visiting the Shut-ins

XXIX. A Dream Ended

XXX. A Railroad Wedding

JOYCE'S INVESTMENT.

CHAPTER I.

LEGAL ADVICE.

The old lawyer caressed his smoothly shaven chin and gazed out at Joyce
Lavillotte from under his shaggy eyebrows, as from the port-holes of a
castle, impressing her as being quite as inscrutable of aspect and
almost as belligerent. She, flushed and brig