Turns of Fortune

Turns of Fortune

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Title: Turns of Fortune And Other Tales
Author: Mrs. S. C. Hall
Release Date: May 31, 2005 [EBook #15961]
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LITTLE LIBRARY:
FOR YOUNG PERSONS OF VARIOUS AGES.
* * * * *
TURNS OF FORTUNE:
BY MRS. S.C. HALL.

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TURNS OF FORTUNE;
AND OTHER TALES.
BY MRS. S.C. HALL.

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CONTENTS
TURNS OF FORTUNE 9
"ALL IS NOT GOLD THAT GLITTERS" 63
"THERE IS NO HURRY" 143

TURNS OF FORTUNE

CHAPTER I.
"Hush, Sarah!" exclaimed old Jacob Bond, as he sat up in his bed,
while the wind clattered and whistled through the shivering window
frames. "Hush! Is that Brindle's bark?"
"No, father; it is one of the farm dogs near the village. Lie down,
dearest father; it is a cold night, and you are trembling."
"I don't know why I should feel cold, Sarah," he replied, pointing his
shadowy fingers towards the grate, where an abundant fire blazed; "I
am sure you have put down