Recently orphaned, Ruth Fielding goes to live with her Uncle Jabez in New York. Jabez and his housekeeper receive Ruth very coldly and seem to care very little for her, saying only that she must "earn her keep" -- and they grow even more distant after the cash box disappears during a flood!

Language: English

Published in: 1913

Word count: 38,808 words (≈ about 3 hours)

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