
A bright spring evening finds a streetcar climbing the steep hill toward Cincinnati’s Zoological Gardens, filled with carefree passengers. Among them sits a graceful young lady, her golden curls crowned with a straw hat dotted with pink blossoms, dressed in elegant tan attire that marks her as a child of comfort and privilege. Directly opposite her is a sturdy young man, his broad shoulders and solemn, yet twinkling eyes revealing a life shaped by hard work and modest means. Their quiet contrast hints at an unspoken curiosity between the worlds they inhabit.
Suddenly, the car jolts and careens, turning an ordinary ride into a frightening accident. In the chaos, the two strangers are thrust together, each forced to confront vulnerability and the fleeting nature of safety. As they grapple with the immediate danger, a tentative bond begins to form, promising a journey where love, duty, and social expectation may soon collide.
Language
en
Duration
~7 hours (414K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Brian Janes, Suzanne Lybarger and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2006-09-12
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects
1843–1926
A prolific American writer of popular fiction, she published as Mrs. Georgie Sheldon and helped shape the world of late-19th-century dime novels and sentimental romance. Her stories were built for suspense, feeling, and page-turning drama, which is why they still make lively reading today.
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