THE CHRISTMAS
CHILD
BY
HESBA STRETTON
AUTHOR OF "JESSICA'S FIRST PRAYER"
ILLUSTRATED BY K. STREET
NEW YORK
THOMAS Y. CROWELL & CO.
PUBLISHERS
Copyright, 1909
By Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.
Published, September, 1909
THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.
NATHAN LIGHTED HER STEPS
CONTENTS
ILLUSTRATIONS
| PAGE | |
|---|---|
| Nathan lighted her steps | Frontispiece |
| The two were never apart | 8 |
| Joan saw her aunt standing by her bedside | 54 |
| Nathan came upstairs to visit Rhoda | 60 |
The Christmas Child
CHAPTER I
THE COMING OF JOAN
Along some parts of the coast in South Wales the mountains rise abruptlyfrom the shore, with only a narrow shingle between them and the sea.
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