Transcriber's note: Unusual and inconsistent spelling is as printed.
BROUGHT OUT OF PERIL
BY
EMMA LESLIE
AUTHOR OF
"Faithful, but not Famous," "The Martyr's Victory,"
"Maggie's Message," etc.
THIRD IMPRESSION
LONDON
THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY
4 BOUVERIE STREET AND 65 ST. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD, E.C.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER
BROUGHT OUT OF PERIL
CHAPTER I
FANNY'S FIRST HOLIDAY
"I DON'T see why you should be so disagreeable about it, mother. It wasmy own ten shillings that I paid for the watch."
"Watch, indeed!" exclaimed her mother, as though the very word was anoffence to her. "What do you know about buying a watch?—a bit of agirl in her first place. You need all the money you can earn to keepyou in decent clothes, to say nothing of what you owe me for all thethings I have had to buy to make you tidy, and give you a fair start inservice." And Mrs. Brown almost burst into tears as her eyes fell againon the glittering silver watch her daughter was so proud to display.
Fanny was a little over sixteen, a tall, well-grown girl for her age,stout and rosy, and looking the picture of health, as she stood theretelling her mother her trial month was over, that her mistress was verywell satisfied with the way she had done her work, and that she was tohave six pounds a year at first, a whole day's holiday once a month,and every Sunday evening to go to church.
"I am very glad to have that bit of news, Fanny," said her mother, in amore cheerful tone. "But still, I wish you had left the watch alone. Idon't believe in such finery for a girl like you."
"Finery!" repeated Fanny. "Father has got a watch."
"Yes, but your father's is for use, not to dangle round his neck likethat glittering thing. You've got a clock in the kitchen at your plac