An interrupted night

Author of "Ester Ried," "Wise and Otherwise," etc.

In her preface Grace Livingston Hill, a niece of Pansy's, explains that this tale is based on actual facts told by the woman impersonated in the story by Mrs. Dunlap. Pansy, now eighty-seven years old and bed-ridden, found herself unable to complete the preparation of her story and entrusted the task of putting it into shape to Mrs. Hill, herself an author of great prominence. In spite of Pansy's advanced years she still shows the same sparkle and sincerity and understanding of youth that gave such interest and charm to "Ester Ried" and "Four Girls at Chautauqua." This story tells of how a young girl comes up against one of life's most terrible experiences and with the help of her new-found friend, Mrs. Dunlap, fights her way through a maze of trickery and deceit to a fuller understanding of life—and romance in all its beauty.