The Rosie World
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Fillmore Parker. The Rosie World
CHAPTER I. THE CHIN-CHOPPER
CHAPTER II. THE SCHNITZER
CHAPTER III. THE PAPER-GIRL
CHAPTER IV. A LITTLE SAVINGS ACCOUNT
CHAPTER V. GEORGE RILEY ON MUCKERS
CHAPTER VI. JACKIE
CHAPTER VII. HOW TO KEEP A DUCK OUT OF WATER
CHAPTER VIII. A LITTLE MOTHER HEN
CHAPTER IX. JANET'S AUNT KITTY
CHAPTER X. ROSIE RECEIVES AN INVITATION
CHAPTER XI. THE TRACTION BOYS' PICNIC
CHAPTER XII. THE LOAN OF A GENTLEMAN FRIEND
CHAPTER XIII. JANET EXPLAINS
CHAPTER XI. VON SCARS AND BRUISES
CHAPTER XV. THE BRUTE AT BAY
CHAPTER XVI. WHAT EVERY LADY WANTS
CHAPTER XVII. ROSIE PROMISES TO BE GOOD
CHAPTER XVIII. ON THE CULTURE OF BABIES
CHAPTER XIX. CRAZY WITH THE HEAT
CHAPTER XX. A FEVERED WORLD
CHAPTER XXI. THE STORM
CHAPTER XXII. A CHANCE FOR GERALDINE
CHAPTER XXIII. HOME AGAIN
CHAPTER XXIV. GEORGE TURNS
CHAPTER XXV. DANNY AGIN ON LOVE
CHAPTER XXVI. ELLEN
CHAPTER XXVII. ROSIE URGES COMMON SENSE
CHAPTER XXVIII. JANET USES STRONG LANGUAGE
CHAPTER XXIX. THE CASE OF DAVE McFADDEN
CHAPTER XXX. JANET TO HER OWN FATHER
CHAPTER XXXI. DANNY'S SUGGESTION
CHAPTER XXXII. THE SUBSTITUTE LADY
CHAPTER XXXIII. ELLEN'S CAREER
CHAPTER XXXIV. THE KIND-HEARTED GENTLEMAN
CHAPTER XXXV. ELLEN MAKES AN ANNOUNCEMENT
CHAPTER XXXVI. THE HAPPY LOVER
CHAPTER XXXVII. THE SISTERS
CHAPTER XXXVIII. ELLEN HAS HER FLING
CHAPTER XXXIX. THE WATCH-DOG
CHAPTER XL. MR. HARRY LONG EXPLAINS
CHAPTER XLI. THE GREATEST TEACHER IN THE WORLD
CHAPTER XLII. THE ROSIE MORROW
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"Tell me now, Rosie, are you having any trouble with your papers?" Terence asked this as he and Rosie and little Jack started off for school.
Terence had a regular newspaper business which kept him busy every day from the close of school until dark. His route had grown so large that recently he had been forced to engage the services of one or two subordinates. Rosie had begged to be given a job as paper-carrier, to deliver the papers in their own immediate neighbourhood, and Terence was at last allowing her a week's trial. If she could be a newsgirl without attracting undue attention, he would be as willing to pay her twenty cents a week as to pay any ordinary small boy a quarter.
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Rosie's breath was coming fast and her hand was cold and shaky. "But I don't want to do it, Danny, honest I don't! I can't tell you how scared I am!"
Danny wagged his head. "Of course you don't want to do it, Rosie. Because why? Because ye're a little lady. But I know one thing: ye'll make yirself do it! And them that makes theirselves do it, not because they want to do it but because it's the right thing to do, I tell ye, Rosie, them's the best fighters! Come, come, I'll crawl out to the gate wid ye and hold yir apple for you while ye do the business."
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