| Author | : Myrtle Reed |
| File Size | : 52,6 Mb |
| Publisher | : BEYOND BOOKS HUB |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 29 August 2023 |
| ISBN | : 978186723xxxx |
| Pages | : 142 pages |
Lavender and Old Lace by Myrtle Reed Book PDF Summary
The earth trembled beneath Ruth's feet for a moment, then, all at once, she understood. The light in the attic window, the marked paragraph in the paper, and the death notices—why, yes, the Charles Winfield who had married Abigail Weatherby was Miss Ainslie's lover, and Carl was his son. “He went away!” Miss Ainslie's voice came again to Ruth, when she told her story, with no hint of her lover's name. He went away, and soon afterward, married Abigail Weatherby, but why? Was it love at first sight, or did he believe that his sweetheart was dead? Then Carl was born and the mother died. Twelve years afterward, he followed her—broken hearted. Carl had told her that his father could not bear the smell of lavender nor the sight of any shade of purple—and Miss Ainslie always wore lavender and lived in the scent of it—had he come to shrink from it through remorse...FROM THE BOOKS.