Willie the Waif

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Willie the Waif, by Minie HerbertThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.orgTitle: Willie the WaifAuthor: Minie HerbertRelease Date: November 27, 2006 [EBook #19936]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK WILLIE THE WAIF ***Produced by Andrew HodsonWILLIE THE WAIFBY MINIE HERBERTFULLY ILLUSTRATEDLONDON S. W. PARTRIDGE & CO. 8 & 9 PATERNOSTER ROWCONTENTSCHAP. PAGEI. RUNNING AWAY FROM HOME. 7II. A FRIEND IN NEEDIII. THE MISSION SCHOOLIV. A VISITOR FOR WILLIEV. THE CHRISTMAS TREATVI. LITTLE BERTRAMWILLIE THE WAIF—-o—-CHAPTER IRUNNING AWAY FROM HOMEOne hot summer's day the sun was trying to shine into a poor, miserable alley in London. There are some places in thatgreat city where even the sun cannot find its way, and Primrose Place was one of them.It was a very narrow court, and the houses on both sides were so high that the people who lived there had never seen thesunbeams shining on the pavement or glinting on the windows. But even supposing the sun could have shone into thecourt, it would not have been able to pierce into the rooms, for the windows were too dirty. Most of them were broken andpatched with brown paper. The doors of the houses always stood open, so that people could go in and ...