That set me thinking, and when Tommy fired me from his paper and said the best he could do was to get me a job in the country, it seemed as if my chance to turn over a new leaf had arrived.

I've turned it," she added, with a pathetic sigh; "but whether it'll stay turned, or not, is a question for the puzzle page." "Haven't you a family to look after you--or for you to look after ?" asked Beth.
"No.

Brother and I were left orphans in a Connecticut town, and he went out West, to Chicago, and promised to send for me.

Must have forgot that promise, I guess, for I've never heard of Dan since.

I could draw pictures, so I went to New York and found a job.