[A Hoosier Chronicle by Meredith Nicholson]@TWC D-Link bookA Hoosier Chronicle CHAPTER IV 31/41
I should like to see Sylvia go high and far; I should like her to have every chance." "All right, Andrew; let's do it.
How much does a college course cost for a girl ?" "I didn't come here to interest you in the money side of it, Sally; I expected--" "Answer my question, Andrew." "I had expected to give her a four-year course for five thousand dollars.
The actual tuition isn't so much; it's railroad fare, clothing, and other expenses." Mrs.Owen turned towards Kelton with a smile on her kind, shrewd face. "Andrew, just to please me, I want you to let me be partners with you in this.
What you've told me and what I've seen of that little girl have clinched me pretty strong.
I wish she was mine! My little Elizabeth would be a grown woman if she'd lived; and because of her I like to help other people's little girls; you know I helped start Elizabeth House, a home for working girls--and I'm getting my money back on that a thousand times over.
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