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Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp - or, the Old Lumberman's Secret by Annie Roe Carr
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and the path to the front gate neatly dug and swept. The tinkle
of sleigh bells and the laughter of a crowd of her school friends
swept by the corner of Amity Street. Nan ran out upon the porch
and waved her duster at them.

There she stood, smiling out upon her little world for a minute.
She might not see Amity Street, and the old neighbors, many weeks
longer. A half-promise of work from the Chicago machine shop
boss had reached Mr. Sherwood that morning by post. It seemed
the only opening, and it meant that they would have to give up
the "dwelling in amity" and go to crowded Chicago to live. For
Momsey was determined that Papa Sherwood should not go without
her.

Nan came back into the hall and began to wield the broom again.
She could not leave the door open too long, for it was cold
outside and the winter chill would get into the house. They had
to keep all the rooms at an even temperature on account of
Momsey's health.

But she swept vigorously, moving each piece of furniture, and
throwing the rugs out upon the porch for a special sweeping
there. The rough mat at the door was a heavy one. As Nan
stooped to pick it up and toss it after the other small rugs, she
saw the corner of a yellow envelope sticking from under the edge
of the hall carpet.

"Wonder what that is?" murmured Nan. "Somebody has thrust a
circular, or advertisement, under our door, and it's gone under
the carpet. Yes! There's a tack out there."
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