Laura Brayton — page 107: what you’re looking at

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93. LAURA BRAYTON, plans to earn an honorable living, and to rise above dependence and want, I shall be only too happy.” “Why that young man, my Sammy’s friend, loves you, and means to marry you, and he is rich!” © said Annie, wondering why Laura eghould for a moment think of other means of rising, eside from honorable matrimony. “Yes, but I do not mean to marry him while I am dependent and poor. Annie, I am proud in spirit. I yearn to be independent!” “That is right, Laura. That is just like me. Sammy wanted me to live with his mother, fof nothing, just for company’s sake. ‘No siree!’ said I, ‘that isn’t me,Sammy!’ I can earn a living and lay up a little besides. And now sit down and eat, if there isn’t enough on the table, there is more in the closet.” comicbooks.co — Pr a “25 v= * ’ vee « 7 ¥ * a 2 Ane i