Speed, Nell: Molly Brown’s Freshman Days. v1. 2 Mar 2015
 

Speed, Nell, 1878-1913

Excerpt
The new girl put down her straw suit case and leaned against the wall of the station. She looked tired and there was a streak of soot across her cheek. The trip from Kentucky in this warm September weather was not the pleasantest journey in the world. While she waited for Mr. Murphy to return with news of her trunk, her attention was claimed by two girls standing at her elbow who were talking cheerfully together.