By Hamlin Garland
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(Part 3)

This Sunday morning she could no longer be alone. She jumped up and ran into the house. She quickly dressed the children. She carefully locked the door and started walking down the road. She went to the farmhouse of her neighbor, Misses Gray.

Mary Gray was a widow. She had a large family of strong sons and pretty daughters. She was poor. But she never said 'no' to someone who needed help. She worked hard and laughed often. She was always in a cheerfu...