The Beggar Man

Faith Ledley faints in the sun-baked streets of Poplar—and wakes in a stranger’s motor-car, hearing him claim that no man in the world is poorer than he is.

In the hot, noisy world of Heeler’s blouse factory, timid Faith struggles to keep pace with the work and the sharp-eyed girls around her. Peg Fraser takes her under her wing, but Faith carries a deeper hurt: her father died after someone took all his money, and she cannot forget the man who ruined him. When exhaustion sends her to the pavement, a burly stranger comes to her aid, whisking her away from the factory streets in a car that seems to belong to another life. His kindness—and his startling confession—leave Faith with more to wonder about than how she will get home. What can a man with every comfort mean when he calls himself poor?

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