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Pretty Geraldine, the New York Salesgirl; or, Wedded to Her Choice

by Alex. McVeigh Miller (1850–1937)

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  • 60 chapters
  • Reading level: 7th grade

"Pretty Geraldine, the New York Salesgirl; or, Wedded to Her Choice" by Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller is a fictional novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Geraldine, a beautiful and ambitious salesgirl working in a New York City dry-goods store, who dreams of becoming an actress. As the plot unfolds, Geraldine's interactions with various characters, including a charming actor and a handsome fireman, set the stage for a tumultuous tale of love, friendship, and the struggles faced by women in pursuit of their dreams. The opening of the novel introduces us to the protagonist, Geraldine, as she engages in a lively conversation with her friend Cissy at their workplace before being approached by an actor, Clifford Standish. He is captivated by her beauty and offers to help her achieve her dream of acting, sparking tension with her more cautious friend Cissy, who warns her against the temptations of the stage. As Geraldine navigates her aspirations and the conflicting feelings influenced by the men in her life, the stage is set for romantic intrigue and personal development, highlighting the choices she faces on the threshold of her fate.

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Chapter I

ON THE THRESHOLD OF HER FATE.

"If I could have my dearest wish fulfilled,
And take my choice of all earth's treasures, too,
Or choose from Heaven whatsoe'er I willed,
I'd ask for you!

"No one I'd envy, either high or low,
No king in castle old or palace new;
I'd hold Calconda's mines less rich than I
If I had you!"

"There is more charm for my true, loving heart,
In everything you think, or say, or do,
Then all the joys that Heaven could e'er impart,
Because it's you!"

She stood behind the counter in H. O'Neill's splendid dry-goods emporium on Sixth avenue—only one of his army of salesgirls, yet not a belle of the famous society Four Hundred could eclipse her in beauty—pretty Geraldine, with her great, starry, brown eyes lighting up a bewitching face, with a skin like a rose-leaf, and a low, white brow, crowned by an aureole of curly hair, in whose waves the sunshine was tangled so that it could not get free. Her round, white throat rose proudly from a simple, nun-like gown of fine black serge, unadorned save by the beauty of the form it fitted with easy grace.

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Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. Chapter I
  3. Chapter II
  4. Chapter III
  5. Chapter IV: "Two Souls with But a Single Thought."
  6. Chapter V
  7. Chapter VI
  8. Chapter VII
  9. Chapter VIII: "A Girl Has a Right to Change Her Mind."
  10. Chapter IX
  11. Chapter X
  12. Chapter XI
  13. Chapter XII
  14. Chapter XIII
  15. Chapter XIV
  16. Chapter XV
  17. Chapter XVI: "Call Pride to Your Aid, Geraldine."
  18. Chapter XVII
  19. Chapter XVIII
  20. Chapter XIX
  21. Chapter XX: "Love Is the Best of All."
  22. Chapter XXI: "Oh, Geraldine, I'll Have to Tell You My Guarded Secret!"
  23. Chapter XXII: "That Woman Shall Pay Dearly for This!"
  24. Chapter XXIII
  25. Chapter XXIV
  26. Chapter XXV
  27. Chapter XXVI
  28. Chapter XXVII
  29. Chapter XXVIII
  30. Chapter XXIX
  31. Chapter XXX
  32. Chapter XXXI
  33. Chapter XXXII
  34. Chapter XXXIII
  35. Chapter XXXIV
  36. Chapter XXXV
  37. Chapter XXXVI
  38. Chapter XXXVII: "A Woman's Honor Is Involved, and My Silence Is Its Only Safeguard."
  39. Chapter XXXVIII: "Stop the Carriage!"
  40. Chapter XXXIX
  41. Chapter XL: "It Is Like Suicide!"
  42. Chapter XLI
  43. Chapter XLII: "You Don't Know How I Hate to Rake Up the Ashes of the Past."
  44. Chapter XLIII
  45. Chapter XLIV: "How Can I Repay Their Bounty with Such Treachery?"
  46. Chapter XLV: "If I Were a King I Would Raise Her to My Throne!"
  47. Chapter XLVI: "I Will Test My Darling's Love."
  48. Chapter XLVII
  49. Chapter XLVIII
  50. Chapter XLIX
  51. Chapter L: "Love Makes Fools of Us All!"
  52. Chapter LI
  53. Chapter LII
  54. Chapter LIII: "I Will Never Forgive Her!"
  55. Chapter LIV: "Will You Bid Me Godspeed."
  56. Chapter LV
  57. Chapter LVI
  58. Chapter LVII
  59. Chapter LVIII
  60. Chapter LIX

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This free edition of Pretty Geraldine, the New York Salesgirl; or, Wedded to Her Choice by Alex. McVeigh Miller comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #45872, released 2014-06-03. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer. Genre: Romance, Novels, American Literature.

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