The Tale of the Ticker

Tom Burns, a broker's clerk, falls in love with his employer's daughter, Edith, but realizes their positions are too far apart to hope. Edith is beloved by Wilson, her father's private secre... Read allTom Burns, a broker's clerk, falls in love with his employer's daughter, Edith, but realizes their positions are too far apart to hope. Edith is beloved by Wilson, her father's private secretary. Although she likes him at first, her heart soon turns to Tom. She invites the young ... Read allTom Burns, a broker's clerk, falls in love with his employer's daughter, Edith, but realizes their positions are too far apart to hope. Edith is beloved by Wilson, her father's private secretary. Although she likes him at first, her heart soon turns to Tom. She invites the young clerk to her birthday party. He sends her a bunch of violets, which she wears that night, ... Read all