Ruth Fielding of the Red Mill, or Jasper Parloe's Secret
Alice B. Emerson
Hardcover
(Cupples & Leon, March 15, 1913)
Ruth Fielding, a recently-orphaned girl, arrives in Cheslow, New York to live with her uncle, Jabez Potter, at the Red Mill with his housekeeper, Aunt Alvirah Boggs. Ruth is greatly disappointed in the cold reception she receives. Uncle Jabez seems to care very little about her, and all that he has to say is that she must earn her keep.