Five Little Peppers Midway by Margaret Sidney Fiction Family Action & Adventure

<p><strong>The Five Little Peppers book series covers the lives of the five children of Mamsie and the late Mister Pepper who are born into poverty in a rural little brown house. </strong>The series begins with the Peppers in their native state and develops with their rescue by a wealthy gentleman who takes an interest in the family.</p><p>Mrs. Chatterton standing by her toilet table carefully examining her wealth of gray hair is surprised in the very act of picking out an obnoxious white one by a noise in the further corner of the apartment. Dropping her fingers quickly and turning away from the glass she exclaims How dare you come in without knocking? If you make a noise I'll kill you declares the man standing in the shadow of a portiere and watching her underneath a slouched black hat. There is a slight click that causes her nerves to thrill. But Mrs. Chatterton's varied life has brought her nothing if not self-control. Coolly she answers If you want my money say so. Not exactly money ma'am says the man for I don't suppose you have much here. But I'll thank you to hand over that there box of diamonds. He extends the other hand with its dingy fingers toward a large ebony jewel-case on a corner of the table -- just as one of the Peppers bursts in!</p>