In Apple-Blossom Time: A Fairy-Tale to Date

"In Apple-Blossom Time: A Fairy-Tale to Date" by Clara Louise Burnham is a story set in the early 1900s where a young girl named Geraldine Melody faces tough times after her father dies and her stepmother leaves her. She finds a place to stay with the Carders on their farm, encountering the unpleasant Rufus Carder. At the start, we meet Miss Mehitable Upton, a nice shopkeeper, who meets Geraldine in a restaurant. Geraldine shares her sad story of loss. Miss Upton cares about Geraldine and gets involved in her life, despite the presence of Rufus Carder. As Geraldine arrives at the Carder’s farm, the story hints at sadness while the surroundings presents potential dangers that make her safety and future uncertain.