Amy Stonington was concerned in a mystery that she hoped would some
day be unraveled. For years she had believed that John and Sarah
Stonington were her father and mother, but in the first book I related
how she was given to understand differently.
It appears that, when she was a baby, Amy lived in a Western city.
There came a flood, and she was picked up on some wreckage. There was
a note pinned to her baby dress-- or, rather an envelope that had
contained a note, and this was addressed to Mrs. Stonington. Amy's
mother was Mrs. Stonington's aunt, though the two had not seen each
other in many years.
Whether Amy's parents perished in the flood, as seemed likely, or what
became of them, was never known, nor was it known whether there were
any other children. But Mr. Stonington, after the flood, was
telegraphed for, and came to get Amy. He and his wife had kept her
ever since, and shortly before this story opens they had told her of
the mystery surrounding her. Of course it was a great shock to poor
Amy, but she bore it bravely. She called Mr. and Mrs. Stonington
"uncle" and "aunt" after that.
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