Oemler, Marie Conway 1879-1932 creator Avison, George 1885-1970 text utu 2026 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Where the young child was" by Marie Conway Oemler is a collection of Christmas stories written in the early 20th century. The tales blend romance, sentiment, and gentle humor to highlight compassion, faith, and the quiet miracles of the season, following figures such as army families, a novelist drawn to a haunted Southern house, and a brave soldier’s child faced with class and family divides. The opening of the collection offers three holiday narratives set in the snowy West, the Carolina Lowcountry, and a New England town. In the first, a train stalled in a Wyoming blizzard becomes the scene of a boxcar birth that softens hearts across class lines; a proud doctor and his glamorous wife reconnect, and charming Sally Compton chooses Captain Hoban’s love over a millionaire’s wealth as miners, soldiers, and railmen welcome the newborn with gifts and carols. The next story finds writer Anthony Trescott led on Christmas Eve to an abandoned plantation, where a mysterious young woman promises a gift; he uncovers an 18th‑century diary and miniatures of Lydia King and an earlier Anthony, and then meets a modern Lydia who mirrors them, sealing a timeless love. The third begins with Junior, a captain’s son, living under a strict aunt while his father serves overseas; after he rescues a runaway little girl who falls through thin ice, he is carried to the great house where the child lives, and her grandmother recognizes him by his locket as the estranged family’s lost grandson—the episode breaking off as she rushes to her husband. (This is an automatically generated summary.) "Where the young child was" -- The spirit of the house -- The youngest officer -- Linden goes home -- The little brown house -- "That makes the world go 'round." Release date is 2026-05-20 David E. Brown and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) Originally published: New York: The Century Co., 1912 Christmas stories, American American fiction -- 20th century PS New York: The Century Co., 1912 21016533 https://archive.org/details/whereyoungchildw0000mari/page/n7/mode/2up https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78711 https://archive.org/details/whereyoungchildw0000mari/page/n7/mode/2up https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78711 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134827.0 78711