Democratic Northwest in Napoleon, Ohio

From Poverty to Prosperity in Miss Greybrook’s Care

A wartime tale follows Clara Craven and her husband Tom Craven, driven into poverty after job loss. Clara steals boots to feed her family, contemplates a $250 reward, and seeks help from Miss Greybrook, Tom’s godmother, who invites them to live with her. Years later Tom thrives in a seaport firm, and Clara recalls their near ruin while seeing emigrants depart for New Zealand.