Chapter 34: A Friend

⁠​​​‌​​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌⁠Though very happy in the social atmosphere about her, and very busy with the daily work that earned her bread, and made it sweeter for the effort, Jo still found time for literary labors. The purpose which now took possession of her was a natural one to a poor and ambitious girl; but the means she took to gain her end were not the best. She saw that money conferred power: money and power, therefor