title: The Story of the Good Samaritan
author:  Patricia A. Pingry 
description: Patricia A. Pingry has written dozens of children's books and edited hundreds more. Among her best-known titles are the previous edition of this book and its companion, The Story of Christmas. Together thee two titles have sold more than 2 million copies.
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  # A Good Samaritan
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews
  
  
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  A GOOD SAMARITAN
  
  
  by
  
  
  MARY RAYMOND SHIPMAN ANDREWS
  
  
  Illustrated by Charlotte Harding
  
  
  New York McClure, Phillips &Co.
  
  
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  A GOOD SAMARITAN
  
  
  The little District Telegraph boy, with a dirty face, stood at the
  
  
  edge of the desk, and, rubbing his sleeve across his cheek, made it
  
  
  unnecessarily dirtier.
  
  
  “Answer, sir?”
  
  
  “No—yes—wait a minute.” Reed tore the yellow envelope and spread
  
  
  the telegram. It read:
  
  
  “Do I meet you at your office or at Martin's and what time?”
  
  
  “The devil!” Reed commented, and the boy blinked indifferently. He
  
  
  was used to stronger. “The casual Rex all over! Yes, boy, there's an
  
  
  answer.” He scribbled rapidly, and the two lines of writing s