“Audrey’s Recompense” depicts the lives of Audrey Waldemar and her young charge Richmond whom she rescues from a life of poverty and hardship.
Written by “Mrs. Georgie Sheldon” (Sarah Elizabeth Forbush Downs 1843–1926), it was published in 1885-1886 newspaper serial form as “Audrey’s Recompense” and also under the title “After Many Days.”
Transcribed and edited by Jeffrey Merrow from the 1886 A. L. Burt print edition.

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Chapters:
I. – What Audrey Found.
II. – The Dawn of a Better Life.
III. – Cupid’s Conquest.
IV. – “Am I Misleading Her?”
V. – How the Night Was Passed.
VI. – A Dreadful Alternative.
VII. – A Painful Interview.
VIII. – Upon the Altar of a Dead Heart.
IX. – A Victory for Rich.
X. – The Little Hoyden’s Lesson.
XI. – A Rescue and a Proposal.
XII. – A Grateful Invalid.
XIII. – “So Near, and Yet So Far.”
XIV. – A Young Man’s Plans.
XV. – “I Wonder Who She Is.”
XVI. – The Blue-Eyed Maiden.
XVII. – Protection From the Law.
XVIII. – A Floral Offering.
XIX. – Rich Strikes Out.
XX. – An Agreeable Surprise.
XXI. – An Independent Spirit.
XXII. – Shattered Hopes.
XXIII. – A Woman’s Warning.
XXIV. – A Painful Revelation.
XXV. – “Trust and Wait”
XXVI. – An Unexpected Meeting.
XXVII. – The Father’s Appeal.
XXVIII. – A Little Experience in Surgery.
XXIX. – Miss Starkey Becomes Mysterious.
XXX. – “What a Grand Man He Must Be!”
XXXI. – Out of the Jaws of Death.
XXXII. – Aunt Martha Tells a Story.
XXXIII. – New Plans Proposed.
XXXIV. – Mr. Starkey’s Architecture.
XXXV. – An Old-Fashioned Picnic.
XXXVI. – A Treacherous Deed.
XXXVII. – The Meeting in the Library.
XXXVIII. – The Nurse’s Story.
XXXIX. – Audrey’s Recompense.
XL. – The Union of Hearts.