When a basket appears on the doorstep of Tinkletown's veteran marshal, Anderson Crow, the whole town sets out to solve a mystery no one asked them to solve. The baby is named Rosalie, the Crows take her in, and as she grows from foundling to young woman, Tinkletown's armchair detectives trade theories, rumors, and righteous certainty about where she came from — while the truth waits patiently for the day it can be told. First published in 1912, George Barr McCutcheon's affectionate comedy is a warm-hearted send-up of gossip, small-town pride, and the fine line between neighborly interest and busybodying, from the best-selling author of Brewster's Millions and the Graustark novels. This edition reproduces the COMPLETE, UNABRIDGED original text, preceded by a new introduction and accompanied by reader's notes that place the book in its era. Part of The Founding Texts Library.