The Patch of Blue Author:Grace Livingston Hill Ever since the day Chris Walton, happy-go-lucky college youth, drove Natalie Halsey home in his new roadster the memory of her sweet smile and quiet manner clung to him. It was funny she hadn't made much impression on him before. She had always been just one of the girls in his class at school. But Chris' high school days had made a lasting impr... more »ession on Natalie, and it was with much hidden enthusiasm that, after financial ruin came to the Waltons and Chris encountered his own "trial by depression" she could offer him a job in the same store with her. Then came the terrible moment when Natalie was in danger and Chris must be braver than he knew how to be. The treasure of love and happiness life holds in store for them makes one of Mrs. Hill's most heart-warming romances.« less