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Judy Abbott longs to escape the orphanage where she has grown up caring for younger children. An anonymous trustee offers to send her to college on condition that she write him regular letters, opening a new life while keeping the identity of her benefactor a mystery.
Jerusha "Judy" Abbott, an orphan living in New England. One day, a visiting trustee becomes interested in Judy and decides to give her a chance and send her to a college. He only requests that she send him a letter once a month keeping him updated on her studies and life. As she does not know his identity, she decides to name him "Daddy long-legs." Over the course of her years in college, she begins to fall in love with her mysterious benefactor and he returns her feelings.
Judy Abbott longs to escape the orphanage where she has grown up caring for younger children. An anonymous trustee offers to send her to college on condition that she write him regular letters, opening a new life while keeping the identity of her benefactor a mystery.
Jerusha "Judy" Abbott, an orphan living in New England. One day, a visiting trustee becomes interested in Judy and decides to give her a chance and send her to a college. He only requests that she send him a letter once a month keeping him updated on her studies and life. As she does not know his identity, she decides to name him "Daddy long-legs." Over the course of her years in college, she begins to fall in love with her mysterious benefactor and he returns her feelings.