Job’s Niece was originally a serial, copyrighted by The Golden Rule Company in 1926 & 1927 and a feature in Christian Endeavor World. When the serial ran its course, J.B. Lippincott published it in book form. It opens with Doris Dunbar sorting through “a regular blizzard of bills” following the untimely death of her father, trying to bring some order to things before seeing the lawyer the next day. When her sister enters the room, her “trifling pink kimono” giving some clue to her character, Doris has her hands full trying to explain that things were not as they seemed—and were not likely to get better anytime soon.