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CONTENTS.

CONTENTS.

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• I. Roy, Our Hero 7

• II. At Leighton Homestead 15

• III. Georgie's Telegram 25

• IV. Georgie 31

• V. Roy's Decision 40

• VI. News of Edna 44

• VII. Miss Pepper's Letter 50

• VIII. The Brave Little Woman 60

• IX. After the Accident 69

• X. Georgie and Jack 77

• XI. Edna's First Weeks at Mrs. Dana's 84

• XII. How Aunt Jerusha received the News 89

• XIII. Jack's Home 97

• XIV. Edna and Annie 101

• XV. Aunt Jerry 107

• XVI. Aunt Jerry and Edna 114

• XVII. Where Edna went 123

• XVIII. At Uncle Phil's 127

• XIX. Uncle Phil 135

• XX. Up in the North Room 150

• XXI. Miss Overton 158

• XXII. Maude's Visit 166

• XXIII. Paying Debts 181

• XXIV. Georgie and Jack 186

• XXV. In the Summer 199

• XXVI. After another Year 206

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• XXVII. Edna Accepts 215

• XXVIII. Edna goes to Leighton 219

• XXIX. Georgie's Secret 232

• XXX. At Leighton 240

• XXXI. Over at Oakwood 246

• XXXII. The Croquet Party 252

• XXXIII. How the Engagement was received 270

• XXXIV. How they got on at Leighton 281

• XXXV. Letters 289

• XXXVI. Annie Heyford 299

• XXXVII. The Night of the Party 311

• XXXVIII. After Annie's Death 323

• XXXIX. Maude and Edna visit Uncle Phil 328

• XL. Getting ready for the Bridal 333

• XLI. The Burglar 343

• XLII. The Alarm 355

• XLIII. Roy 361

• XLIV. Last Days 371

• XLV. Death at Oakwood 378

• XLVI. Jack's Marriage and Jack's Story 381

• XLVII. Roy finds Edna 395

• XLVIII. Mrs. Churchill and Edna 407

• XLIX. The Wedding 411

• L. Conclusion 420