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Ethelyn's mistake

or, The home in the West; a novel
Holmes, Mary Jane (1825-1907)
  
[book-plate]
  
POPULAR NOVELS.
  
[title page]
  
Dedication.
  
CONTENTS.

 1. 
CHAPTER I. ETHELYN.
 2. 
CHAPTER II. THE VAN BUREN SET.
 3. 
CHAPTER III. RICHARD MARKHAM.
 4. 
CHAPTER IV. THE BRIDAL.
 5. 
CHAPTER V. THE HONEYMOON
 6. 
CHAPTER VI. MRS. MARKHAM'S WAYS.
 7. 
CHAPTER VII. GETTING HOME.
 8. 
CHAPTER VIII. ANDY.
 9. 
CHAPTER IX. DINNER, AND AFTER IT.
 10. 
CHAPTER X. FIRST DAYS IN OLNEY.
 11. 
CHAPTER XI. CALLS AND VISITING.
 12. 
CHAPTER XII. SOCIETY.
 13. 
CHAPTER XIII. GOING TO WASHINGTON.
 14. 
CHAPTER XIV. THE FIRST DAY OF RICHARD'S ABSENCE.
 15. 
CHAPTER XV. ANDY TRIES TO FIND THE ROOT OF THE MATTER.
 16. 
CHAPTER XVI. WASHINGTON.
 17. 
CHAPTER XVII. RICHARD'S HEIR.
 18. 
CHAPTER XVIII. DAYS OF CONVALESCENCE.
 19. 
CHAPTER XIX. COMING TO A CRISIS.
 20. 
CHAPTER XX. THE CRISIS.
 21. 
CHAPTER XXI. THE RESULT.
 22. 
CHAPTER XXII. ETHIE'S LETTERS.
 23. 
CHAPTER XXIII. THE DESERTED HUSBAND.
 24. 
CHAPTER XXIV. THE INVESTIGATION.
 25. 
CHAPTER XXV. IN CHICOPEE.
 26. 
CHAPTER XXVI. WATCHING AND WAITING.
 27. 
CHAPTER XXVII. AFFAIRS AT OLNEY.
 28. 
CHAPTER XXVIII. THE GOVERNOR.
 29. 
CHAPTER XXIX. AFTER YEARS OF WAITING.
 30. 
CHAPTER XXX. ETHIE'S STORY.
 31. 
CHAPTER XXXI. MRS. DR. VAN BUREN.
 32. 
CHAPTER XXXII. CLIFTON.
 33. 
CHAPTER XXXIII. THE OCCUPANT OF NO. 102.
 34. 
CHAPTER XXXIV. IN RICHARD'S ROOM.
 35. 
CHAPTER XXXV. MRS. PETER PRY TAKES A PACK.
 36. 
CHAPTER XXXVI. IN DAVENPORT.
 37. 
CHAPTER XXXVII. AT HOME.
 38. 
CHAPTER XXXVIII. RICHARD AND ETHELYN.
 39. 
CHAPTER XXXIX. RECONCILIATION.

  
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  • I. —Ethelyn 9

  • II. —The Van Buren Set 37

  • III. —Richard Markham 44

  • IV. —The Bridal 59

  • V. —The Honeymoon 66

  • VI. —Mrs. Markham's Ways 81

  • VII. —Getting Home 92

  • VIII. —Andy 98

  • IX. —Dinner, and after It 103

  • X. —First Days in Olney 117

  • XI. —Calls and Visiting 127

  • XII. —Society 138

  • XIII. —Going to Washington 151

  • XIV. —The First Day of Richard's Absence 156

  • XV. —Andy tries to find the Root of the Matter 160

  • XVI. —Washington 172

  • XVII. —Richard's Heir 180

  • XVIII. —Days of Convalescence 186

  • XIX. —Coming to a Crisis 195

  • XX. —The Crisis 207

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  • XXI. —The Result 220

  • XXII. —Ethie's Letters 226

  • XXIII. —The Deserted Husband 233

  • XXIV. —The Investigation 245

  • XXV. —In Chicopee 258

  • XXVI. —Watching and Waiting 276

  • XXVII. —Affairs at Olney 287

  • XXVIII. —The Governor 292

  • XXIX. —After Years of Waiting 300

  • XXX. —Ethie's Story 308

  • XXXI. —Mrs. Dr. Van Buren 313

  • XXXII. —Clifton 320

  • XXXIII. —The Occupant of No. 102 327

  • XXXIV. —In Richard's Room 334

  • XXXV. —Mrs. Peter Pry takes a Pack 340

  • XXXVI. —In Davenport 346

  • XXXVII. —At Home 359

  • XXXVIII. —Richard and Ethelyn 365

  • XXXIX. —Reconciliation 373

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