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    CONTENTS

  • I. CALDERWELL DOES SOME TALKING . . . . . . . . .1
  • II. AUNT HANNAH GETS A LETTER. . . . . . . . . . 16
  • III. BILLY AND BERTRAM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
  • IV. FOR MARY JANE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
  • V. MARIE SPEAKS HER MIND. . . . . . . . . . . . 43
  • VI. AT THE SIGN OF THE PINK. . . . . . . . . . . 50
  • VII. OLD FRIENDS AND NEW. . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
  • VIII. M. J. OPENS THE GAME . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
  • IX. A RUG, A PICTURE, AND A GIRL AFRAID. . . . . 86
  • X. A JOB FOR PETE—AND FOR BERTRAM. . . . . . .106
  • XI. A CLOCK AND AUNT HANNAH. . . . . . . . . . .124
  • XII. SISTER KATE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
  • XIII. CYRIL AND A WEDDING. . . . . . . . . . . . .143
  • XIV. M. J. MAKES ANOTHER MOVE . . . . . . . . . .157
  • XV. "MR. BILLY" AND "MISS MARY JANE" . . . . . .172
  • XVI. A GIRL AND A BIT OF LOWESTOFT. . . . . . . .181
  • XVII. ONLY A LOVE SONG, BUT—. . . . . . . . . . .194
  • XVIII. SUGARPLUMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200
  • XIX. ALICE GREGGORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208
  • XX. ARKWRIGHT TELLS A STORY. . . . . . . . . . .223
  • XXI. A MATTER OF STRAIGHT BUSINESS. . . . . . . .231

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  • XXII. PLANS AND PLOTTINGS. . . . . . . . . . . . .242
  • XXIII. THE CAUSE AND BERTRAM. . . . . . . . . . . .257
  • XXIV. THE ARTIST AND HIS ART . . . . . . . . . . .267
  • XXV. THE OPERETTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .273
  • XXVI. ARKWRIGHT TELLS ANOTHER STORY. . . . . . . .282
  • XXVII. THE THING THAT WAS THE TRUTH . . . . . . . .294
  • XXVIII. BILLY TAKES HER TURN . . . . . . . . . . . .305
  • XXIX. KATE WRITES A LETTER . . . . . . . . . . . .312
  • XXX. "I'VE HINDERED HIM". . . . . . . . . . . . .321
  • XXXI. FLIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .333
  • XXXII. PETE TO THE RESCUE . . . . . . . . . . . . .348
  • XXXIII. BERTRAM TAKES THE REINS. . . . . . . . . . .354