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CONTENTS

• I. THE ARRIVAL AT BURNT FORK. . . . . . 3
• II. FILING A CLAIM . . . . . . . . . . . 7
• III. A BUSY, HAPPY SUMMER . . . . . . . . 15
• IV. A CHARMING ADVENTURE AND ZEBULON PIKE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
• V. SEDALIA AND REGALIA. . . . . . . . . 45
• VI. A THANKSGIVING-DAY WEDDING . . . . . 54
• VII. ZEBULON PIKE VISITS HIS OLD HOME . . 60
• VIII. A HAPPY CHRISTMAS. . . . . . . . . . 64
• IX. A CONFESSION . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
• X. THE STORY OF CORA BELLE. . . . . . . 81
• XI. ZEBBIE'S STORY . . . . . . . . . . . 100
• XII. A CONTENTED COUPLE . . . . . . . . . 117
• XIII. PROVING UP . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
• XIV. THE NEW HOUSE. . . . . . . . . . . . 137
• XV. THE "STOCKING-LEG" DINNER. . . . . . 143
• XVI. THE HORSE-THIEVES. . . . . . . . . . 157
• XVII. AT GAVOTTE'S CAMP. . . . . . . . . . 180

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• XVIII. THE HOMESTEADER'S MARRIAGE AND LITTLE FUNERAL . . . . . . . . . . 184
• XIX. THE ADVENTURE OF THE CHRISTMAS
• TREE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
• XX. THE JOYS OF HOMESTEADING . . . . . . 213
• XXI. A LETTER OF JERRINE'S. . . . . . . . 218
• XXII. THE EFFICIENT MRS. O'SHAUGHNESSY . . 220
• XXIII. HOW IT HAPPENED. . . . . . . . . . . 225
• XXIV. A LITTLE ROMANCE . . . . . . . . . . 230
• XXV. AMONG THE MORMONS. . . . . . . . . . 256
• XXVI. SUCCESS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279