CONTENTS.CHAPTER I. [WHAT THE VILLAGERS SAID]II. [AN UNLOOKED-FOR INHERITANCE]III. [FIRST IMPRESSIONS]IV. [OPPOSING VIEWS]V. [A QUESTION OF EDUCATION]VI. [A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE]VII. [A MOMENTOUS DECISION]VIII. [AN OUTSTRETCHED HAND]IX. [A CRISIS IN A LIFE]X. [RIVAL SUITORS]XI. [A FRIEND IN NEED]XII. [KITTY'S CHRISTMAS TREE]XIII. [THE CALL OF GOD]XIV. [A CHANGE OF MIND]