Illustrated By B. West Clinedinst
DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY MOTHER
(1834-1902)
TO WHOSE SCOTCH LOVE OF ROMANTIC LITERATURE
I OWE THE HERITAGE OF ETERNAL YOUTH
CONTENTS
[ CHAPTER I — THE MAN AND THE WOMAN ]
[ CHAPTER II — VISIONS IN THE NIGHT ]
[ CHAPTER III — THE BANKER AND HIS FAD ]
[ CHAPTER IV — THE SHORTHORN DEACON ]
[ CHAPTER V — THE CRY OF THE CITY ]
[ CHAPTER VI — THE PUDDLE AND THE TADPOLE ]
[ CHAPTER VII — A STOLEN KISS ]
[ CHAPTER VIII — SWEET DANGER ]
[ CHAPTER XI — AN ANSWER TO PRAYER ]
[ CHAPTER XII — OUT OF THE SHADOWS ]
[ CHAPTER XIII — A BROKEN HEART-STRING ]
[ CHAPTER XIV — THE VOICE OF THE SIREN ]
[ CHAPTER XV — GOEST THOU TO SEE A WOMAN? ]
[ CHAPTER XVII — THE THOUGHT THAT SWEEPS THE CENTURY ]
[ CHAPTER XVIII — A VOICE FROM THE PAST ]
[ CHAPTER XIX — THE WEDDING OF THE ANNUNCIATION ]
[ CHAPTER XX — AN OLD SWEETHEART ]
[ CHAPTER XXI — FREEDOM AND FELLOWSHIP ]
[ CHAPTER XXII — A SCARLET FLAME IN THE SKY ]
[ CHAPTER XXIII — THE NEW HEAVEN ]
[ CHAPTER XXIV — COURTIER AND QUEEN ]
[ CHAPTER XXV — THE IRONY OF FATE ]
[ CHAPTER XXVI — AT CLOSE QUARTERS ]
[ CHAPTER XXVII — VENUS VICTRIX — ]
[ CHAPTER XXVIII — THE GROWL OF THE ANIMAL ]
[ CHAPTER XXIX — BULLDOG AND MASTIFF ]
[ CHAPTER XXX — THE CLOUD’S SILVER LINING ]
[ CHAPTER XXXI — A LACE HANDKERCHIEF ]
[ CHAPTER XXXII — A LIFETIME IN A DAY ]
[ CHAPTER XXXIII — THE VERDICT ]
[ CHAPTER XXXIV — THE APPEAL ]
[ CHAPTER XXXV — BETWEEN TWO FIRES ]