Transcriber's Note
Printer's punctuation errors were corrected.
The following apparent spelling errors were addressed.
Page 13 'Mademoselle' to 'Mademoiselle' 'You are mademoiselle Kent'
Page 20 'outstretached' to 'outstretched' 'both hands outstretched'
Page 20 'sparking' to 'sparkling' 'that eager, sparkling face'
Page 20 'farm-hous' to 'farm-house' 'weather-beaten farm-house'
Page 36 'hat' to 'that' 'is convinced that my talents'
Page 52 'exclamed' to 'exclaimed' '"I can't!" exclaimed the girl'
Page 56 'thay' to 'they' 'they have spirited her away'
Page 61 'it' to 'if' 'better if some people were'
Page 61 'familar' to 'familiar' 'a familiar and rather distinguished'
Page 66 ''o' to 'of' 'the happiness of his life'
Page 75 'know' to 'known' 'it was known far and wide'
Page 89 'weding' to 'wedding' 'their wedding tour would be'
Page 92 'Jubiter' to 'Jupiter' 'By Jupiter! what a row'
Page 110 'vailing' to 'veiling' 'cigar smoke half-veiling his'
Page 115 'never' to 'ever' 'and you'll ever find the time'
Page 116 'as uppressed' to 'a suppressed' 'in a suppressed voice'
Page 117 'you' to 'your' 'don't lose your temper'
Page 132 'On!' to 'Oh!' '"Oh!" she said,'
Page 133 'dosent' to 'doesn't' 'It doesn't fetch him any the sooner'
Page 134 'magnificient' to 'magnificent' 'the magnificent family diamond'
Page 137 'so' to 'to' 'herself was to be seen'
Page 142 'ceasless' to 'ceaseless' 'ceaseless boom of the sea'
Page 147 'gossipping' to 'gossiping' 'the whole village was gossiping'
Page 180 'Ken' to 'Kent' 'said Rueben Kent'
Page 232 'desparing' to 'despairing' 'the most despairing of widows'
Page 262 'sparling' to 'sparkling' 'sparkling fountains'
Page 264 'others' to 'other' 'reminded him of other days'
Page 283 'anniversay' to 'anniversary' 'and the ninth anniversary'
Page 304 'galant' to 'gallant' 'brought back the gallant colonel'
Page 314 'mischevious' to 'mischievous' 'the mischievous laugh'
Page 340 'duetts' to 'duets' 'sang duets with her'
Page 369 'glided' to 'gilded' 'on the gilded gondolas'
Page 375 'daring' to 'darling' 'one of these days my darling'
Page 378 'may' to 'my' 'Oh! my dear, my dear'
Page 389 'out' to 'our' 'You take our hearts by storm'
Page 398 'cheek' to 'check' 'words came that he could not check'
Page 402 'millioniare' to 'millionaire' 'no longer the millionaire'