ILLUSTRATIONS

IN COLOR

[ Anita Walked Down the Stairs and Came Face to Face with Broussard
and Mrs. Lawrence . . . . . . Frontispiece ]

[ Broussard Lifted Gamechick by the Bridle and the Next Moment
Cleared Both Mare and Girl ]

[ The Last Glimpse Broussard Had of Anita Was, As She Stood,
Her Arm About Gamechick's Neck ]

[ "This Was Enclosed in a Letter to Me From Mr. Broussard,"
said the Colonel ]

FROM PEN DRAWINGS

[ The Black Mare Suddenly Threw Her Head Down and Her Heels Up ]

[ "Miss Anita is in there with Mr. Broussard, an' He got
on His Courtin' Breeches, an' They's Just as Quiet as
a Couple of Sleepin' Babies" ]

[ "Never Mind, Dear, Darling Daddy, I Love You Just the Same" ]

[ Mrs. McGillicuddy Sat Majestically Upright in the Buggy,
While the Sergeant Bestrode the Peaceful and Amiable Dot ]

[ "Neither You nor Your Child Shall Suffer for the Present" ]

[ Kettle Dropped the Reins, and Grasping Corporal Around the Neck
Hung on Desperately ]

[ "Don't Call Your Father 'the Poor old Chap,'" Said
Mrs. Fortescue Positively ]