At the Sign of the

Jack O’Lantern

BY

MYRTLE REED

Author of

Lavender and Old Lace

The Master’s Violin

A Spinner in the Sun

Old Rose and Silver

A Weaver of Dreams

Flower of the Dusk

Etc.

New York

GROSSET & DUNLAP

Publishers

Copyright, 1902

BY

MYRTLE REED

By Myrtle Reed:
A Weaver of DreamsSonnets to a Lover
Old Rose and SilverMaster of the Vineyard
Lavender and Old LaceFlower of the Dusk
The Master's ViolinAt the Sign of the Jack-o'-Lantern
Love Letters of a MusicianA Spinner in the Sun
The Spinster BookLater Love Letters of a Musician
The Shadow of VictoryLove Affairs of Literary Men
Myrtle Reed Year Book

This edition is issued under arrangement with the publishers

G. P. Putnam’s Sons, New York and London

Contents

CHAPTERPAGE
I.The End of the Honeymoon [1]
II.The Day Afterward [18]
III.The First Caller [35]
IV.Finances [53]
V.Mrs. Smithers [68]
VI.The Coming of Elaine [84]
VII.An Uninvited Guest [100]
VIII.More [119]
IX.Another [136]
X.Still More [154]
XI.Mrs. Dodd’s Third Husband [173]
XII.Her Gift to the World [191]
XIII.A Sensitive Soul [210]
XIV.Mrs. Dodd’s Fifth Fate [226]
XV.Treasure-Trove [243]
XVI.Good Fortune [264]
XVII.The Lady Elaine Knows Her Heart [282]
XVIII.Uncle Ebeneezer’s Diary [299]
XIX.Various Departures [319]
XX.The Love of Another Elaine [338]