CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I. Whims [1]
II. "Never Mind, Mommie" [15]
III. Mamie Parker [29]
IV. Would she "do"? [42]
V. The Old Cat! [55]
VI. Ideal Conditions [69]
VII. "Mothers are Queer!" [82]
VIII. A Spoiled Mother [96]
IX. Sentiment and Sacrifice [110]
X. "Sentimental" People [124]
XI. "Plans for a Purpose" [137]
XII. Accident or Design? [151]
XIII. Was Irene Right? [164]
XIV. The General Manager [176]
XV. Looking Backward [189]
XVI. For Maybelle's Sake [203]
XVII. Built on the Sand [216]
XVIII. Justice or Mercy? [229]
XIX. Alone [242]
XX. They Hated Mystery [254]
XXI. "A Study" [268]
XXII. A Loyal Heart [280]
XXIII. Puzzling Questions [293]
XXIV. An Ally [306]
XXV. A Crisis [319]
XXVI. A Strange Change [331]
XXVII. A Retrograde Movement [344]
XXVIII. "Something had Happened" [358]
XXIX. Renunciation [371]
XXX. "Two, and Two, and Two" [383]