CONTENTS

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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]