BY
AMANDA M. DOUGLAS
NEW YORK
DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY
1904
Copyright, 1904,
By Dodd, Mead & Company
Published September, 1904
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER. | PAGE. | |
| I | The Little Girl | [1] |
| II | Getting Dinner | [15] |
| III | Through the Winter | [30] |
| IV | A Political Difference | [44] |
| V | Of Common Daily Things | [61] |
| VI | Then the Uncommon | [85] |
| VII | From the Little Girl's Side | [100] |
| VIII | Without Norman | [117] |
| IX | Was Ever Letter Half so Dear? | [130] |
| X | A Wild Ride | [147] |
| XI | A Time for Love | [165] |
| XII | Not Merry, but Wedding Bells | [179] |
| XIII | A Shaded Side | [194] |
| XIV | A Turn in the Lane | [209] |
| XV | How Much was Love | [224] |
| XVI | Her Rivals | [243] |
| XVII | Polly | [262] |
| XVIII | Dan | [276] |
| XIX | How Norman Came Home | [294] |
| XX | The Passing of Old Chicago | [312] |
CHAPTER I
THE LITTLE GIRL
It is one of the compensations of Providence that after the storm and stress of active life is through, one can go back to the beautiful world of memory and live over the earlier joys with a delight not experienced in youth.