NEW YORK

DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY
1905

Copyright, 1905
By Dodd, Mead & Company
All rights reserved
Published September, 1905

To
MARTHA REDINGTON

To you who have enjoyed the charms and wonders of the newer city, the old and remarkable may have a charm. Half a century is not much in which to rear the Queen City of the Western Coast.

With a friend's regard,
The Author.

CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
IFrom Maine to California[1]
IIOld San Francisco[15]
IIIMaking a New Home[27]
IVA Queer Winter[43]
VPelajo[59]
VIA Different Outlook[79]
VIIA Taste of Gayety[94]
VIIIGirls and Girls[107]
IXA Party and an Admirer[124]
XEthics and Etiquette[138]
XIIn the Sunshine of Youth[155]
XIINew Experiences[174]
XIIIBalder the Beautiful[189]
XIVA Wedding and a Parting[205]
XVThe Enchantment of Youth[223]
XVIIn the Balance[241]
XVIIThe Decision of Fate[258]
XVIIITo See You Once Again[276]
XIXThe Guiding Finger[292]
XXAn Enchanted Journey[313]

CHAPTER I
FROM MAINE TO CALIFORNIA