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
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I | From Maine to California | [1] |
| II | Old San Francisco | [15] |
| III | Making a New Home | [27] |
| IV | A Queer Winter | [43] |
| V | Pelajo | [59] |
| VI | A Different Outlook | [79] |
| VII | A Taste of Gayety | [94] |
| VIII | Girls and Girls | [107] |
| IX | A Party and an Admirer | [124] |
| X | Ethics and Etiquette | [138] |
| XI | In the Sunshine of Youth | [155] |
| XII | New Experiences | [174] |
| XIII | Balder the Beautiful | [189] |
| XIV | A Wedding and a Parting | [205] |
| XV | The Enchantment of Youth | [223] |
| XVI | In the Balance | [241] |
| XVII | The Decision of Fate | [258] |
| XVIII | To See You Once Again | [276] |
| XIX | The Guiding Finger | [292] |
| XX | An Enchanted Journey | [313] |