CONTENTS
| CHAPTER. | PAGE. | |
| Preface | [vii.] | |
| [I.] | The Cornwallis Cottage | [13] |
| [II.] | The Round About Road to Schwarmer Mansion | [22] |
| [III.] | The Alarm | [33] |
| [IV.] | Risus Sardonicus | [40] |
| [V.] | Insanity or Exile | [49] |
| [VI.] | The Funny Fourth Racket on English Soil | [57] |
| [VII.] | The Double Engagement | [65] |
| [VIII.] | Dr. Muelenberg’s Prescription | [74] |
| [IX.] | The Bridal Trip | [80] |
| [X.] | A Public Meeting—Statistics and Resolutions | [87] |
| [XI.] | Appeal Instead of Prohibition | [101] |
| [XII.] | A Good Celebration—Adelaide Schwarmer and Ruth’s Dog | [114] |
| [XIII.] | Alfonso Bombs’ Pyrotechnics and Adelaide Schwarmer’s Blame | [126] |
| [XIV.] | Schwarmer’s Threatened Arrest | [140] |
| [XV.] | The Killsbury Women Arrest Themselves | [148] |
| [XVI.] | The Effect of Ruth’s Speech | [160] |
| [XVII.] | The Query—Ruth’s Dog Dombey Brings Her a Note | [173] |
| [XVIII.] | Mr. Bombs’ Disgust with Chicago and the Pyro-King’s Plans | [183] |
| [XIX.] | Schwarmer Does a Little Hustling on Adelaide’s Account—A Fourth of July Bugle | [193] |
| [XX.] | The Dedication of the Library | [203] |
| [XXI.] | Adelaide Stays at Home with Her Father | [213] |
| [XXII.] | A Wonderful Change in Killsbury | [228] |
| [XXIII.] | Mr. Bombs Tells All He Knows About Laurens Cornwallis’ Mysterious Death | [238] |
Illustrations
| PAGE. | |
| Boston Harbor Style | [Frontispiece.] |
| The Funny Fourth Racket on English Soil | [62] |
| Going to Visit the President | [82] |
| “A Feast is Better than Firecrackers” | [118] |
| “Fire, Fire!” Cried a Voice | [134] |