CONTENTS

[LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
]
[CHAPTER I. THE REHEARSAL
]
[CHAPTER II. MASON'S CORNER FOLKS
]
[CHAPTER III. THE CONCERT IN THE TOWN HALL
]
[CHAPTER IV. ANCESTRY VERSUS PATRIOTISM
]
[CHAPTER V. MR. SAWYER MEETS UNCLE IKE
]
[CHAPTER VI. SOME NEW IDEAS
]
[CHAPTER VII. "THAT CITY FELLER"
]
[CHAPTER VIII. CITY SKILL VERSUS COUNTRY MUSCLE
]
[CHAPTER IX. MR. SAWYER CALLS ON MISS PUTNAM
]
[CHAPTER X. VILLAGE GOSSIP
]
[CHAPTER XI. SOME SAD TIDINGS
]
[CHAPTER XII. LOOKING FOR A BOARDING PLACE
]
[CHAPTER XIII. A VISIT TO THE VICTIM
]
[CHAPTER XIV. A QUIET EVENING
]
[CHAPTER XV. A LONG LOST RELATIVE
]
[CHAPTER XVI. A PROMISE KEPT
]
[CHAPTER XVII. AN INFORMAL INTRODUCTION
]
[CHAPTER XVIII. THE COURTIN'
]
[CHAPTER XIX. JIM SAWYER'S FUNERAL
]
[CHAPTER XX. A WET DAY
]
[CHAPTER XXI. SOME MORE NEW IDEAS
]
[CHAPTER XXII. AFTER THE GREAT SNOWSTORM
]
[CHAPTER XXIII. A VISIT TO MRS. PUTNAM
]
[CHAPTER XXIV. THE NEW DOCTOR
]
[CHAPTER XXV. SOME PLAIN FACTS AND INFERENCES
]
[CHAPTER XXVI. THE SURPRISE PARTY
]
[CHAPTER XXVII. TOWN POLITIC
]
[CHAPTER XXVIII. THE TOWN MEETING
]
[CHAPTER XXIX. MRS. HAWKINS'S BOARDING HOUSE
]
[CHAPTER XXX. A SETTLEMENT
]
[CHAPTER XXXI. AN INHERITANCE
]
[CHAPTER XXXII. AUNT ELLA
]
[CHAPTER XXXIII. THE WEDDIN'S
]
[CHAPTER XXXIV. BLENNERHASSETT
]
[CHAPTER XXXV. "THE BIRD OF LOVE"
]
[CHAPTER XXXVI. THEN THEY WERE MARRIED
]
[CHAPTER XXXVII. LINDA'S BIRTHRIGHT
]
[CHAPTER XXXVIII. FERNBOROUGH
]


LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

[Frontispiece.--"The village gossips wondered who he was, what he was, what he came for, and how long he intended to stay."]

[It Was A Marvellous Rig That He Wore When He Reappeared]

[The Barge Led The Procession To Mason's Corner]

[And Then He Landed A Blow On Wood's Nose]