It is the author's hope that the story of "Reels and Spindles" may aid some young readers to comprehend and make their own this beauty of simplicity and this charm of sympathy which are the outcome of unselfishness.
E. R.
Baltimore, April 3, 1900.
CONTENTS.
- CHAPTER
- [I.] A Byway of the Ardsley
- [II.] The Mill in the Glen
- [III.] Fairacres
- [IV.] Hallam
- [V.] A Kinsman of the House
- [VI.] Settlements
- [VII.] The "Spite House" of Bareacre
- [VIII.] Needs and Helpers
- [IX.] The Waterloo of Bonaparte Lafayette
- [X.] Home-making
- [XI.] The Young Old Man and Old Young Girl
- [XII.] Bad News from Burnside
- [XIII.] Amy Pays a Business Call
- [XIV.] Pepita Finds a New Home
- [XV.] Facing Hard Facts
- [XVI.] Amy Begins to Spin
- [XVII.] The Disappearance of Balaam
- [XVIII.] The Fascination of Industry
- [XIX.] Motives and Misunderstandings
- [XX.] In the Old Home
- [XXI.] A Peculiar Invitation
- [XXII.] Two Wanderers Return
- [XXIII.] Frederic Kaye's Welcome Home
- [XXIV.] Fairacres is Closed
- [XXV.] Mysteries and Masteries
- [XXVI.] A Picnic in the Glen
- [XXVII.] A Double Inheritance in a Single Day
- [XXVIII.] One Wonderful Autumn Day
- [XXIX.] Conclusion