CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I. [Peril and Passion] 1
II. [A Song without Words] 14
III. [The Best Laid Plans] 31
IV. [A Woman's Word] 27
V. [Pleasant Dreams and an Ugly Awakening] 40
VI. [Out of a Clear Sky] 50
VII. [In the Valley of the Shadow] 63
VIII. [The Shadows Fall] 72
IX. [The Courage of Womanhood] 83
X. [The Packet of Papers] 88
XI. [The Events of a Morning] 99
XII. [After the Storm] 117
XIII. ["Aunt Betsy" Takes the Helm] 130
XIV. [Westover at Wanalah] 138
XV. [Up at Judy's] 152
XVI. [Judy Peters's Diagnosis] 161
XVII. [Judy Informs Herself and Makes Plans] 171
XVIII. [Judy Plans a Campaign] 184
XIX. [The Beginning of a Campaign] 199
XX. [The Satisfaction of W. W. Webb] 212
XXI. [Flags Flying] 227
XXII. [An Unmistakable Cure] 239
XXIII. [Court Day] 254
XXIV. [A Perfect Woman—and a Man] 266
XXV. [The Great Renunciation] 279
XXVI. [Moonlight Resolutions] 308
XXVII. [The Philosophy of Jack Towns] 316
XXVIII. [The Events of a Day] 330
XXIX. [The Work of a Wild Wind] 341
XXX. [What Had Happened at The Oaks] 359
XXXI. [A Sunset Interview] 372
XXXII. [What Happened at Fighting Creek] 388
XXXIII. [Conspiracies] 396
XXXIV. [Judy's Plans of Campaign] 413
XXXV. [A Mountain Top Revelation] 425
XXXVI. [The Meeting at The Oaks] 433
ILLUSTRATIONS
[Her rescuer knew not whether she lived] (Page 8) Frontispiece
["Now come out here, Boyd"] 162
[With the first onset of the wind] 342
["It will be better, I think, to accept my decision as final"] 366
[He dismounted, and, with his bridle rein over his arm, joined her] 374