But what startled Brenda was the sight of a girl sunk in a heap beside the broken glass


CONTENTS

I. [The Broken Vase ]1
II. [A Family Council ]14
III. [Brenda at the Mansion ]26
IV. [An Exploring Tour ]40
V. [Philip's Lecture ]51
VI. [In the Studio ]62
VII. [In Difficulties ]73
VIII. [The Fringed Gentian League ]86
IX. [Nora's Work—and Polly ]97
X. [Arthur's Absence ]107
XI. [Seeds of Jealousy ]120
XII. [Doubts and Duties ]126
XIII. [The Valentine Party ]139
XIV. [Conciliation ]147
XV. [War at Hand ]158
XVI. [The Artists' Festival ]168
XVII. [Ideal Homes ]180
XVIII. [Where Honor Calls ]193
XIX. [They Stand and Wait ]204
XX. [Weary Waiting ]215
XXI. [An October Wedding ]227
XXII. [The Winner ]239

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

["But what startled Brenda was the sight of a girl sunk in a heap beside the broken glass" ]Frontispiece
["Waiting for a car they had sat down on a wayside seat" ]62
["'I think I hear some one coming upstairs'" ]77
["They walked through the long galleries" ]136
["She seemed to take but a languid interest in the world around her" ]224
["Brenda had never looked so well" ]235