NEW YORK
THE CENTURY CO.
1901
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I | SOMETHING EXCITING | [1] |
| II | THE NEW-COMER | [16] |
| III | MARY'S VIEW | [34] |
| IV | EARLY IN THE MORNING | [50] |
| V | THE PICNIC | [67] |
| VI | AT THE HOTEL | [89] |
| VII | THE MYSTERY, AND WHAT CAME OF IT | [105] |
| VIII | THE CIRCUS | [122] |
| IX | THE LONELY ROAD | [140] |
| X | ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL | [158] |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
| READING CLARICE'S LETTER | [Frontispiece] |
| PAGE | |
| MISS CLARICE PACKARD RUSTLED INTO HER FATHER'S PEW | [27] |
| ON THE WAY TO THE PICNIC | [63] |
| EACH CAME FORWARD AND SHOOK CLARICE'S GLOVED HAND SOLEMNLY | [79] |
| "MARY AND I HAVE PARTED—PARTED FOREVER" | [113] |
| AT THE CIRCUS | [137] |
| MARY STATIONED HERSELF AT THE WINDOW | [145] |
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