[Transcriber's Notes:]
This novel was originally serialized in the New York Family Story Paper; this electronic edition is derived from the later hardcover reprint in the Columbus Series, in which it shared a volume with Wild Margaret by "Geraldine Fleming" (actually Charles Garvice).
Added table of contents.
Retained some obsolete spellings (e.g. hight).
Page 5, changed "marry him for him for money" to "marry him for his money."
Page 10, moved comma from before to after "now" in "May I ask if you are friends with Mr. Templeton now, Mrs. St. John?"
Page 13, added missing open quote before "I'll tell them that you are mad."
Page 15, changed "you generosity" to "your generosity" and "where both drawn" to "were both drawn."
Page 16, changed "brought it with my gold" to "bought it with my gold."