CONTENTS.
A COUNTRY IDYL.
THE SECOND TIME.
FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS.
THE RING OF GOLD.
FOUR LETTERS.
REWARDED.
THE UNOPENED LETTER.
THREE COLLEGE STUDENTS.
THE TWILIGHT HOUR SOCIETY.
SLAVE AMY.
LIKE OUR NEIGHBORS.
TWO AT ONCE.
THE HOUSE-WARMING.
HANNAH AND JOE.
BURTON CONE'S REASON.
UNSUITABLE.
PLAYING WITH HEARTS.
DUTY.
WAIFY.
THE BLACK AND TAN.
THE CHRISTIAN HUNTER.
LOVE'S CHRISTMAS GIFT.
AN UNFORTUNATE SAIL.
A NEW KIND OF WEDDING.
LOST HIS PLACE.
STRUCK IT RICH.
FOOD AT THE DOOR.
HOW THE DOG TAX WAS PAID.
THE STORY OF DOUGLAS.
A COUNTRY IDYL
AND
OTHER STORIES
BY
SARAH KNOWLES BOLTON
AUTHOR OF “POOR BOYS WHO BECAME FAMOUS,” “GIRLS WHO BECAME
FAMOUS,” “FAMOUS AMERICAN AUTHORS,” “FAMOUS
AMERICAN STATESMEN,” “FAMOUS MEN OF SCIENCE,”
“FAMOUS EUROPEAN ARTISTS,” “FAMOUS TYPES OF
WOMANHOOD,” “STORIES FROM LIFE,” “FROM
HEART AND NATURE” (POEMS), “FAMOUS ENGLISH
AUTHORS,” “FAMOUS ENGLISH STATESMEN,”
“FAMOUS VOYAGERS,” “FAMOUS
LEADERS AMONG WOMEN,” “FAMOUS
LEADERS AMONG MEN,” “SOCIAL
STUDIES IN ENGLAND,” “THE
INEVITABLE, AND OTHER
POEMS,” ETC.
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By Thomas Y. Crowell & Company.
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TO
CHARLES
AND
ETHEL