The Indifference of Juliet

The Indifference

of Juliet

By GRACE S. RICHMOND

Author of

“The Second Violin” “The Dixons”


With Illustrations

By HENRY HUTT

A. L. BURT COMPANY,

PUBLISHERS, NEW YORK



All rights reserved, including that of

translation—also right of translation

into the Scandinavian languages




Contents

CHAPTER PAGE
I. An Audacious Proposition   3
II. Measurements   12
III. Shopping with a Chaperon   17
IV. The Cost of Frocks   23
V. Muslins and Tackhammers   30
VI. A Question of Identity   36
VII. An Argument Without Logic   46
VIII. On Account of the Tea-Kettle   57
IX. A Bishop and a Hay-Wagon   69
X. On a Threshold   80
XII. The Bachelor Begs a Dish-Towel   101
XIII. Smoke and Talk   114
XIV. Strawberries   120
XV. Anthony Plays Maid   136
XVI. A House-Party—Outdoors   144
XVII. Rachel Causes Anxiety   155
XVIII. An Unknown Quantity   164
XIX. All the April Stars Are Out   175
XX. A Prior Claim   181
XXI. Everybody Gives Advice   191
XXII. Roger Barnes Proves Invaluable   201
XXIII. Two Not of a Kind   215
XXIV. The Careys Are at Home   233
XXV. The Robeson Will   246
XXVI. On Guard   266
XXVII. Lockwood Pays a Call   282
XXVIII. A High-Handed Affair   294
XXIX. Juliet Proves Herself Still Indifferent   303

PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS

Horatio Marcy, an elderly New Englander of some wealth.

Anthony Robeson, the last young male representative of the Kentucky Robesons, now making his own way in Massachusetts.

Wayne Carey, Robeson’s former college chum, an office clerk on a salary.

Dr. Roger Williams Barnes, a surgeon.

Louis Lockwood, an attorney-at-law.

Stevens Cathcart, an architect.

Mrs. Dingley, sister of Horatio Marcy.

Juliet Marcy, daughter of Horatio Marcy.

Judith Dearborn, Juliet’s friend since school-days.

Suzanne Gerard, Marie Dresser, other friends of Juliet.

Rachel Redding, a poor country girl—of education.

Mary McKaim—in the background, but valuable.


THE INDIFFERENCE OF JULIET


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