قراءة كتاب Mary Louise in the Country

تنويه: تعرض هنا نبذة من اول ١٠ صفحات فقط من الكتاب الالكتروني، لقراءة الكتاب كاملا اضغط على الزر “اشتر الآن"

‏اللغة: English
Mary Louise in the Country

Mary Louise in the Country

تقييمك:
0
No votes yet
دار النشر: Project Gutenberg
الصفحة رقم: 1


MARY LOUISE

IN THE COUNTRY



By
Edith Van Dyne
Author of
"Aunt Jane's Nieces Series"

The Reilly company logo.



Frontispiece by
J. Allen St. John

The Reilly & Lee Co.

Chicago




Copyright, 1916
by
The Reilly & Britton Co.




Mary Louise in the Country




CONTENTS

CHAPTER
I THE ARRIVAL
II THE KENTON PLACE
III THE FOLKS ACROSS THE RIVER
IV GETTING ACQUAINTED
V MARY LOUISE BECOMS A PEACEMAKER
VI THE AFTERNOON TEA
VII MARY LOUISE CALLS FOR HELP
VIII THE RED-HEADED GIRL
IX JOSIE INVESTIGATES
X INGUA IS CONFIDENTIAL
XI THE FATE OF NED JOSELYN
XII THEORIES ARE DANGEROUS
XIII BLUFF AND REBUFF
XIV MIDNIGHT VIGILS
XV "OLD SHADOWTAIL"
XVI INGUA'S NEW DRESS
XVII A CLEW AT LAST
XVIII DOUBTS AND SUSPICIONS
XIX GOOD MONEY FOR BAD
XX AN UNEXPECTED APPEARANCE
XXI A CASE OF NERVES
XXII INGUA'S MOTHER
XXIII PECULIAR PEOPLE
XXIV FACING DANGER
XXV FATHER AND DAUGHTER
XXVI THE PLOT
XXVII NAN'S TRIUMPH
XXVIII PLANNING THE FUTURE




Mary Louise in the Country

CHAPTER I
THE ARRIVAL

"Is this the station, Gran'pa Jim?" inquired a young girl, as the train began to slow up.

"I think so, Mary Louise," replied the handsome old gentleman addressed.

"It does look very promising, does it?" she continued, glancing eagerly out of the window.

"The station? No, my dear; but the station isn't Cragg's Crossing, you know; it is merely the nearest railway point to our new home."

The conductor opened their drawing-room door.

"The next stop is Chargrove, Colonel," he said.

"Thank you."

The porter came for their hand baggage and a moment later the long train stopped and the vestibule steps were let down.

If you will refer to the time-table of the D. R. & G. Railway you will find that the station of Chargrove is marked with a character dagger (), meaning that trains stop there

Pages