PART I.—LIFE AT THE ELMS.

Page Preface 7 Chapter I. The Daughters 9 II. The Boy in Grey and the Boy in Blue 16 III. After the War 31 IV. A Shadow Begins to Fall 45 V. Something Does Turn Up 48 VI. The Shadow Deepens 55 VII. The Coming of the Bride 68 VIII. Mrs. Hathern 76 IX. The Upheaval 88 X. A Suspicion 93 XI. Aunt Martha 98 XII. Norah O’Rourke and Julina 103 XIII. Carl 108 XIV. The Picnic 117 XV. Paul 124 XVI. Little Paul 132