Category: Novels
I The Finger of Providence II The Motherbird and Her Robins III Breakers Ahead IV The Queen's Privy Council V Kit Rebels VI White Hyacinths VII The Land o' Rest VIII Spying the Promised Land IX The Lady Managers Choose a Name X Settling the Nest XI Ma Parmelee's Chicks XII Gil...
The last week in July saw the end of Ralph McRae's visit at Greenacres. He had been East nearly two months and Honey was to go back with him. It was impossible to measure or eve...
2. Part 2"I know I am." As she spoke the Motherbird held her brood close to her, Doris and Helen kneeling beside her and Jean and Kit on each side. She leaned back her head and smiled at...
11. Part 11It did seem as though they had, for the remainder of the night was peaceful and safe except for the owl crying out lonesomely at intervals until about four o'clock, when the daw...
10. Part 10"'Did she offer you a chair, Billie Boy, Billie Boy, Did she offer you a chair, charming Billie?' 'Yes, she offered me a chair, with the ringlets in her hair, But she's a young...
6. Part 6It was the kitchen and garret, though, that the girls lingered over most. The former extended across the entire back of the house and Helen counted eleven doors opening out of i...
7. Part 7It was a drive of about two and a half miles, up through the hills. Each new road seemed to lead them straight up to the edge of the world and then to dip again and leave cloudl...
9. Part 9Up at Maple Lawn the tired mother grew steadily better, partly from Dr. Gallup's medicine, partly from Cousin Roxy's persistent infusion of hope, womanly courage, and endurance...
3. Part 3"Marie Antoinette had an excellent dairy, and Queen Charlotte raised a prize brand of pork, my dear," Kit answered. Perched upon the long music stool, she beamed on the disconso...
5. Part 5"She was own sister to the Trowbridge that owned the mills. She married some man out in Canada, lived a while out there, then gave up and died. She never did have much backbone...
4. Part 4"I've got all the portieres, table covers, couch covers, scarfs and doilies," she called. "We may have to turn the attic into a cosy corner before we get through. It's all in th...
8. Part 8"Honey's told us so much about you all up there that it seems as if I know every single one of you," she said, pleasantly. "You're Jean, aren't you? Of course Piney can go along...
1. Part 1I The Finger of Providence II The Motherbird and Her Robins III Breakers Ahead IV The Queen's Privy Council V Kit Rebels VI White Hyacinths VII The Land o' Rest VIII Spying the...
13. Part 13"But, Billie, he isn't strong enough," began Mrs. Robbins. She was sitting out on the broad veranda, a basket of mending on her lap, and in the big steamer chair beside her was...