CHAPTER XXVI

THE GIRL AT HEART'S DESIRE

_The Story of a Surprise, a Success, and Something Else Very Much Better_

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Frontispiece: "He looked up--to see _her_ standing at his door!"

"'The umpire decides that you've got to check your guns during the game.'"

"A voice which sang of a face that was the fairest, and of a dark blue eye."

"'Something has got to be did, and did mighty blame quick.'"

HEART'S DESIRE