Chapter XI. Sandal And Sandal

THE MEASURE OF A MAN By Amelia E. Barr

CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. THE GREAT SEA WATERS 1 II. THE PEOPLE OF THE STORY 18 III. LOVE VENTURES IN 39 IV. BROTHERS 56 V. THE HEARTH FIRE 78 VI. LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM 99 VII. SHOCK AND SORROW 125 VIII. THE GODDESS OF THE TENDER FEET 146 IX. JOHN INTERFERES IN HARRY'S AFFAIRS 182 X. AT HER GATES 204 XI. JANE RECEIVES A LESSON 235 XII. PROFIT AND LOSS 262 XIII. THE LOVE THAT NEVER FAILS 286 SEQUENCES 312 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

"Holding Bendigo's bridle, he had walked with her to the Harlow residence"...Frontispiece

"He knew her for his own ... as she stood with her father at the gate of their little garden"...72

"He ran down the steps to meet her, and she put her hand in his"...168

"Noiselessly he stepped to her side and ...stood in silent prayer"...232

THE BOW OF ORANGE RIBBON A ROMANCE OF NEW YORK By Amelia E. Barr CONTENTS I II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. XIII. XIV. XV. XVI.

AN ORKNEY MAID By Amelia E. Barr

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PAGE Introduction 1 I. The House of Ragnor 7 II. Adam Vedder�s Trouble 30 III. Aries the Ram 47 IV. Sunna and Her Grandfather 72 V. Sunna and Thora 98 VI. The Old, Old Trouble 129 VII. The Call of War 164 VIII. Thora�s Problem 193 IX. The Bread of Bitterness 230 X. The One Remains, the Many Change and Pass 271 XI. Sequences 304

SINGER FROM THE SEA By Amelia E. Barr

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PAGE I. DENAS PENELLES 1 II. OH, THE PITY OF IT! 22 III. THE COTTAGE BY THE SEA 41 IV. THE SEED OF CHANGE 59 V. WHAT SHALL BE DONE FOR ROLAND? 77 VI. ELIZABETH AND DENAS 95 VII. IS THERE ANY SORROW LIKE LOVING? 115 VIII. A SEA OF SORROW 138 IX. A PIECE OF MONEY AND A SONG 161 X. A VISIT TO ST. PENFER 181 XI. FATHERLY AND MOTHERLY 199 XII. A COWARDLY LOVE 225 XIII. DEATH IS DAWN 251 XIV. SORROW BRINGS US ALL HOME 272 XV. ONLY FRIENDS 295 XVI. THE �DARLING DENAS� 314 XVII. DENAS 331

PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE By Amelia E. Barr CONTENTS BOOK FIRST�LIOT BORSON PAGE I. The Weaving of Doom 3 II. Jealousy Cruel as the Grave 23 III. A Sentence for Life 44 IV. The Door Wide Open 62 BOOK SECOND�DAVID BORSON V. A New Life 85 VI. Kindred�the Quick and the Dead 107 VII. So Far and No Farther 127 VIII. The Justification of Death 144 IX. A Sacrifice Accepted 169 X. In the Fourth Watch 192 XI. The Lowest Hell 210 XII. �At Last it is Peace� 220

CHRISTINE By Amelia E. Barr

CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. Fishers of Culraine 1 II. Christine and the Domine 23 III. Angus Ballister 38 IV. The Fisherman�s Fair 61 V. Christine and Angus 86 VI. A Child, Two Lovers, and a Wedding 115 VII. Neil and a Little Child 152 VIII. An Unexpected Marriage 183 IX. A Happy Bit of Writing 212 X. Roberta Interferes 247 XI. Christine Mistress of Ruleson Cottage 280 XII. Neil�s Return Home 306 XIII. The Right Mate and the Right Time 339 XIV. After Many Years 362

MAIDS WIVES AND BACHELORS By Amelia E. Barr

CONTENTS PAGE Maids and Bachelors 1 The American Girl 13 Dangerous Letter-Writing 23 Flirts and Flirtation 32 On Falling in Love 38 Engaged To Be Married 47 Shall our Daughters have Dowries? 56 The Ring Upon the Finger 67 Flirting Wives 73 Mothers-in-Law 86 Good and Bad Mothers 97 Unequal Marriages 114 Discontented Women 125 Women on Horseback 145 A Good Word for Xanthippe 155 The Favorites of Men 160 Mothers of Great and Good Men 170 Domestic Work for Women 175 Professional Work for Women 187 Little Children 200 On Naming Children 205 The Children�s Table 217 Intellectual �Cramming� of Boys 225 The Servant-Girl�s Point of View 231 Extravagance 240 Ought we to Wear Mourning? 248 How To Have One�s Portrait Taken 254 The Crown of Beauty 272 Waste of Vitality 281 A Little Matter of Money 288 Mission of Household Furniture 293 People Who Have Good Impulses 302 Worried to Death 307 The Grapes We Can�t Reach 313 Burdens 319

JAN VEDDER�S WIFE By Amelia E. Barr

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