E-text prepared by Al Haines
[Frontispiece: "He looked up—to see her standing at his door!"]
HEART'S DESIRE
The STORY of a CONTENTED TOWN, CERTAIN PECULIAR CITIZENS, and TWOFORTUNATE LOVERS
A NOVEL by EMERSON HOUGH
AUTHOR OF THE MISSISSIPPI BUBBLE, THE LAW OF THE LAND, THE GIRL AT THEHALF WAY HOUSE, ETC
NEW YORK
GROSSET & DUNLAP
PUBLISHERS
Copyright, 1903, 1904, 1905, BY THE CURTIS PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Copyright, 1903, BY OUT WEST COMPANY.
Copyright, 1905, BY THE RIDGWAY-THAYER COMPANY.
Copyright, 1905, BY EMERSON HOUGH.
Copyright, 1905, BY THE MACMILLAN COMPANY.
Set up and electrotyped. Published October, 1905. Reprinted November,1905: January, April, 1907; November, 1908.
Norwood Press
J. B. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith Co.
Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I
THE LAND OF HEART'S DESIRE
This being in Part the Story of Curly, the Can of Oysters, and the Girlfrom Kansas
CHAPTER II
THE DINNER AT HEART'S DESIRE
This continuing the Relation of Curly, the Can of Oysters, and the Girlfrom Kansas; and introducing Others
CHAPTER III
TRANSGRESSION AT HEART'S DESIRE
Beginning the Cause Celebre which arose from Curly's killing the Pig ofthe Man from Kansas
CHAPTER IV
THE LAW AT HEART'S DESIRE
Continuing the Story of the Pig from Kansas, and the Deep Damnation ofhis Taking Off
CHAPTER V
EDEN AT HEART'S DESIRE
This being the Story of a Paradise; also showing the ExceedingLoneliness of Adam