THE Squire's Daughter
BY SILAS K. HOCKING
AUTHOR OF "PIONEERS" "THE FLAMING SWORD" "THE WIZARD'S LIGHT" "THESCARLET CLUE" ETC.
WITH ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS
BY ARTHUR TWIDLE
Fourth Edition
LONDON
FREDERICK WARNE & CO.
AND NEW YORK
1906
(All Rights Reserved)
"If you can only bring yourself to say Yes, I will do mybest to make you the happiest woman in the world."
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I. AN IMPERIOUS MAIDEN
CHAPTER II. APPREHENSIONS
CHAPTER III. A NEW SENSATION
CHAPTER IV. A BITTER INTERVIEW
CHAPTER V. THE CHANCES OF LIFE
CHAPTER VI. WAITING FOR THE BLOW TO FALL
CHAPTER VII. DAVID SPEAKS HIS MIND
CHAPTER VIII. CONFLICTING EMOTIONS
CHAPTER IX. PREPARING TO GO
CHAPTER X. RALPH SPEAKS HIS MIND
CHAPTER XI. UNCONSCIOUS SPEECH
CHAPTER XII. DOROTHY SPEAKS HER MIND
CHAPTER XIII. GATHERING CLOUDS
CHAPTER XIV. THE STORM BURSTS
CHAPTER XV. SIR JOHN GETS ANGRY
CHAPTER XVI. THE BIG HOUSE
CHAPTER XVII. DEVELOPMENTS
CHAPTER XVIII. A CONFESSION
CHAPTER XIX. A SILENT WELCOME
CHAPTER XX. WILLIAM MENIRE'S RED-LETTER DAY
CHAPTER XXI. A GOOD NAME
CHAPTER XXII. A FRESH START
CHAPTER XXIII. THE ROAD TO FORTUNE
CHAPTER XXIV. LAW AND LIFE
CHAPTER XXV. IN LONDON TOWN
CHAPTER XXVI. TRUTH WILL OUT
CHAPTER XXVII. HOME AGAIN
CHAPTER XXVIII. A TRYING POSITION
CHAPTER XXIX. A QUESTION OF MOTIVES
CHAPTER XXX. SELF AND ANOTHER
CHAPTER XXXI. A PARTNERSHIP
CHAPTER XXXII. FOOD FOR REFLECTION
CHAPTER XXXIII. A PROPOSAL
CHAPTER XXXIV. A FRESH PAGE
CHAPTER XXXV. FAILURE OR FORTUNE
CHAPTER XXXVI. THE PENALTY OF PROSPERITY
CHAPTER XXXVII. LIGHT AND SHADOW
CHAPTER XXXVIII. LOVE AND LIFE