Chapter I: Front Matter

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I.— TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE.
II.— ENGLISH ORPHANS.
III.— HOMESTEAD ON THE HILLSIDE.
IV.— ’LENA RIVERS.
V.— MEADOW BROOK.
VI.— DORA DEANE.
VII.— COUSIN MAUDE.
VIII.— MARIAN GREY.
IX.— DARKNESS AND DAYLIGHT.
X.— HUGH WORTHINGTON.
XI.— CAMERON PRIDE.
XII.— ROSE MATHER.
XIII.— ETHELYN’S MISTAKE.
XIV.— MILLBANK.
XV.— EDNA BROWNING.
XVI.— WEST LAWN. (_New._)

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HUGH WORTHINGTON
A Novel.

BY

MRS. MARY J. HOLMES,

AUTHOR OF “DARKNESS AND DAYLIGHT,” “’LENA RIVERS,” “MARIAN GREY,”
“MEADOW BROOK,” “HOMESTEAD,” “DORA DEANE,” “COUSIN MAUDE,” “TEMPEST AND
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CONTENTS.

CHAPTER PAGE
I. SPRING BANK 7
II. WHAT ROVER FOUND 16
III. HUGH’S SOLILOQUY 34
IV. TERRACE HILL 39
V. ANNA AND JOHN 49
VI. ALICE JOHNSON 55
VII. RIVERSIDE COTTAGE 61
VIII. MR. LISTON AND THE DOCTOR 73
IX. MATTERS IN KENTUCKY 78
X. ’LINA’S PURCHASE AND HUGH’S 89
XI. SAM AND ADAH 98
XII. WHAT FOLLOWED 104
XIII. HOW HUGH PAID HIS DEBTS 109
XIV. MRS. JOHNSON’S LETTER 117
XV. SARATOGA 125
XVI. THE COLUMBIAN 134
XVII. HUGH 144
XVIII. MEETING OF ALICE AND HUGH 151
XIX. ALICE AND MUGGINS 159
XX. POOR HUGH 164
XXI. ALICE AND ADAH 182
XXII. WAKING TO CONSCIOUSNESS 193
XXIII. THE SALE 208
XXIV. THE RIDE 215
XXV. HUGH AND ALICE 221
XXVI. ADAH’S JOURNEY 233
XXVII. ADAH AT TERRACE HILL 241
XXVIII. ANNA AND ADAH 256
XXIX. THE RESULT 261
XXX. EXCITEMENT 275
XXXI. MATTERS AT SPRING BANK 283
XXXII. THE DAY OF THE WEDDING 290
XXXIII. THE CONVICT’S STORY 298
XXXIV. POOR ’LINA 308
XXXV. JOINING THE ARMY 315
XXXVI. THE DESERTER 325
XXXVII. THE SECOND BATTLE OF BULL RUN 341
XXXVIII. HUGH AND SAM 347
XXXIX. GOING HOME 355
XL. CONCLUSION 366

HUGH WORTHINGTON