Chapter I: Front Matter

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MACARIA

by

AUGUSTA J. EVANS WILSON

Author of "Beulah," "St. Elmo," "Infelice," Etc., Etc.

Ward, Lock & Co., Limited London and Melbourne 1921

CONTENTS

CHAP. PAGE

I RUSSELL AUBREY 5

II IRENE'S FRIENDSHIP 13

III THE MISSING WATCH 19

IV ELECTRA'S DISCOVERY 28

V IRENE IS SENT AWAY 35

VI MASTER AND PUPIL 42

VII NEW FRIENDS 49

VIII A DISCOVERY 54

IX AN ORPHAN'S PROTECTORS 66

X IRENE'S COUSIN 70

XI ANXIETY 77

XII A SACRIFICE 83

XIII WARNINGS 88

XIV THE CLOSE OF THE VIGIL 94

XV AT HOME AGAIN 99

XVI THE LOAN REPAID 105

XVII IRENE MEETS RUSSELL 111

XVIII A REFUSAL 117

XIX RUSSELL VISITS ELECTRA 124

XX A CANDIDATE FOR THE LEGISLATURE 131

XXI THE MINISTER'S LOVE 139

XXII "COUSINLY--NO MORE" 143

XXIII THE FEVER 152

XXIV IRENE'S ILLNESS 162

XXV RECONCILED 171

XXVI CIVIL WAR 182

XXVII HOSPITAL STORES 187

XXVIII A CONFESSION 194

XXIX A DYING MESSAGE 202

XXX THE BLOCKADE RUNNER 211

XXXI RESULTS OF SECESSION 221

XXXII WOMANLY USEFULNESS 227

XXXIII IN THE HOSPITAL 233

XXXIV MORTALLY WOUNDED 240

XXXV "THE SANCTIFIED DEVOTION AND FULL WORK" 252

MACARIA