Chapter I: Front Matter

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THE HOUSE OF ARMOUR

THE HOUSE OF ARMOUR

BY

MARSHALL SAUNDERS

AUTHOR OF

“_Beautiful Joe_,” “_Daisy_,” “_Charles and His Lamb_,”
“_For the Other Boy’s Sake_,” _etc._

PHILADELPHIA
A. J. ROWLAND—1420 Chestnut Street
MDCCCXCVII

Copyright 1897 by
A. J. ROWLAND

=From the Press of the
American Baptist Publication Society=

PRINTED IN U. S. A.

CONTENTS

I. SCOTLAND THE NEW, 7
II. MRS. MACARTNEY’S IMPRESSIONS OF CANADA, 16
III. HOME AGAIN, 25
IV. MAMMY JUNIPER, 35
V. A CONVERSATION WITH JUDY, 43
VI. MRS. COLONIBEL LOSES HER TEMPER, 54
VII. IN DR. CAMPERDOWN’S OFFICE, 63
VIII. AN INTERVIEW IN THE LIBRARY, 76
IX. THE PAVILION, 87
X. ZEB AND A TEA PARTY, 101
XI. MRS. MACARTNEY GETS A FRIGHT, 115
XII. LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT, 124
XIII. DR. CAMPERDOWN MAKES A MORNING CALL, 141
XIV. THE STOLEN POCKET-BOOK, 152
XV. A LOST MOTHER, 168
XVI. THE COLONIAL COTTAGE, 176
XVII. MACDALY’S DREAM, 194
XVIII. WARM FRIENDS, 207
XIX. BROTHER AND SISTER, 218
XX. CHASED AS A BIRD WITHOUT CAUSE, 236
XXI. A QUIET EVENING, 246
XXII. STARGARDE’S MOTHER, 264
XXIII. ON MARKET DAY, 281
XXIV. AN ANSWERED QUESTION, 302
XXV. ZILLA’S ROSEBUD, 316
XXVI. THE MISERY OF THE WORLD, 328
XXVII. NOT TO BE REPEATED, 343
XXVIII. MISKEPT ACCOUNTS, 351
XXIX. THE MICMAC KEEPS HIS CHARGE, 371
XXX. LOVE WILL BUILD HIS LILY WALLS, 395
XXXI. MACDALY’S LECTURE, 408
XXXII. HE KISSED HER AND PROMISED, 432
XXXIII. A WAYWORN TRAVELER, 447
XXXIV. A FOX CHASE, 456
XXXV. HER WEDDING DAY, 464
XXXVI. BLIND, 477
XXXVII. ADIEU TO FRISPI, 487
XXXVIII. THE GHOST FLOWER, 496
XXXIX. AT LAST, 515
XL. THE FATE THAT PURSUES US, 521
XLI. IN DEEP DESPAIR, 534
XLII. ACROSS THE SEA, 539

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