Chapter I: Front Matter

THE NEW WARDEN

BY MRS. DAVID G. RITCHIE

AUTHOR OF "TWO SINNERS," ETC.

LONDON

JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET, W.

1919

FIRST EDITION, _Nov., 1918_.
_Reprinted ... March, 1919_.
_All rights reserved_

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. THE WARDEN'S LODGINGS 1

II. MORAL SUPPORT 14

III. PASSIONATE PITY 26

IV. THE UNFORESEEN HAPPENS 37

V. WAITING 50

VI. MORE THAN ONE CONCLUSION 57

VII. MEN MARCHING PAST 72

VIII. THE LOST LETTER 82

IX. THE LUNCHEON PARTY 92

X. PARENTAL EFFUSIONS 108

XI. NO ESCAPE 124

XII. THE GHOST 133

XIII. THE EFFECT OF SUGGESTION 141

XIV. DIFFERENT VIEWS 151

XV. MRS. POTTEN'S CARELESSNESS 166

XVI. SEEING CHRIST CHURCH 177

XVII. A TEA PARTY 188

XVIII. THE MORAL CLAIMS OF AN UMBRELLA 201

XIX. HONOUR 209

XX. SHOPPING 217

XXI. THE SOUL OF MRS. POTTEN 227

XXII. MR. BOREHAM'S PROPOSAL 236

XXIII. BY MOONLIGHT 251

XXIV. A CAUSE AND IMPEDIMENT 259

XXV. CONFESSIONS 267

XXVI. THE ANXIETIES OF LOUISE 280

XXVII. THE FORGIVENESS OF THE FATES 290

XXVIII. ALMA MATER 301

XXIX. DINNER 310

XXX. THE END OF BELINDA AND CO. 319

XXXI. A FAREWELL 331

XXXII. THE WARDEN HURRIES 343

THE NEW WARDEN