Chapter I: Front Matter

WESTOVER OF
WANALAH

GEORGE CARY EGGLESTON

WESTOVER OF WANALAH

_A Story of Love and Life in Old Virginia_

WESTOVER OF
WANALAH

A STORY OF LOVE AND LIFE IN
OLD VIRGINIA

BY

GEORGE CARY EGGLESTON

_ILLUSTRATED BY EMIL POLLAK OTTENDORFF_

BOSTON
LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.

Published, August, 1910

Copyright, 1910,
By Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co.

_All rights reserved_

WESTOVER OF WANALAH

Norwood Press
Berwick & Smith Co.
Norwood, Mass., U. S. A.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. Peril and Passion 1
II. A Song without Words 14
III. The Best Laid Plans 31
IV. A Woman's Word 27
V. Pleasant Dreams and an Ugly Awakening 40
VI. Out of a Clear Sky 50
VII. In the Valley of the Shadow 63
VIII. The Shadows Fall 72
IX. The Courage of Womanhood 83
X. The Packet of Papers 88
XI. The Events of a Morning 99
XII. After the Storm 117
XIII. "Aunt Betsy" Takes the Helm 130
XIV. Westover at Wanalah 138
XV. Up at Judy's 152
XVI. Judy Peters's Diagnosis 161
XVII. Judy Informs Herself and Makes Plans 171
XVIII. Judy Plans a Campaign 184
XIX. The Beginning of a Campaign 199
XX. The Satisfaction of W. W. Webb 212
XXI. Flags Flying 227
XXII. An Unmistakable Cure 239
XXIII. Court Day 254
XXIV. A Perfect Woman--and a Man 266
XXV. The Great Renunciation 279
XXVI. Moonlight Resolutions 308
XXVII. The Philosophy of Jack Towns 316
XXVIII. The Events of a Day 330
XXIX. The Work of a Wild Wind 341
XXX. What Had Happened at The Oaks 359
XXXI. A Sunset Interview 372
XXXII. What Happened at Fighting Creek 388
XXXIII. Conspiracies 396
XXXIV. Judy's Plans of Campaign 413
XXXV. A Mountain Top Revelation 425
XXXVI. The Meeting at The Oaks 433

ILLUSTRATIONS

Her rescuer knew not whether she lived (Page 8) _Frontispiece_

FACING PAGE

"Now come out here, Boyd" 162

With the first onset of the wind 342

"It will be better, I think, to accept my decision as final" 366

He dismounted, and, with his bridle rein over his arm, joined her 374

"Margaret!" . . . "Boyd!" 436

Westover of Wanalah