Chapter 1 of 34

By Charles Felton Pidgin

By Charles Felton Pidgin

Author of “Quincy Adams Sawyer,” “Blennerhassett,” “Stephen Holton,” etc.


Illustrated by Henry Roth

{Illustration: “HE LOOKED UP, SUDDENLY, AND SAW A PRETTY GIRL, DRESSED IN PICTURESQUE ITALIAN COSTUME."}

(Illustrations not incluced in this edition)

1909



To My Daughter Dora





CONTENTS

PREFACE

THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF QUINCY ADAMS SAWYER AND MASON'S CORNER FOLKS

CHAPTER I. — THE GOVERNOR'S SPEECH

CHAPTER II. — A DAY WITH THE GOVERNOR

CHAPTER III. — A VACATION AT FERNBOROUGH

CHAPTER IV. — THE HAWKINS HOUSE

CHAPTER V. — 'ZEKE PETTINGILL'S FARM

CHAPTER VI. — “JUST LIKE OLD TIMES”

CHAPTER VII. — STROUT AND MAXWELL'S GROCERY

CHAPTER VIII. — UNCLE IKE AND OTHERS

CHAPTER IX. — A “STORY” SERMON

CHAPTER X. — THE RAISED CHECK

CHAPTER XI. — THE WRECK OF THE ALTONIA

CHAPTER XII. — FERNBOROUGH HALL

CHAPTER XIII. — “HORNABY HOOK”

CHAPTER XIV. — AN AMERICAN HEIRESS

CHAPTER XV. — AN ELOPEMENT

CHAPTER XVI. — YOUNG QUINCY

CHAPTER XVII. — HIS FATHER'S FRIENDS

CHAPTER XVIII. — AN OLD STRIFE RENEWED

CHAPTER XIX. — BOYHOOD TO MANHOOD

CHAPTER XX. — MARY DANA

CHAPTER XXI. — AT HARVARD

CHAPTER XXII. — ALICE'S DREAM

CHAPTER XXIII. — “BY THE BEAUTIFUL BLUE DANUBE”

CHAPTER XXIV. — “WE THREE”

CHAPTER XXV. — A PERIOD OF TWENTY-THREE YEARS

CHAPTER XXVI. — “CATESSA”

CHAPTER XXVII. — O. STROUT. FINE GROCERIES

CHAPTER XXVIII. — THE HOME COMING

CHAPTER XXIX. — THE FINAL CONFLICT

CHAPTER XXX. — TOM, JACK AND NED

CHAPTER XXXI. — THE GREAT ISBURN RUBY

CHAPTER XXXII. — “IT WAS SO SUDDEN”







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