The Little Colonel's Knight Comes Riding

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Johnston Annie Fellows. The Little Colonel's Knight Comes Riding

CHAPTER I. THE HANGING OF THE MIRROR

CHAPTER II. BED-TIME CONFIDENCES

CHAPTER III. A KNIGHT COMES RIDING

CHAPTER IV. BETTY'S NOVEL

CHAPTER V. A CAMERA HELPS

CHAPTER VI "GARDEN FANCIES"

CHAPTER VII. SPANISH LESSONS

CHAPTER VIII "SHADOWS OF THE WORLD APPEAR"

CHAPTER IX. MORE SHADOWS

CHAPTER X. BY THE SILVER YARD-STICK

CHAPTER XI. THE END OF SEVERAL THINGS

CHAPTER XII. SIX MONTHS LATER

CHAPTER XIII. THE MIRACLE OF BLOSSOMING

CHAPTER XIV. THE ROYAL MANTLE

CHAPTER XV "AS IT WAS WRITTEN IN THE STARS" AND BETTY'S DIARY

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An outside fire-place on the broad front porch was one of the features of the Cabin. The June night was cool enough to make the blaze on its hearth acceptable, and Lucy turned the picturesque old kettle, bubbling on the crane, to practical use, making coffee to serve with the marsh-mallows, which Jameson handed around on long sticks, that each one might toast his own over the glowing coals.

It was her violin that held them longest. Standing just inside the door where Kitty could accompany her on the piano, she played one after another of the favourite tunes that were called for in turn, till the fire burned low on the porch hearth, and even the voices of the night were stilled in the dense beech woods around the Cabin.

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"Then there's one more person in the valley I want to ask about. I believe I've heard an account of every one else. Where's Rob Moore and what is he doing? I thought he would come over with you all tonight."

"Poah old Rob," answered Lloyd, swallowing another yawn. "His fathah died a little ovah a yeah ago, and he's nevah been like himself since. He seemed to grow into a man in just a few hours. It was awfully sudden – Mistah Moore's death. The shock neahly killed Rob's mothah, and the deah old judge, his grandfathah, you know, was simply heartbroken. Rob just gave up his entire time to them aftah that. He was such a comfort. Nevah left the place, and took charge of all the business mattahs, to spare them every worry. When things were settled up they found there wasn't as much left as they had thought there would be, and Rob wouldn't touch a cent to finish his law course. He was afraid his mothah would have to deny herself some luxury she had always been used to, and he didn't want her to miss a single one she had had in his fathah's lifetime. So he took a position in Louisville, and has been working like a dawg evah since. He reads law at night with the old Judge, so I scarcely evah see him. We've just drifted apart, till it seems as if the little old Bobby I grew up with is dead and gone. I missed him dreadfully at first, all last summah, for he'd almost lived at our house, and was just like a brothah. I haven't seen him at all this vacation, though to be suah I've only been home this one day."

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