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Meredith Nicholson. The Siege of the Seven Suitors
The Siege of the Seven Suitors
Table of Contents
I
MY FRIEND WIGGINS IS INTRODUCED
He continued chuckling to himself to attract my attention
CHAPTER II
THE BEGINNING OF MY ADVENTURE
"I beg your pardon, but this seems to be the seventh table."
III
I FALL INTO A BRIAR PATCH
She held the curtains apart
This discussion between Cecilia Hollister and Hartley Wiggins
IV
WE DINE IN THE GUN-ROOM
V
THE STRANGE BEHAVIOR OF A CHIMNEY
I seized the tongs and poker and began readjusting the logs
VI
I DELIVER A MESSAGE
She threw up her gun and blazed away with a practised hand
As I drove into the entrance
VII
NINE SILK HATS CROSS A STILE
She emphasized it further by a peremptory wave of her arm
VIII
CECILIA'S SILVER NOTE-BOOK
IX
I MEET A PLAYFUL GHOST
"Hit was one of 'is majesty's horfficers, sir," he answered hoarsely
X
MY BEFUDDLEMENT INCREASES
She stood at her ease, with one hand resting lightly. against the inexplicable chimney
XI
I PLAY TRUANT
On a stone by the roadside sat Lord Arrowood
XII
THE RIDDLE OF THE SIBYL'S LEAVES
Her eyes met mine gravely
XIII
I DISCOVER TWO GHOSTS
He held out for my observation a pie
XIV
LADY'S SLIPPER
Seated on a prodigious trunk frescoed with labels. of a dozen foreign inns, I beheld Hezekiah!
XV
LOSS OF THE SILVER NOTE-BOOK
And I bent and kissed Miss Octavia's hand
XVI
JACK O' LANTERN
The light of the lantern fell warmly upon Hezekiah's face
XVII
SEVEN GOLD REEDS
She put it to her lips and blew
XVIII
TROUBLE AT THE PRESCOTT ARMS
With one sweep of her crop she brushed to the floor the three piles of cards
XIX
THE GHOST OF ADONIRAM CALDWELL
Miss Octavia first lifted out the remnants. of a military uniform that lay on top
XX
HEZEKIAH PARTITIONS THE KINGDOM
I espied a woman riding rapidly toward me
