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Sumner Charles Britton. Dreamy Hollow
Dreamy Hollow
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I. THE HOUSE OF MYSTERY
CHAPTER II. WILLIAM PARKINS ARRIVES
CHAPTER III. A MESSAGE FROM WINIFRED
CHAPTER IV. A SUDDEN DEPARTURE
CHAPTER V. THE HAWK SEEKS ITS PREY
CHAPTER VI. SECRET SERVICE
CHAPTER VII. THE NEW WINIFRED
CHAPTER VIII. HENRY UPDYKE DROPS IN
CHAPTER IX. FORCES BEYOND THE SKIES
CHAPTER X. THE NURSE TAKES A CHANCE
CHAPTER XI. MARY JOHNSON
CHAPTER XII. THE THIRD DEGREE
CHAPTER XIII. WINIFRED MEETS UPDYKE
CHAPTER XIV. GEORGE CARVER'S BRIDE
CHAPTER XV. PARKINS RUNS AMUCK
CHAPTER XVI. THE HUT ACROSS THE BAY
CHAPTER XVII. THE WOLF HOUND'S NEW MASTER
CHAPTER XVIII. FLIGHT OF A SOUL
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Sumner Charles Britton
A Long Island Romance
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At this point Mr. Sawyer frowned, and with his fingers nervously thrumbed the arm of his chair. But he said nothing in reply. Fortunately announcement was made that dinner was ready to be served,—and much to the relief of the host, whose amazement at Parkins' poor taste was only equaled by his embarrassment. At once he rose from his seat and led the way to the dining hall, a great amphitheater with high ceiling starting from the main floor and reaching to the top of the second story. Never before had the master of Dreamy Hollow dined "in state" in his own home, preferring as he did the breakfast room, unpretentious and more inviting—or a nook on a side portico overlooking the garden of roses, and the inlet from the bay. Every appointment at this great dining hall was in keeping with its huge dimensions and the acoustics accentuated the voices of those gathered at the very large table in its center.
"I have never summoned the courage to dine at this table since I came here to live," laughed Villard. "I have been so long completing the house that I have not had time to try it on to see how it would fit."
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