Produced by David King and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) A Modern Madonna A Modern Madonna By Caroline Abbot Stanley Author Of "Order No. 11" New York Grosset & Dunlap Publishers 1906 TO THE FRAGRANT MEMORY OF A SWEET YOUNG MOTHER WHO FACED DEATH IN THE BATTLE OF MATERNITY-- AND LOST Contents I. The Woman 3 II. The Elder Brother 8 III. Mrs. Pennybacker of Missouri 15 IV. The Thorn Road 27 V. "A White Life for Two" 36 VI. A Friend in Need 42 VII. Tried as by Fire 51 VIII. A New Rôle for Richard 57 IX. The Reaping of the Crop 64 X. "Dust to Dust" 70 XI. The Will 75 XII. A Losing Fight 88 XIII. The Wolf Blood 95 XIV. Mammy Cely's Story 105 XV. Instinct Triumphs 114 XVI. In the "North Countree" 122 XVII. We-que-ton-sing 135 XVIII. The Trail of the Serpent 143 XIX. The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea 152 XX. Self-chaperoned 162 XXI. In the Toils 173 XXII. At Bay 187 XXIII. Mothers and Foster-mothers 195 XXIV. The Man Who Won 202 XXV. The Madonna Picture 212 XXVI. Face to Face 229 XXVII. At Elmhurst 237 XXVIII. Hearts and Skins 248 XXIX. "Inasmuch--" 259 XXX. "Not Wisely but Too Well" 267 XXXI. A Woman's Crusade 278 XXXII. Margaret Enlists 291 XXXIII. A Long Pull and a Strong Pull 300 XXXIV. Rescue Work 308 XXXV. Mrs. Pennybacker Talks 316