Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net JOHN MARCH, SOUTHERNER BY GEORGE W. CABLE NEW YORK CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS 1894 Copyright, 1894, by CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS THE CAXTON PRESS NEW YORK CONTENTS I. SUEZ II. TO A GOOD BOY III. TWO FRIENDS IV. THE JUDGE'S SON MAKES TWO LIFE-LONG ACQUAINTANCES, AND IS OFFERED A THIRD V. THE MASTER'S HOME-COMING VI. TROUBLE VII. EXODUS VIII. SEVEN YEARS OF SUNSHINE IX. LAUNCELOT HALLIDAY X. FANNIE XI. A BLEEDING HEART XII. JOHN THINKS HE IS NOT AFRAID XIII. FOR FANNIE XIV. A MORTGAGE ON JOHN XV. ARRIVALS AT ROSEMONT XVI. A GROUP OF NEW INFLUENCES XVII. THE ROSEMONT ATMOSPHERE XVIII. THE PANGS OF COQUETRY XIX. MR. RAVENEL SHOWS A "MORE EXCELLENT WAY" XX. FANNIE SUGGESTS XXI. MR. LEGGETT'S CHICKEN-PIE POLICY XXII. CLIMBING LOVER'S LEAP XXIII. A SUMMONS FOR THE JUDGE XXIV. THE GOLDEN SPIKE XXV. BY RAIL XXVI. JOHN INSULTS THE BRITISH FLAG XXVII. TO SUSIE--FROM PUSSIE XXVIII. INFORMATION FOR SALE XXIX. RAVENEL ASKS XXX. ANOTHER ODD NUMBER XXXI. MR. FAIR VENTURES SOME INTERROGATIONS XXXII. JORDAN XXXIII. THE OPPORTUNE MOMENT XXXIV. DAPHNE AND DINWIDDIE: A PASTEL IN PROSE XXXV. A WIDOW'S ULTIMATUM XXXVI. A NEW SHINGLE IN SUEZ XXXVII. WISDOM AND FAITH KISS EACH OTHER XXXVIII. RUBBING AGAINST MEN XXXIX. SAME AFTERNOON XL. ROUGH GOING XLI. SQUATTER SOVEREIGNTY XLII. JOHN HEADS A PROCESSION XLIII. ST. VALENTINE'S DAY XLIV. ST. VALENTINE'S: EVENING XLV. A LITTLE VOYAGE OF DISCOVERIES XLVI. A PAIR OF SMUGGLERS XLVII. LEVITICUS XLVIII. DELILAH XLIX. MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS L. THE JAMBOREE LI. BUSINESS LII. DARKNESS AND DOUBT LIII. SWEETNESS AND LIGHT LIV. AN UNEXPECTED PLEASURE LV. HOME-SICKNESS ALLEVIATED LVI. CONCERNING SECOND LOVE LVII. GO ON, SAYS BARBARA LVIII. TOGETHER AGAIN LIX. THIS TIME SHE WARNS HIM LX. A PERFECT UNDERSTANDING LXI. A SICK MAN AND A SICK HORSE LXII. RAVENEL THINKS HE MUST LXIII. LETTERS AND TELEGRAMS LXIV. JUDICIOUS JOHANNA LXV. THE ENEMY IN THE REAR LXVI. WARM HEARTS, HOT WORDS, COOL FRIENDS LXVII. PROBLEM: IS AN UNCONFIRMED DISTRUST NECESSARILY A DEAD ASSET? LXVIII. FAREWELL, WIDEWOOD LXIX. IN YANKEE LAND LXX. ACROSS THE MEADOWS LXXI. IN THE WOODS LXXII. MY GOOD GRACIOUS, MISS BARB LXXIII. IMMEDIATELY AFTER CHAPEL LXXIV. COMPLETE COLLAPSE OF A PERFECT UNDERSTANDING LXXV. A YEAR'S VICISSITUDES LXXVI. AGAINST OVERWHELMING NUMBERS LXXVII. "LINES OF LIGHT ON A SULLEN SEA" LXXVIII. BARBARA FINDS THE RHYME JOHN MARCH, SOUTHERNER I. SUEZ