Produced by Robert Cicconetti, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) MISER FAREBROTHER. A Novel. BY B. L. FARJEON, AUTHOR OF "GREAT PORTER SQUARE," "GRIF," "IN A SILVER SEA," "THE HOUSE OF WHITE SHADOWS," ETC. _IN THREE VOLUMES._ VOL. II. London: WARD & DOWNEY, 12, YORK-STREET, COVENT GARDEN. 1888. [_Dramatic rights protected and reserved._] PRINTED BY KELLY AND CO., GATE STREET, LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS, W.C.; AND MIDDLE MILL, KINGSTON-ON-THAMES. CONTENTS. CHAP. PAGE I.--JEREMIAH PAMFLETT ASSERTS HIMSELF 1 II.--ARCADES AMBO 17 III.--MISER FAREBROTHER WELCOMES PHOEBE'S FRIENDS 26 IV.--A SACRED PROMISE--WON BY GUILE 39 V.--TOM BARLEY COMMENCES A NEW LIFE 49 VI.--THE FIRST NIGHT OF "A HEART OF GOLD" 63 VII.--DIPLOMATIC FANNY 78 VIII.--THE POOR AUTHOR'S HOME 97 IX.--WHAT THE NEWSPAPERS SAID OF "A HEART OF GOLD" 108 X.--HIDDEN TREASURE 124 XI.--MISER FAREBROTHER GIVES JEREMIAH A WARNING 131 XII.--A LITTLE PARTY IN CAPTAIN ABLEWHITE'S ROOMS 145 XIII.--JEREMIAH DISCOVERS A "SYSTEM" BY WHICH HE MUST MAKE A LARGE FORTUNE 160 XIV.--A DAUGHTER'S DUTIES 174 XV.--PHOEBE IS STILL FURTHER ENTRAPPED 190 XVI.--THE ENGAGEMENT RING 208 XVII.--DARK CLOUDS ARE GATHERING 222 XVIII.--O RARE TOM BARLEY! 236 XIX.--A VISIT TO DONCASTER AND ITS RESULTS 251 MISER FAREBROTHER. CHAPTER I. JEREMIAH PAMFLETT ASSERTS HIMSELF. The innocent fun and gaiety at the tea-table were long afterward remembered. There was an animated discussion as to who should take the head of the table. Phoebe wanted Aunt Leth to do so, but Fanny interfered, and said no one should sit there but Phoebe. "It is Phoebe's day," persisted the light-hearted girl, "and something unlucky will happen if she doesn't pour out the tea. Mr. Cornwall, come and court me at the bottom of the table." "Didn't you say it was Miss Farebrother's day?" said Fred, as he took his seat next to the young hostess. He was not wanting in resource, and rather enjoyed Fanny's badinage.