------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transcriber’s Note: This version of the text cannot represent certain typographical effects. Italics are delimited with the ‘_’ character as _italic_. Footnotes have been moved to follow the paragraphs in which they are referenced. Minor errors, attributable to the printer, have been corrected. Please see the transcriber’s note at the end of this text for details regarding the handling of any textual issues encountered during its preparation. [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ _Mrs. Spring Fragrance_ _Mrs. Spring Fragrance_ _BY SUI SIN FAR_ [EDITH EATON] [Illustration] _CHICAGO_ _A. C. McCLURG & CO._ _1912_ COPYRIGHT, 1912 A. C. McCLURG & CO. PUBLISHED, MAY, 1912 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED THE·PLIMPTON·PRESS [W·D·O] NORWOOD·MASS·U·S·A CONTENTS MRS. SPRING FRAGRANCE MRS. SPRING FRAGRANCE 1 THE INFERIOR WOMAN 21 THE WISDOM OF THE NEW 47 “ITS WAVERING IMAGE” 85 THE GIFT OF LITTLE ME 95 THE STORY OF ONE WHITE WOMAN WHO MARRIED A CHINESE 111 HER CHINESE HUSBAND 132 THE AMERICANIZING OF PAU TSU 144 IN THE LAND OF THE FREE 161 THE CHINESE LILY 178 THE SMUGGLING OF TIE CO 184 THE GOD OF RESTORATION 193 THE THREE SOULS OF AH SO NAN 203 THE PRIZE CHINA BABY 214 LIN JOHN 220 TIAN SHAN’S KINDRED SPIRIT 224 THE SING SONG WOMAN 235 TALES OF CHINESE CHILDREN THE SILVER LEAVES 242 THE PEACOCK LANTERN 246 CHILDREN OF PEACE 249 THE BANISHMENT OF MING AND MAI 265