Papa’s Own Girl; A NOVEL. BY MARIE HOWLAND. ——“Wisdom is humanity; And they who want it, wise as they may seem, And confident in their own sight and strength, Reach not the scope they aim at.” —W. S. LANDOR. NEW YORK: PUBLISHED BY JOHN P. JEWETT, No. 27 CLINTON PLACE. BOSTON: LEE & SHEPARD. 1874. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874, by MARIE HOWLAND, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. [All rights reserved.] Electrotyped and printed by THE EXCELSIOR PRINTING COMPANY, 81, 83, & 85 Centre St., N. Y. CONTENTS. CHAPTER PAGE I.— AN OLD LETTER 5 II.— THE SKELETON IN THE GARRET 11 III.— DR. FOREST AT HOME 17 IV.— ONE OF DR. FOREST’S PATIENTS 25 V.— THE TATTOOING 37 VI.— CLARA AT STONYBROOK COLLEGE 45 VII.— DAN’S BUSINESS OPERATIONS 54 VIII.— PHILOSOPHY VANQUISHED 64 IX.— THE LION’S DEN 73 X.— CLARA’S RETURN.—THE DRAMA IN THE DOCTOR’S STUDY 83 XI.— FAITH AND WORKS 98 XII.— CLARA DECIDES BETWEEN RELIGION AND PRINCIPLE 112 XIII.— PAPA’S OWN GIRL 122 XIV.— DAN’S MONEY RETURNED.—THE DOCTOR CONQUERED 132 XV.— THE DOCTOR’S LETTER.—DAN REJECTED 144 XVI.— THE VISIT OF THE DELANOS 152 XVII.— COSTLY GRAPES 165 XVIII.— HOW DAN GOT MARRIED 175 XIX.— THE BABY.—LOVERS’ ADIEUX 187 XX.— CLARA’S WEDDING 199 XXI.— THE NUCLEUS OF THE FLOWER BUSINESS 208 XXII.— THE FIRST CLOUD 220 XXIII.— THE INVITATION TO THE WHITE MOUNTAINS 236 XXIV.— A SPASMODIC MOVEMENT OF LOVE 244 XXV.— LETTERS.—A CONVERSATION 253 XXVI.— THE CRISIS 266