=Transcriber's Notes:= original hyphenation, spelling and grammar have been preserved as in the original Page 8, "won't he Miss" changed to "won't be Miss" Page 32, "was to indignant" changed to "was too indignant" Page 43, "what is is" changed to "what it is" Page 72, "shoulder. "No" changed to "shoulder, "No" Page 84, "Glady's" changed to "Gladys's" Page 85, "Glady's" changed to "Gladys's" Page 93, "presisted" changed to "persisted" Page 129, "waistcoat. a slate-colored" changed to "waistcoat, a slate-colored" Page 150, "come an and" changed to "come and" Page 178, "stammer the words" changed to "stammer the words--" Page 211, "well received His" changed to "well received. His" Page 230, "your hand but" changed to "your hand, but" Page 235, "put in it my" changed to "put it in my" Page 235, "'I could be" changed to '"I could be' Page 268, "at last "but" changed to "at last, "but" Page 293, "'So much that" changed to '"So much that' Page 297, "The darlings!'" changed to 'The darlings!"' Page 312, "ligthning" changed to "lightning" Page 333, "must be true" changed to "must be true." Page 334, "broke in, quietly" changed to "broke in, quietly." Page 398, "dumfounded" changed to "dumbfounded" Page 409, "want you so stay" changed to "want you to stay"