CHAPTER XXVIII. POOR FELLOW! 191 CHAPTER XXIX. A REVELATION 195 CHAPTER XXX. MR. A. HOSTILITY 201 CHAPTER XXXI. TWO OF A KIND 206 CHAPTER XXXII. WORKING AND WAITING 214 CHAPTER XXXIII. BACK IN ALMAVILLE 220 CHAPTER XXXIV. A GREAT DAY IN COURT 224 CHAPTER XXXV. EUNICE! EUNICE! 240 CHAPTER XXXVI. ENTHUSIASTIC JOHN BLUE 252 CHAPTER XXXVII. POSTPONING HIS SHOUT OF TRIUMPH 265 CHAPTER XXXVIII. HE CANNOT, BUT HE DOES! 269 CHAPTER XXXIX. A SON OF THE NEW SOUTH 276 CHAPTER XL. SORROW AND GLADNESS 289 TUNING THE LYRE. In the long ago when the earth was in process of formation, it must have been that those forces of nature most expert in the fashioning of the beautiful were ordered to come together as collaborators and give to the world Almaville! Journeying toward the designated spot, they halted on the outskirts of the site of the contemplated city, and tossed up a series of engirdling hills, whose slopes and crests covered with verdure might afford in the days to come a beautiful sight to the inhabitants when riding forth to get a whiff of country air. These same forces of nature, evidently in love with their work, arranged, it seems, for all the beautiful clouds with their varying hues to pass in daily review over the head of the city to be born. In all that appertains to physical excellence Almaville was made attractive, and somewhere, perhaps behind yon hills, the forces rested until man set his foot upon the soil and prepared to build. They so charged the air and all the environments with the spirit of the beautiful, that the men who later wrought in building the city found themselves the surprised and happy creators of a lovely habitation. On an eminence crowning the center of the area whereon the city is planted, the State has builded its capitol, and from the tower thereof one can see the engaging network of streets, contemplate the splendid architecture of the buildings, and gaze upon the noble trees that boldly line the sidewalks, and thus testify that they are not afraid of civilization. Even in the matter of climate Almaville is highly favored, it would seem. Her summers are not too hot nor her winters too cold, and many a fevered brow finds solace in her balmy breezes.