[Illustration: “THE POST-OFFICE IS IN THE HEART OF AN OLD HOLLOW OAK TREE”] * * * * * THE LOVER’S BAEDEKER AND GUIDE TO ARCADY BY CAROLYN WELLS WITH TWENTY ILLUSTRATIONS AND A COVER BY A. D. BLASHFIELD AND MAPS BY GEORGE W. HOOD [Illustration] NEW YORK FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY PUBLISHERS _Copyright_, 1912, _by_ FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY * * * * * _All rights reserved, including that of translation into foreign_ _languages, including the Scandinavian_ _September, 1912_ THE•PLIMPTON•PRESS [W•D•O] NORWOOD•MASS•U•S•A * * * * * THIS GUIDE BOOK IS DEDICATED TO ANNA WAITT A TOURIST * * * * * CONTENTS ARCADY AND ITS ENVIRONS: PAGE Preliminary Information 1 TOPOGRAPHY 4 ROUTES 4 ROADS OUT OF ARCADY 8 SEASON 11 CLIMATE 11 TIME 11 _Time’s Valentine_ 15 CALENDAR 19 _The Lay of Lothario Lee_ 21 MONEY 24 CUSTOM HOUSE 24 _Cupid’s Failure_ 28 HISTORY 29 _An Arcady Girl_ 31 _Under a New Charter_ 32 ARCADIA 34 _An Arcadian Lady_ 38 ARCADY: Preliminary Ramble 39 FLORA 41 THE ARCADIAN LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS 43 HOTELS 44 RESTAURANTS 45