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MR. JOBSON PROTESTS. (Frontispiece. See page 24.)

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Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874, by the ORANGE JUDD COMPANY, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

TO THE CRITICS
(radiant in ribbons and roses)
who sat under the evergreens and read this history,
"PRETTY MRS. GASTON"
is respectfully dedicated.

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CONTENTS.

• PRETTY MRS. GASTON.
  • CHAPTER 1.—Love and Beggary. 9
  • CHAPTER 2.—An Eccentric. 13
  • CHAPTER 3.—Mr. and Mrs. Ormby. 20
  • CHAPTER 4.—Mr. Jobson Protests. 24
  • CHAPTER 5.—A Fox-Hunt and What Followed It. 27
  • CHAPTER 6.—The Crisis in A Young Man's Life. 35
  • CHAPTER 7.—Mr. Jobson Consults with Dr. Harrington. 41
  • CHAPTER 8.—A Nest of Doves. 45
  • CHAPTER 9.—Harrington Feels His Way. 54
  • CHAPTER 10.—George Cleave and His "Little Sister." 59
  • CHAPTER 11.—The Result of Breaking One's Leg. 68
  • CHAPTER 12.—Mr. Brown. 74
  • CHAPTER 13.—Which Brings Up the Narrative. 79
  • CHAPTER 14.—Mr. Daintrees Makes an Elaborate Toilette and Visits The Hollies. 83
  • CHAPTER 15.—In the Swamp. 88
  • CHAPTER 16.—Beside the Fire in the Swamp. 91
  • CHAPTER 17.—The Physician in Spite of Himself. 97
  • CHAPTER 18.—Harrington Announces His Intention to Leave Waterford. 104
  • CHAPTER 19.—The Woes of Daintrees. 109
  • CHAPTER 20.—How Harrington Declared that He Had Grown Ten Years Younger. 114
  • CHAPTER 21.—Allan Gartrell, Esq. 119
  • CHAPTER 22.—What Money-Trouble Brings Some Men To. 123
  • CHAPTER 23.—Mr. Gartrell and His Friend Mr. Brown. 128
  • CHAPTER 24.—Jack Daintrees Entertains Some Friends. 135
  • CHAPTER 25.—The Lawyer and the Lumber Agent. 140
  • CHAPTER 26.—What Occurred at The Hollies on a Summer Night. 146
  • CHAPTER 27.—What Occurred at Bay View. 155
  • CHAPTER 28.—Mr. Brown Pronounces Sentence. 161
  • CHAPTER 29.—Skirmishing at The Hollies. 165
  • CHAPTER 30.—A General Engagement. 170
  • CHAPTER 31.—The Cypress Leaf—and the Sunshine. 178
  • CHAPTER 32.—Mr. Brown Departs. 183
  • CHAPTER 33.—Which Treats of the Mysterious Movements of Mr. Jobson. 189
  • CHAPTER 34.—Waiting. 195
  • CHAPTER 35.—In Conclave. 198
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  • CHAPTER 36.—Mr. Brown Begins. 202
  • CHAPTER 37.—Mr. Brown Continues. 205
  • CHAPTER 38.—Mr. Brown Concludes His Explanation. 210
  • CHAPTER 39.—And the Curtain Falls upon the Comedy. 221
• ANNIE AT THE CORNER.
  • CHAPTER 1.—From a Window. 224
  • CHAPTER 2.—A School Girl. 232
  • CHAPTER 3.—Two Rivals. 238
  • CHAPTER 4.—Parting. 243
  • CHAPTER 5.—The Return. 247
  • CHAPTER 6.—A Woman. 252
  • CHAPTER 7.—The Old House. 258
  • CHAPTER 8.—At the Corner. 264
  • CHAPTER 9.—Conclusion. 270
• THE WEDDING AT DULUTH. 273

ILLUSTRATIONS.

• Mr. Jobson Protests. Frontispiece.
• "I Am a Beggar, Marian—a Beggar!" 11
• Annie Bell Stopped and Turned Round—a Statue of Surprise. 50
• "Oh! Mr. Daintrees!" 91
• "Good Morning, Sir!" Said Marian Rising. 125
• "His Health!" 131
• "No Offence is Meant by Either Gentleman, I Am Sure." 137
• Cries Were Heard One or Two Hundred Yards in Front of The Hollies. 153
• "Your Father, Miss ——?" 158
• The Prying Moon—What It Lingered upon Now. 176
• The Individual Resembling a Bull-dog Had Listened. 219