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Title: Told in a French Garden
August, 1914

Author: Mildred Aldrich

Release Date: March 16, 2006 [EBook #18004]

Language: English

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TOLD IN
A FRENCH GARDEN

AUGUST, 1914

BY
_Mildred Aldrich_

_Author of_
_"A Hilltop on the Marne"_

BOSTON
SMALL, MAYNARD & COMPANY
1916

Copyright, 1916
BY MILDRED ALDRICH

TO

F. E. C.

a prince of comrades and a royal
friend, whose quaint humor
gladdened the days of my early
struggle, and whose unfailing
faith inspired me in later days
to turn a smiling face to Fate

CONTENTS

CHAPTER
INTRODUCTION
How We Came into the Garden

I THE YOUNGSTER'S STORY
It Happened at Midnight--The
Tale of a Bride's New Home

II THE TRAINED NURSE'S STORY
The Son of Josephine--The Tale
of a Foundling

III THE CRITIC'S STORY
'Twas in the Indian Summer--The
Tale of an Actress

IV THE DOCTOR'S STORY
As One Dreams--The Tale of
an Adolescent

V THE SCULPTOR'S STORY
Unto This End--The Tale of a
Virgin

VI THE DIVORCEE'S STORY
One Woman's Philosophy--The
Tale of a Modern Wife

VII THE LAWYER'S STORY
The Night Before the Wedding--The
Tale of a Bride-Elect

VIII THE JOURNALIST'S STORY
In a Railway Station--The Tale
of a Dancer

IX THE VIOLINIST'S STORY
The Soul of the Song--The Tale
of a Fiancee

X EPILOGUE
Adieu--How We Went Out of
the Garden

TOLD IN A FRENCH GARDEN

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