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Title: Oswald Langdon
or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898

Author: Carson Jay Lee

Release Date: August 2, 2007 [EBook #22221]

Language: English

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[Illustration: "THE STAR! THE STAR! MOTHER!"]

OSWALD LANGDON

_Or_, Pierre and Paul

Lanier. _A Romance of_

1894-1898

BY

CARSON JAY LEE

[Illustration]

CHICAGO

THE LAKESIDE PRESS

1901

COPYRIGHT, 1900

BY

N.B. HAMILTON

IN

The United States of America and Great Britain.

Printed in Chicago, U.S.A.

FIFTH EDITION

TO ONE,

"STANDING WITH RELUCTANT FEET,
WHERE THE BROOK AND RIVER MEET."

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I 1

The Double Scare.--The Old Man's Arrest.--Little Jack's
"Sprint."

CHAPTER II 4

The Storm.--"Bill of Particulars" not Demanded.--Sage Assurance
of an Oxford Graduate.--The Dream.

CHAPTER III 11

An Interesting Meeting.--A Barrier and Siege.--At the Parish
Church.--Strange Sense of Familiarity at First Sight.--Esther's
Friend from London.--Alice Webster as an Interloper.--Alice's
Infatuation.--Visit of Paul Lanier.--Lake Excursion.--Two
Proposals.

CHAPTER IV 46

A London Conference.--The Lawsuit.--The Lake Tragedy.--Paul's
Fright.--Trip to London.--Investigations of Sir Donald
and the Solicitors.--The Hyde Park Confidence.--Thames Boat-Ride.--An
Embarrassing Situation.--Splash of Two Bodies.--At
House of Jack Bray.--A Mysterious Drive.

CHAPTER V 67

Parental "Air Castles."--An Unexpected Call.--Hurried
Departure.--Southampton Wharf Toughs and Bullying
Official.--Sledge-Hammer Blows of Drooping
Pedestrian.--Aboard Ship.--A