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The Project Gutenberg EBook of Andrew the Glad, by Maria Thompson Daviess This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: Andrew the Glad Author: Maria Thompson Daviess Release Date: October 9, 2004 [EBook #13679] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK ANDREW THE GLAD *** Produced by Curtis Weyant, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. Andrew the Glad By MARIA THOMPSON DAVIESS Author of Miss Selina Lue, Rose of Old Harpeth The Melting of Molly, etc. 1913 TO LIBBIE LUTTRELL MORROW CONTENTS CHAPTER I THE HEART TRAP II THE RITUAL III TWO LITTLE CRIMES IV ACCORDING TO SOLOMON V DAVID'S ROSE AND SOME THORNS VI THE BRIDGE OF DREAMS VII STRANGE WILD THINGS VIII THE SPELL AND ITS WEAVING IX PURSUING THE POSSUM X LOVE'S HOME AND ANDREW SEVIER XI ACROSS THE MANY WATERS ANDREW THE GLAD CHAPTER I THE HEART TRAP "There are some women who will brew mystery from the decoction of even a very simple life. Matilda is one of them," remarked the major to himself as he filled his pipe and settled himself before his high-piled, violet-flamed logs. "It was waxing strong in her this morning and an excitement will arrive shortly. Now I wonder--" "Howdy, Major," came in a mockingly lugubrious voice from the hall, and David Kildare blew into the room. He looked disappointedly around, dropped into a chair and lowered his voice another note. "Seen Phoebe?" he demanded. "No, haven't you?" answered the major as he lighted his pipe and regarded the man opposite him with a large smile of welcome. "Not for three days, hand-running. She's been over to see Andy with Mrs. Matilda twice, and I've missed her both times. Now, how's that for luck?" "Well," said the major reflectively, "in the terms of modern parlance, you certainly are up against it. And did it ever occur to you that a man with three ribs broken and a dislocated collar-bone, who has written a play and a sprinkle of poems, is likely to interest Phoebe D
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