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Title: Elsie at the World's Fair

Author: Martha Finley

Release Date: February 4, 2005 [eBook #14910]

Language: English

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ELSIE AT THE WORLD'S FAIR

by

MARTHA FINLEY

Author of "The Elsie Books," "The Mildred Books,"
_Wanted, A Pedigree_, etc., etc.

New York
Dodd, Mead & Company
Publishers

1894

NOTE--The author desires to acknowledge her indebtedness to the "_Chicago
Record's_ History of the World's Fair," "The Historical Fine Art Series,"
published by H.S. Smith and C.R. Graham, for Historical Publishing
Company, Philadelphia, and the "_World's_ Fine Art Series," published by
N.D. Thompson Publishing Company, St. Louis, Mo., for descriptions and
statistics in regard to the White City and its exhibits.

CHAPTER I.

Hugh Lilburn was very urgent with his betrothed for a speedy marriage,
pleading that as her brother had robbed him and his father of their
expected housekeeper--his cousin Marian--he could not long do without the
wife who was to supply her place. Her sisters, Isadore and Virginia, who
had come up from the far South to be present at the ceremony, joined with
him in his plea for haste. They wanted to see her in her own home, they
said, and that without remaining too long away from theirs. Ella finally
yielded to their wishes so far as to complete her preparations within a
month after the home-coming from the North.

The wedding was a really brilliant affair, and followed up by parties
given by the different members of the family connection; but no bridal
trip was taken, neither bride nor groom caring for it, and Hugh's business
requiring his presence at home.

A few weeks later Calhoun Conly went North for his bride. Some festivities
followed his return; then all settled down for the winter, Harold and
Herbert Travilla taking up their medical studies with Dr. Conly, and
Captain