III. THE ARRIVAL.
IV. THE NEW HOME.
V. SUNDAY.
VI. LOSING HOLD OF THE BRIDLE.
VII. THE RED HOUSE.
VIII. UP THE PEAK.
IX. A DAY TO BE REMEMBERED.
X. ON THE LAKE.
XI. HOPES FULFILLED.
XII. WEARY DAYS.
XIII. LUCY FINDS THE KEY.
XIV. A GREAT CHANGE.
XV. THE WEDDING.
XVI. FIVE YEARS AFTER.



THANKFUL REST.



I.

UNWELCOME NEWS.

It was the prettiest homestead in all the township, everybody said,
and it had the prettiest name. It stood a mile or so beyond
Pendlepoint on the farther side of the river, from which it was
separated by a broad meadow, where in the summer time the sleek kine
stood udder-deep in cowslips and clover.