A Modern Madonna. Caroline Abbot Stanley
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Caroline Abbot Stanley
A Modern Madonna
Published by Good Press, 2019
EAN 4064066150853
Table of Contents
CHAPTER III MRS. PENNYBACKER OF MISSOURI
CHAPTER V "A WHITE LIFE FOR TWO"
CHAPTER VIII A NEW RÔLE FOR RICHARD
CHAPTER IX THE REAPING OF THE CROP
CHAPTER XIV MAMMY CELY'S STORY
CHAPTER XVI IN THE "NORTH COUNTREE"
CHAPTER XVIII THE TRAIL OF THE SERPENT
CHAPTER XIX THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA
CHAPTER XXIII MOTHERS AND FOSTER MOTHERS
CHAPTER XXV THE MADONNA PICTURE
CHAPTER XXVIII HEARTS AND SKINS
CHAPTER XXX "NOT WISELY BUT TOO WELL"
CHAPTER XXXI A WOMAN'S CRUSADE
CHAPTER XXXII MARGARET ENLISTS
CHAPTER XXXIII A LONG PULL AND A STRONG PULL
CHAPTER XXXV MRS. PENNYBACKER TALKS
CHAPTER XXXVI MARGARET'S RESOLVE
CHAPTER XXXVIII THE MOTHER COMES TO HER OWN
CHAPTER XXXIX SHOULDER TO SHOULDER
CHAPTER XL THE UNEXPECTED HAPPENS
CHAPTER XLI UNDER THE WISTARIA
CHAPTER XLIII IN THE LIBRARY ONCE MORE
CHAPTER I
THE WOMAN
A hush fell on the waiting throng at old St. John's. The soft babble of modulated voices died suddenly away as from the greenery and the daisies of the chancel a singer's voice rose sweet and clear. The white-ribboned, white-canvased aisles were ready for the coming of a bride's feet, and the wedding guests imprisoned behind the silken bands bent forward expectantly to hear her nuptial song.
That song, as was most meet, breathed love and perfect trust; when it was finished there were tears in many eyes. Women's hearts are very tender at weddings, and the song was in the universal key.
In the vestibule, other ears were bending