Maggie Miller

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Maggie Miller, by Mary J. HolmesThis 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 atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: Maggie MillerAuthor: Mary J. HolmesRelease Date: February 25, 2004 [EBook #11280]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK MAGGIE MILLER ***Produced by Kevin Handy, Dave Maddock, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.MAGGIE MILLER.THE STORY OF OLD HAGAR'S SECRET.By MARY J. HOLMES,Author of "Lena Rivers," "Tempest and Sunshine," "English Orphans,""Dora Deane," etc., etc."Lead us not into temptation."CONTENTS.CHAPTERI. THE OLD HOUSE BY THE MILLII. HAGAR'S SECRETIII. HESTER AND MAGGIEIV. GIRLHOODV. TRIFLESVI. THE JUNIOR PARTNERVII. THE SENIOR PARTNERVIII. STARS AND STRIPESIX. ROSE WARNERX. EXPECTED GUESTSXI. UNEXPECTED GUESTSXII. THE WATERS ARE TROUBLEDXIII. SOCIETYXIV. MADAM CONWAY'S DISASTERSXV. ARTHUR CARROLLTON AND MAGGIEXVI. PERPLEXITYXVII. BROTHER AND SISTERXVIII. THE PEDDLERXIX. THE TELLING OF THE SECRETXX. THE RESULTXXI. THE SISTERSXXII. THE HOUSE OF MOURNINGXXIII. NIAGARAXXIV. HOMEXXV. HAGARXXVI. AUGUST EIGHTEENTH, 1858MAGGIE MILLER.CHAPTER I.THE OLD HOUSE BY THE MILL.'Mid the New England hills, and beneath the shadow of their dim old woods, is a running brook whose ...