ISBN: 2940013521964

CONTENTS I. The Thoughts of Youth II. A Letter of Destiny III. The Master of Lindsay School IV. A Tea Table Conversation V. A Phantom of Delight VI. The Story of Kilmen… Altro …

CONTENTS I. The Thoughts of Youth II. A Letter of Destiny III. The Master of Lindsay School IV. A Tea Table Conversation V. A Phantom of Delight VI. The Story of Kilmeny VII. A Rose of Womanhood VIII. At the Gate of Eden IX. The Straight Simplicity of Eve X. A Troubling of the Waters XI. A Lover and His Lass XII. A Prisoner of Love XIII. A Sweeter Woman Ne'er Drew Breath XIV. In Her Selfless Mood XV. An Old, Unhappy, Far-off Thing XVI. David Baker's Opinion XVII. A Broken Fetter XVIII. Neil Gordon Solves His Own Problem XIX. Victor from Vanquished IssuesKILMENY OF THE ORCHARDCHAPTER I. THE THOUGHTS OF YOUTHThe sunshine of a day in early spring, honey pale and honeysweet, was showering over the red brick buildings of QueensleaCollege and the grounds about them, throwing through the bare,budding maples and elms, delicate, evasive etchings of gold andbrown on the paths, and coaxing into life the daffodils that werepeering greenly and perkily up under the windows of the co-eds'dressing-room.A young April wind, as fresh and sweet as if it had been blowingover the fields of memory instead of through dingy streets, waspurring in the tree-tops and whipping the loose tendrils of theivy network which covered the front of the main building. It wasa wind that sang of many things, but what it sang to eachlistener was only what was in that listener's heart. To thecollege students who had just been capped and diplomad by OldCharlie, the grave president of Queenslea, in the presence of anadmiring throng of parents and sisters, sweethearts and friends,it sang, perchance, of glad hope and shining success and highachievement. It sang of the dreams of youth that may never bequite fulfilled, but are well worth the dreaming for all that.God help the man who has never known such dreams--who, as heleaves his alma mater, is not already rich in aerial castles, theproprietor of many a spacious estate in Spain. He has missed hisbirthright.The crowd streamed out of the entrance hall and scattered overthe campus, fraying off into the many streets beyond. EricMarshall and David Baker walked away together. The former hadgraduated in Arts that day at the head of his class; the latterhad come to see the graduation, nearly bursting with pride inEric's success.Between these two was an old and tried and enduring friendship,although David was ten years older than Eric, as the mere tale ofyears goes, and a hundred years older in knowledge of thestruggles and difficulties of life which age a man far morequickly and effectually than the passing of time.Physically the two men bore no resemblance to one another,although they were second cousins. Eric Marshall, tall,broad-shouldered, sinewy, walking with a free, easy stride, whichwas somehow suggestive of reserve strength and power, was one ofthose men regarding whom less-favoured mortals are temptedseriously to wonder why all the gifts of fortune should beshowered on one individual. He was not only clever and good tolook upon, but he possessed that indefinable charm of personalitywhich is quite independent of physical beauty or mental ability.He had steady, grayish-blue eyes, dark chestnut hair with a glintof gold in its waves when the sunlight struck it, and a chin thatgave the world assurance of a chin. He was a rich man's son,with a clean young manhood behind him and splendid prospectsbefore him. He was considered a practical sort of fellow,utterly guiltless of romantic dreams and visions of any sort. Digital Content>E-books>Juv Young Readers>Juv Young Readers>Juv Fiction PB, SAP Digital >16<

ISBN: 2940013521964

CONTENTS I. The Thoughts of Youth II. A Letter of Destiny III. The Master of Lindsay School IV. A Tea Table Conversation V. A Phantom of Delight VI. The Story of Kilmen… Altro …

CONTENTS I. The Thoughts of Youth II. A Letter of Destiny III. The Master of Lindsay School IV. A Tea Table Conversation V. A Phantom of Delight VI. The Story of Kilmeny VII. A Rose of Womanhood VIII. At the Gate of Eden IX. The Straight Simplicity of Eve X. A Troubling of the Waters XI. A Lover and His Lass XII. A Prisoner of Love XIII. A Sweeter Woman Ne'er Drew Breath XIV. In Her Selfless Mood XV. An Old, Unhappy, Far-off Thing XVI. David Baker's Opinion XVII. A Broken Fetter XVIII. Neil Gordon Solves His Own Problem XIX. Victor from Vanquished IssuesKILMENY OF THE ORCHARDCHAPTER I. THE THOUGHTS OF YOUTHThe sunshine of a day in early spring, honey pale and honeysweet, was showering over the red brick buildings of QueensleaCollege and the grounds about them, throwing through the bare,budding maples and elms, delicate, evasive etchings of gold andbrown on the paths, and coaxing into life the daffodils that werepeering greenly and perkily up under the windows of the co-eds'dressing-room.A young April wind, as fresh and sweet as if it had been blowingover the fields of memory instead of through dingy streets, waspurring in the tree-tops and whipping the loose tendrils of theivy network which covered the front of the main building. It wasa wind that sang of many things, but what it sang to eachlistener was only what was in that listener's heart. To thecollege students who had just been capped and diplomad by OldCharlie, the grave president of Queenslea, in the presence of anadmiring throng of parents and sisters, sweethearts and friends,it sang, perchance, of glad hope and shining success and highachievement. It sang of the dreams of youth that may never bequite fulfilled, but are well worth the dreaming for all that.God help the man who has never known such dreams--who, as heleaves his alma mater, is not already rich in aerial castles, theproprietor of many a spacious estate in Spain. He has missed hisbirthright.The crowd streamed out of the entrance hall and scattered overthe campus, fraying off into the many streets beyond. EricMarshall and David Baker walked away together. The former hadgraduated in Arts that day at the head of his class; the latterhad come to see the graduation, nearly bursting with pride inEric's success.Between these two was an old and tried and enduring friendship,although David was ten years older than Eric, as the mere tale ofyears goes, and a hundred years older in knowledge of thestruggles and difficulties of life which age a man far morequickly and effectually than the passing of time.Physically the two men bore no resemblance to one another,although they were second cousins. Eric Marshall, tall,broad-shouldered, sinewy, walking with a free, easy stride, whichwas somehow suggestive of reserve strength and power, was one ofthose men regarding whom less-favoured mortals are temptedseriously to wonder why all the gifts of fortune should beshowered on one individual. He was not only clever and good tolook upon, but he possessed that indefinable charm of personalitywhich is quite independent of physical beauty or mental ability.He had steady, grayish-blue eyes, dark chestnut hair with a glintof gold in its waves when the sunlight struck it, and a chin thatgave the world assurance of a chin. He was a rich man's son,with a clean young manhood behind him and splendid prospectsbefore him. He was considered a practical sort of fellow,utterly guiltless of romantic dreams and visions of any sort. Digital Content>E-books>Young Readers>Juv Young Reader>Juv Young Reader, SAP Digital >16<